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Cultural Differences in Diet and Determinants of Diet Quality in Switzerland: Results from the National Nutrition Survey menuCH.

  • Pestoni G Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Hirschengraben 84, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland. giulia.pestoni@uzh.ch.
  • Krieger JP Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Hirschengraben 84, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland. jean-philippe.krieger2@uzh.ch.
  • Sych JM Institute of Food and Beverage Innovation, ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Einsiedlerstrasse 34, CH-8820 Wädenswil, Switzerland. sych@zhaw.ch.
  • Faeh D Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Hirschengraben 84, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland. david.faeh@uzh.ch.
  • Rohrmann S Division of Chronic Disease Epidemiology, Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Prevention Institute, University of Zurich, Hirschengraben 84, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland. sabine.rohrmann@uzh.ch.
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  • 2019-01-13
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  • Nutrients. - 2019
24h dietary recall
diet quality scores
dietary patterns
language regions
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Body Mass Index
Cross-Sectional Studies
Culture
Diet
Diet, Mediterranean
Female
Food Quality
Humans
Life Style
Male
Middle Aged
Nutrition Surveys
Socioeconomic Factors
Switzerland
Young Adult
English Sociodemographic differences in dietary consumption were observed in different populations. The current study aimed to identify sociodemographic and lifestyle determinants of diet quality and to investigate the differences in diet quality between the three main language regions of Switzerland. Using data of the Swiss National Nutrition Survey menuCH (n = 2057), two diet quality scores-Alternate Healthy Eating Index and Mediterranean Diet Score-were computed. Linear regression models were used to investigate the determinants of diet quality and chi-square tests were used to test for differences in single score components between language regions. Significantly higher diet quality scores were observed for individuals who were female, older, normal weight, non-Swiss, with tertiary education or moderate-to-high physical activity level. Additionally, residents of the French- and Italian-speaking parts of Switzerland scored higher than residents of the German-speaking region. More specifically, the higher diet quality observed in the French- and Italian-speaking regions was mediated by higher scores in the components of alcohol, dairy products, fat, fish, sugar-sweetened beverages and whole grains. The present results may help to better characterize population groups requiring specific dietary recommendations, enabling public health authorities to develop targeted interventions.
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