Validation of a Sustainable Diet Index among young Malaysian adults.

Introduction: A sustainable diet which is healthy and environmentally friendly provides the means of climate change mitigation in addition to promoting health of the population. There is an urgent need to have an indicator to measure if one's diet is sustainable. This paper aimed to validate a newly...

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Publicado en:Malaysian Journal of Nutrition Vol. 28; no. 2; pp. 275 - 284
Autores principales: Zulkefli, Nur Fadzlina, Moy, Foong Ming
Formato: research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Nutrition Society of Malaysia Aug2022
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          Zulkefli, Nur Fadzlina
          Moy, Foong Ming
        affil: Centre of Epidemiology & Evidence Based Practice, Department of Social & Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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          Instrument Validation
          Diet Evaluation
          Nutritional Assessment Malaysia
          Clinical Assessment Tools
          Malaysia
          Human
          Young Adult
          Male
          Female
          Validation Studies
          Scales
          Male
          Female
      ab: Introduction: A sustainable diet which is healthy and environmentally friendly provides the means of climate change mitigation in addition to promoting health of the population. There is an urgent need to have an indicator to measure if one's diet is sustainable. This paper aimed to validate a newly developed Sustainable Diet Index (SDI) among young Malaysian adults. The SDI was developed based on the dietary guidelines of a sustainable diet. Methods: Five indicators (rice, animal-based food, plant-based food, food waste, and packaging) were included in the SDI. The index was validated via content validity, exploratory factor analysis (EFA), and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) among young Malaysian adults. The dietary assessment tool used was an Android application named Sustainable Food Record. Results: Content validity showed fair to moderate correlations (0.331 - 0.816) between the indicators in the SDI. EFA produced five final factors with eight indicators in the index as follows: 1) fruits and vegetables; 2) dairy, eggs, and meat; 3) rice, cereals, and grain products; 4) food packaging; and 5) food waste management with strong factor loadings (0.760 -- 0.984). All five factors with eight indicators were retained and proceeded with CFA. The fit indices from CFA demonstrated that the model was an absolutely fit. Conclusion: The validated SDI can be used as a tool to measure the sustainability of an individual's diet in Malaysia, incorporating both health and environment considerations.
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