Evaluation of sex differences in dietary behaviours and their relationship with cardiovascular risk factors: a cross-sectional study of nationally representative surveys in seven low- and middle-income countries.
Briar Louise McKenzieJoseph Alvin SantosPascal GeldsetzerJustine DaviesJennifer Manne-GoehlerMongal Singh GurungLela SturuaGladwell GathechaKrishna K AryalLindiwe TsabedzeGlennis Andall-BreretonTill BärnighausenRifat AtunSebastian VollmerMark WoodwardLindsay M JaacksJacqui WebsterPublished in: Nutrition journal (2020)
Interventions to increase F&V intake and positive SUBs in the included countries are urgently needed. Dietary behaviours were not notably different between sexes. However, our findings were limited by the small proportion of the population reporting positive dietary behaviours, and further research is required to understand whether associations with CVD risk factors and interactions by sex would change as the prevalence of positive behaviours increases.