Meat consumption and obesity: A climate‐friendly way to reduce health inequalities

Autor: Laura Sares‐Jäske, Heli Tapanainen, Liisa Valsta, Peppi Haario, Satu Männistö, Maria Vaalavuo
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Public Health Challenges, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2769-2450
DOI: 10.1002/puh2.163
Popis: Abstract Background Climate change, health inequalities and obesity are considerable public health challenges of the 21st century. Red and processed meat (RPM) consumption is associated with an increased risk of obesity and with higher climate impact. At the same time, educational inequalities exist not only in RPM consumption and obesity but also in other health behaviours. Thus, we investigated whether educational inequalities exist in the association between RPM consumption and obesity, while also considering health behaviours (physical activity, vegetable, legume and fruit consumption, alcohol consumption and smoking) as potential confounding and effect modifying factors. Methods The FinHealth 2017 Study data, including 4494 participants aged 18–74 years, were used. A validated food frequency questionnaire was employed to determine dietary intake. Height and weight were measured by trained study nurses. Linear and logistic regression models were used. Results Odds of obesity increased along with RPM consumption in women (p
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