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Changes in diet quality over 10 years of nutrition transition in Colombia: analysis of the 2005 and 2015 nationally representative cross-sectional surveys

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  • Gustavo Mora-García

    (Universidad de Cartagena
    The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health)

  • María Stephany Ruiz-Díaz

    (Center for Innovation and Research in Metabolism and Diabetes - INNOVATID
    Universidad de Cartagena)

  • Rodrigo Villegas

    (Universidad de Chile)

  • Vanessa García-Larsen

    (The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health)

Abstract

Objectives To describe the changes in diet quality in Colombians using nationally representative samples from the 2005 and 2015 nutrition surveys. Methods Repeated cross-sectional analyses of the National Nutrition Surveys from 2005 and 2015. Children (4–17 y.o.) and adults (≥ 18 y.o.) were included. The Alternative Healthy-Eating Index (AHEI) was derived from 24-h recall questionnaires and used to examine diet quality. Results A total of 33,971 participants (20,122 children, 13,849 adults) were included in 2005, and 26,445 participants (15,304 children, 11,141 adults) in 2015. Over the ten-year period, the AHEI decreased from 46.3 to 44.3 in children (Cohen’s d = 0.19) and from 49.0 to 46.2 in adults. (Cohen’s d = 0.25). On average, those in the highest socioeconomic level had the worst diet quality; however, the difference between the less and most affluent groups shrank by 4.0% over the observation period. Conclusions Between 2005 and 2015, there was a worsening in the diet quality of Colombian children and adults. Less affluent individuals had a greater worsening of diet quality compared to groups from higher socioeconomic levels.

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  • Gustavo Mora-García & María Stephany Ruiz-Díaz & Rodrigo Villegas & Vanessa García-Larsen, 2020. "Changes in diet quality over 10 years of nutrition transition in Colombia: analysis of the 2005 and 2015 nationally representative cross-sectional surveys," International Journal of Public Health, Springer;Swiss School of Public Health (SSPH+), vol. 65(5), pages 547-558, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:ijphth:v:65:y:2020:i:5:d:10.1007_s00038-020-01396-1
    DOI: 10.1007/s00038-020-01396-1
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