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Costs of Mediterranean and Western dietary patterns in a Spanish cohort and their relationship with prospective weight change
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 09/24/09

Lopez CN et al. – The data suggest that a Mediterranean dietary pattern is more expensive to follow than a Western dietary pattern. This economic barrier should be considered when counseling patients about following a healthy diet since cost may be a prohibitive factor.

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Maira Bes-Rastrollo, 09/25/09

Mediterranean dits may be healthier, but they can be more expensive. This is the conclusion of our study. We assessed the dietary patterns of over 17000 Spanish university graduates in 2008 in the context of the SUN Project, a cohort study which began in 1999 at the University of Navarra under the supervision of Prof. Martinez-Gonzalez. The results showed that a higher Mediterranean diet score was associated with significantly higher daily costs; on the other hand, a higher Western diet score was associated with significantly lower costs. The more participants ate a Western diet, the less money they spent on food every day and viceversa, the more eat a Mediterranean diet, the more money they spent on food every day. The evidence in favour of the health benefits of a Mediterranean diet has been steadily accumulating, while the adverse effects of a Western diet on health are not in dispute. Therefore, it would be helpful to tax unhealthy foods and subsidise healthier options, because the high cost of a Mediterranen diet may put some people off.

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