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Unfortunately, socioeconomic status has a major influence on diet quality
August 22nd 2024
One of the objectives of the NutriQuébec project is to gain a better understanding of the diet-related factors that are also associated with health disparities in the Quebec population. NutriQuébec data show that socio-economic status has a major influence on diet quality. For example, having a lower level of education or income tends to be […]
Good eating habits were maintained during the early lockdown
February 11th 2021
During the COVID-19–related early lockdown (between April 15 and May 12, 2020), 853 NutriQuébec participants completed questionnaires about their lifestyle habits, including their eating habits. Interestingly, NutriQuébec participants did not lose their good habits during this containment. In fact, the quality of their diet improved slightly! For more details, you can consult the article from […]
Les Québécois consomment trop de sucre
December 7th 2019
Le Québec devra-t-il déclarer la guerre au sucre? Selon une étude publiée par des chercheurs de l’Université Laval, six adultes québécois sur dix consomment plus de sucres que la limite recommandée par l’Organisation mondiale de la santé. Une étude publiée en septembre dernier dans la revue Nutrients montre que la majorité des adultes québécois consomment […]
In 15 years, the diet of Quebecers has not improved
December 6th 2018
In 15 years, the diet of Quebecers has not improved . That is the conclusion reached by our group of researchers as part of the PREDISE study (Prédicteurs individuels, sociaux et environnementaux), a preliminary study of the NutriQuébec project. Actually, the diet of 1000 Quebec adults was analysed. The results show that a little less […]