Associations between active travel and diet: cross-sectional evidence on healthy, low-carbon behaviours from UK Biobank.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To examine whether there are associations between active travel and markers of a healthy, low-carbon (HLC) diet (increased consumption of fruit and vegetables (FV), reduced consumption of red and processed meat (RPM)).

Design

Cross-sectional analysis of a cohort study.

Settings

Population cohort of over 500 000 people recruited from 22 centres across the UK. Participants aged between 40 and 69 years were recruited between 2006 and 2010.

Participants

412 299 adults with complete data on travel mode use, consumption of FV and RPM, and sociodemographic covariates were included in the analysis.

Exposure measures

Mutually exclusive mode or mode combinations of travel (car, public transport, walking, cycling) for non-work and commuting journeys.

SUBMITTER: Smith MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6731823 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature