TY - JOUR
T1 - Association between low dairy consumption and determinants of health in Latin American university students
T2 - a multicenter study
AU - Gajardo, Diego
AU - Gómez, Georgina
AU - Carpio-Arias, Valeria
AU - Landaeta-Díaz, Leslie
AU - Ríos, Israel
AU - Parra, Solange
AU - Araneda Flores, Jacqueline Alejandra
AU - Morales Illanes, Gladys Ruth
AU - Meza, Eliana
AU - Núñez, Beatriz
AU - Murillo, Gabriela
AU - Cordón Arrivillaga, Karla Rosángel
AU - Nava González, Edna Judith
AU - Mauricio Alza, Saby Marisol
AU - Bejarano Rocancio, Jhon
AU - Cavagnari, Brian M.
AU - Valenzuela, Rodrigo
AU - Agüero, Samuel Durán
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2025/5/1
Y1 - 2025/5/1
N2 - Objective: to associate low dairy consumption with determinants of health and the Human Development Index (HDIs) in Latin American university students. Methods: a cross-sectional, multicenter, observational study in university students from eleven Latin American countries. Results: the study included 4880 subjects. In all, 66 % of the sample consumed at least one serving of dairy products per day. A higher percentage of dairy consumers was observed among participants who are in the highest quartile of quality of life as compared to those in the lowest quartile (p < 0.001). Dairy consumption was positively associated with the consumption of breakfast (OR, 1.58; 95 % CI, 1.36-1.85), healthy dinner (OR, 1.16; 95 % CI, 1.01-1.32), fruits (OR, 1.77; 95 % CI, 1.53-2.05), vegetables (OR, 1.19; 95 % CI, 1.02-1.39), fish (OR: 1.37; 95 % CI, 1.36-1.85), whole-grain foods (OR, 1.72; 95 % CI, 1.49-1.98), and the practice of physical activity (OR, 1.16; 95 % CI, 1.01-1.34), and was negatively associated with the consumption of fried food (non-consumption) (OR, 0.72; 95 % CI, 0.58-0.90), junk food (OR, 0.78; 95 % CI, 0.630.96), sweet snacks (OR, 0.69; 95 % CI, 0.57-0.82), and alcohol (OR, 0.83; 95 % CI, 0.72-0.95). Furthermore, to reside in a country whose HDI is medium-high was found to be associated as a risk factor for non-compliance with the recommended intake of at least 3 servings of dairy per day, as compared to individuals from countries with very high HDIs (OR, 2.05; 95 % CI, 1.79-2.36). In addition, the results show that being female is a protective factor and is associated with the compliance of the consumption recommendation for dairy products (OR, 0.83; 95 % CI, 0.71-0.98). Conclusion: dairy consumption is related to better diet quality and higher levels of physical activity. Complying with the recommendation to consume 3 servings of dairy per day is associated with better quality of diet, stressing the importance of promoting dairy consumption.
AB - Objective: to associate low dairy consumption with determinants of health and the Human Development Index (HDIs) in Latin American university students. Methods: a cross-sectional, multicenter, observational study in university students from eleven Latin American countries. Results: the study included 4880 subjects. In all, 66 % of the sample consumed at least one serving of dairy products per day. A higher percentage of dairy consumers was observed among participants who are in the highest quartile of quality of life as compared to those in the lowest quartile (p < 0.001). Dairy consumption was positively associated with the consumption of breakfast (OR, 1.58; 95 % CI, 1.36-1.85), healthy dinner (OR, 1.16; 95 % CI, 1.01-1.32), fruits (OR, 1.77; 95 % CI, 1.53-2.05), vegetables (OR, 1.19; 95 % CI, 1.02-1.39), fish (OR: 1.37; 95 % CI, 1.36-1.85), whole-grain foods (OR, 1.72; 95 % CI, 1.49-1.98), and the practice of physical activity (OR, 1.16; 95 % CI, 1.01-1.34), and was negatively associated with the consumption of fried food (non-consumption) (OR, 0.72; 95 % CI, 0.58-0.90), junk food (OR, 0.78; 95 % CI, 0.630.96), sweet snacks (OR, 0.69; 95 % CI, 0.57-0.82), and alcohol (OR, 0.83; 95 % CI, 0.72-0.95). Furthermore, to reside in a country whose HDI is medium-high was found to be associated as a risk factor for non-compliance with the recommended intake of at least 3 servings of dairy per day, as compared to individuals from countries with very high HDIs (OR, 2.05; 95 % CI, 1.79-2.36). In addition, the results show that being female is a protective factor and is associated with the compliance of the consumption recommendation for dairy products (OR, 0.83; 95 % CI, 0.71-0.98). Conclusion: dairy consumption is related to better diet quality and higher levels of physical activity. Complying with the recommendation to consume 3 servings of dairy per day is associated with better quality of diet, stressing the importance of promoting dairy consumption.
KW - Dairy
KW - Diet quality
KW - HDI (Human Development Index)
KW - Physical activity
KW - Quality of life
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U2 - 10.20960/nh.05513
DO - 10.20960/nh.05513
M3 - Article
C2 - 40195733
AN - SCOPUS:105008465159
SN - 0212-1611
VL - 43
SP - 527
EP - 535
JO - Nutricion Hospitalaria
JF - Nutricion Hospitalaria
IS - 3
ER -