Author, as appears in the article.: Betancourt-Nunez, A; Nava-Amante, PA; Bernal-Orozco, MF; Vizmanos, B; Vargas-Garcia, EJ; Marquez-Sandoval, F; Salas-Garcia, MA; Diaz-Lopez, A
Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia
URV's Author/s: Díaz López, Andres
Keywords: University student Risk Food security Food insecurity Dietary pattern Consumption College student
Abstract: BackgroundUniversity students are often affected by food insecurity (FI) and this situation has been associated with low consumption of fruit/vegetables and high intake of added sugars and sweet drinks. However, there needs to be more evidence on the association between FI and dietary patterns (DPs), assessing the overall diet and allowing analysis of commonly consumed food combinations. We aimed to analyze the association between FI and DPs in university students' households.MethodsWe used data from 7659 university student households from the 2018 Mexican National Household Income and Expenditure Survey (ENIGH, for its acronym in Spanish). We obtained FI levels (mild, moderate, and severe) using the validated Mexican Food Security Scale (EMSA, Spanish acronym). Two DPs were identified by principal component analysis based on the weekly frequency of consumption of 12 food groups. Multivariate logistic regression adjusted by university student and household's characteristics was applied.ResultsCompared to food security, households with mild-FI (OR:0.34; 95%CI:0.30, 0.40), moderate-FI (OR:0.20; 95%CI:0.16, 0.24) or severe-FI (OR:0.14; 95%CI:0.11, 0.19) were less likely to adhere to the dietary pattern "Fruits, vegetables and foods rich in animal protein" (fruits, vegetables, meat, fish or seafood, dairy products, and starchy vegetables). In addition, people with severe-FI (OR:0.51; 95% CI:0.34, 0.76) were also less likely to adhere to the dietary pattern "Traditional-Westernized" (pulses, oils or fats, sugar, sweets, industrialized drinks, foods made from corn/maize, wheat, rice, oats or bran, coffee, tea and eggs).ConclusionsIn these households FI impairs the ability to consume a healthy dietary pattern (fruits/vegetables and foods rich in animal protein). In addition, the intake of foods typical of the Mexican food culture reflecting the local Western dietary pattern is compromised in households with severe-FI.
Thematic Areas: Zootecnia / recursos pesqueiros Sociología Serviço social Saúde coletiva Química Public, environmental & occupational health Public health, environmental and occupational health Psicología Planejamento urbano e regional / demografia Odontología Nutrição Medicina iii Medicina ii Medicina i Interdisciplinar Geociências Farmacia Ensino Enfermagem Educação física Educação Economia Ciências biológicas iii Ciências biológicas ii Ciências biológicas i Ciências ambientais Ciência de alimentos Biotecnología Astronomia / física Antropologia / arqueologia Administração, ciências contábeis e turismo Administração pública e de empresas, ciências contábeis e turismo
licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
Author's mail: andres.diaz@urv.cat
Author identifier: 0000-0002-7500-5629
Record's date: 2024-08-03
Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Licence document URL: https://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
Papper original source: Bmc Public Health. 23 (1):
APA: Betancourt-Nunez, A; Nava-Amante, PA; Bernal-Orozco, MF; Vizmanos, B; Vargas-Garcia, EJ; Marquez-Sandoval, F; Salas-Garcia, MA; Diaz-Lopez, A (2023). Food insecurity was negatively associated with adherence to the "fruits, vegetables, and foods rich in animal protein" dietary pattern among university students' households: the 2018 Mexican National Household Survey. Bmc Public Health, 23(1), -. DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-15755-z
Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
Journal publication year: 2023
Publication Type: Journal Publications
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