TY - JOUR
T1 - Surveys of food deserts and adherence to a Mediterranean diet among university students
AU - Restrepo Yepes, Olga Cecilia
AU - Duque Chica, Gloria Liliana
AU - Quiceno Sierra, Japcy Margarita
AU - Vinaccia, Stefano
AU - Palacio Mesa, Rubén Darío
AU - Molina Saldarriaga, Cesar Augusto
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to thank the universities and institutions that have contributed to the authors' research on the right to food.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 Sociedad espanola de dietetica. All rights reserved.
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Objective: The objective of this study was to determine and describe the presence of institutional food deserts based on access to healthy food via a level of adherence to a Mediterranean diet in higher education Metropolitan Area institutions in Valle de Aburrá, Colombia. Materials and methods: The Food Deserts Survey -EDA- and the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Test -KIDMED was administered to 419 university students. Results and Discussion: Results evidenced that participants had an average adherence (58.5%) to a Mediterranean diet, indicating that university students need to improve their dietary pattern to adapt it to a Mediterranean model. Regarding the EDA, most reported that the food they consumed was nutritious (69.0%), fresh (77.3%) and healthy (61.3%). They stated they usually ate breakfast (74.7%), lunch (44.2%) and dinner (85.0%) at home during the week, and usually bought and consumed food in supermarkets and traditional stores (73.3%). Conclusion: The study concluded that regardless of gender, participants need to improve their dietary pattern to adapt it to a Mediterranean model, which could indicate a hidden presence of food deserts.
AB - Objective: The objective of this study was to determine and describe the presence of institutional food deserts based on access to healthy food via a level of adherence to a Mediterranean diet in higher education Metropolitan Area institutions in Valle de Aburrá, Colombia. Materials and methods: The Food Deserts Survey -EDA- and the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Test -KIDMED was administered to 419 university students. Results and Discussion: Results evidenced that participants had an average adherence (58.5%) to a Mediterranean diet, indicating that university students need to improve their dietary pattern to adapt it to a Mediterranean model. Regarding the EDA, most reported that the food they consumed was nutritious (69.0%), fresh (77.3%) and healthy (61.3%). They stated they usually ate breakfast (74.7%), lunch (44.2%) and dinner (85.0%) at home during the week, and usually bought and consumed food in supermarkets and traditional stores (73.3%). Conclusion: The study concluded that regardless of gender, participants need to improve their dietary pattern to adapt it to a Mediterranean model, which could indicate a hidden presence of food deserts.
KW - food desert
KW - food insecurity
KW - higher education institutions
KW - Mediterranean diet
KW - Right to food
KW - university students
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85140391294&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.12873/423duque
DO - 10.12873/423duque
M3 - Artículo
AN - SCOPUS:85140391294
SN - 0211-6057
VL - 42
SP - 97
EP - 109
JO - NUTRICION CLINICA Y DIETETICA HOSPITALARIA
JF - NUTRICION CLINICA Y DIETETICA HOSPITALARIA
IS - 3
ER -
