Investigation of the Associations between Diet Quality and Health-Related Quality of Life in a Sample of Swedish Adolescents.

ABSTRACT: Most adolescents do not consume a high-quality diet, while self-reported mental health problems within this group are increasing. This study aimed to investigate the association between diet quality and health-related quality of life, and to explore the differences in diet quality and health-related quality of life between gender and parental education status. In this cross-sectional study, a detailed web-based recall method was implemented to determine dietary intake, which was analysed using the newly developed Swedish Healthy Eating Index for Adolescents 2015 (SHEIA15) and the Riksmaten Adolescents Diet Diversity Score (RADDS), to determine diet quality. The KIDSCREEN-10 questionnaire was used to measure health-related quality of life, and parental education was self-reported through qu

SUBMITTER: Regan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9231196 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature