Association between the socio-economic status of households and a more sustainable diet

Eini‐Zinab, Hassan; Shoaibinobarian, Nargeskhatoon; Ranjbar, Golnaz; Ostad, Andisheh Norouzian; Sobhani, Seyyed Reza

doi:10.1017/s136898002100402x

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“…This is consistent with data from Mexico City [ 54 ] that suggests that the traditional dietary pattern (consisting primarily of maize and beans) is associated with lower socioeconomic status. These results also coincide with studies conducted in other countries where higher socioeconomic status is associated with higher consumption of calories and animal-based foods [ 55 , 56 ]. A study of 2006–2016 data has suggested that Mexican adults with lower socioeconomic status have a better quality diet than those with higher socioeconomic status [ 36 ].…”

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Socioeconomic, demographic and geographic determinants of food consumption in Mexico

Guibrunet,

Ortega-Avila,

Arnés

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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What people eat affects public health and human wellbeing, agricultural production, and environmental sustainability. This paper explores the heterogeneity of food consumption patterns in an ecologically and culturally diverse country. Using a latent class approach (which creates clusters of individuals with homogeneous characteristics), we analyse a food questionnaire (from the National Health and Nutrition Survey) applied across Mexico. We identify four clusters of food consumption (staple, prudent, high meat and low fruit) and find that belonging to these clusters is determined by socioeconomic, demographic (age, sex) and geographic (region, urban/rural) characteristics. Maize and pulses tend to constitute a larger proportion of the diet of poor, rural populations living in the south, while urban populations eat more varied foods, including ingredients whose production systems tend to exert more pressure on natural resources (for instance, meat). Despite the importance given in the literature to the Mexican gastronomy and its diverse traditional regional diets, we find that only 6% of the population adopts a food consumption pattern resembling the traditional Mexican diet. Instead, most of the Mexican population has a food consumption pattern resembling a western diet, which is problematic in terms of public health and environmental sustainability.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Socioeconomic, demographic and geographic determinants of food consumption in Mexico

Guibrunet,

Ortega-Avila,

Arnés

et al. 2023

PLoS ONE

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“…29 Within high-income countries, individuals' dietary environmental impact is higher among men, 30,31 and increases hand in hand with socioeconomic status and incomes. 27,32 Food insecurity and hunger are even experienced among people with the lowest incomes in high-income countries. 33 Thus, individuals from upper socioeconomic level in high income countries, especially men, should be targeted first if we are to achieve significant reductions in dietrelated environmental impact and a fair food system as soon as possible.…”

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confidence: 99%

Sustainable healthy diets from the lens of behavioural science

Fresán¹,

Bernard²,

Soares³

et al. 2022

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Changes in the food system are necessary for attaining the Sustainable Development Goals. A shift in current dietary patterns, especially in developed countries, is one of the most effective measures to achieve a sustainable and fair food system. In this viewpoint, we i) contend why, alongside structural changes to the food production and distribution systems, individual behaviour change interventions, especially in high-income countries, are essential, ii) based on a scoping review, describe a set of behaviour change techniques that can contribute to the design of such interventions, iii) highlight the main weaknesses of previous eating behaviour interventions and suggest how they may be overcome, notably by addressing negative spillovers and trade-offs, and iv) provide an actionable definition of sustainable healthy diets for behaviour change practitioners and educators. Altogether, this viewpoint offers a relevant starting point for the design of future interventions targeting individual behavioural change for sustainable healthy diets.

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“…Among those meeting inclusion criteria, participants will be classified in three groups according to their subjective socio-economical level. The reason behind this stratification is that socio-economic level is a major determinant for food choices and individual dietary carbon footprint [26,27]. Additionally, deprived populations might also benefit less from interventions delivered via digital or mobile means; it is thus necessary to include social inequality indicators such as socio-economic status in the evaluation of interventions to assess their potential differential impact [28,29].…”

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Promoting sustainable healthy diet: pre-registered protocol

Fresán¹,

Bernard²,

Fàbregues³

et al. 2022

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Background: Changing current dietary patterns into sustainable healthy diets (i.e. healthy diets with low environmental impact and socio-economically fair) is urgent. So far, few eating behavior change interventions have addressed all the dimensions of sustainable healthy diets at once and using cutting edge methods from the field of digital health behavior change. Objective: Primary objectives of this pilot study are to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of an individual behavior change intervention towards the adoption of a more environmentally sustainable healthy diet as a whole, and changes on specific relevant food groups, food waste and obtaining food from fair sources. Secondary aims include (i) the identification of mechanisms of action potentially mediating the effect of the intervention on behaviors; (ii) the identification of potential spillover effects and covariations between different food outcomes; (iii) the identification of the role of socio-economic status in regards of behavior changes.Methods: We will run a series of ABA n-of-1 trials over a year, with the first A phase corresponding to a 2-week baseline evaluation, the B phase to a 22-week intervention, and the second A phase a 24-week post-intervention follow-up phase. We plan to enroll twenty-one participants from low, middle and high socio-economic status, seven from each socio-economic group. The intervention will consist on sending text messages and providing brief individualized online feedbacks sessions based on app-based regular assessments of eating behavior. Text messages will contain brief educational messages on human health, environmental and socio-economic effects of dietary choices, motivational messages to encourage the adoption of sustainable healthy diets providing tips to achieve their own behavioral goals and links to recipes. Both quantitative and qualitative data will be collected. Quantitative data (e.g., eating behaviors, motivation) will be collected through self-reported questionnaires, on several weekly burst spread over the study. Qualitative data will be collected through 3 individual semi-structured interviews, at the beginning, at the end of the intervention period, and at the end of the study. Analyses will be performed at both the individual and group level depending on the outcome and objective. Results: The study is planned to start in September 2022. Final results are expected by September 2023.Conclusion: The results of this pilot study will be useful to design future larger interventions on individual behavior change for sustainable healthy diets.

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Association between the socio-economic status of households and a more sustainable diet

Cited by 14 publications

References 34 publications

Socioeconomic, demographic and geographic determinants of food consumption in Mexico

Socioeconomic, demographic and geographic determinants of food consumption in Mexico

Sustainable healthy diets from the lens of behavioural science

Promoting sustainable healthy diet: pre-registered protocol

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