Low Adherence to the EAT-Lancet Sustainable Reference Diet in the Brazilian Population: Findings from the National Dietary Survey 2017-2018

Autor(es)

Marchioni, Dirce Maria ; Cacau, Leandro Teixeira ; De Carli, Eduardo ; de Carvalho, Aline Martins ; Rulli, Maria Cristina

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: NUTRIENTS; v. 14, n. 6, p. 14-pg., 2022-03-01.

Resumo

Diets are simultaneously connected with population health and environment. The EAT-Lancet Commission proposed a sustainable reference diet to improve population health and respect the planetary boundaries. Recently, the Planetary Health Diet Index (PHDI) has been developed to assess the adherence to this reference diet. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the adherence to the EAT-Lancet diet through the PHDI in a nationwide population-based study carried out in Brazil. We used data from the National Dietary Survey conducted through the Household Budget Survey in 2017-2018, with 46,164 Brazilians aged over 10 years old. Food consumption was evaluated with a 24 h dietary recall. The average PHDI total score in the Brazilian population was 45.9 points (95% CI 45.6:46.1) on a total score that can range from 0 to 150 points. The adherence to EAT-Lancet diet was low among all Brazilian regions. Women, elderly, those overweighed/obese, with higher per capita income and living in the urban area had higher scores in the PHDI. In general, the Brazilian population presented low adherence to a healthy and sustainable dietary pattern and seems far from meeting the EAT-Lancet recommendations. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 20/12326-1 - Associação entre um índice baseado na dieta da saúde planetária e desfechos de risco cardiovascular: análise de estudos epidemiológicos
• Beneficiário: Leandro Teixeira Cacau
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Exterior - Estágio de Pesquisa - Doutorado Direto
• Processo FAPESP: 19/13424-0 - Progressão de marcadores de Aterosclerose subclínica e padrões alimentares a priori: uma análise ao estudo longitudinal em saúde do adulto (ELSA-Brasil)
• Beneficiário: Leandro Teixeira Cacau
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado Direto