To Bio or not to Bio? Organic Food Consumption in Switzerland.

IF 2 4区医学 Q3 NUTRITION & DIETETICS

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research Pub Date : 2025-04-24 DOI:10.31083/IJVNR39946

Isabelle Müller, Flurina Suter, Sabine Rohrmann, Giulia Pestoni

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Abstract

Background: Our study aimed to gain from a comprehensive understanding of organic food consumption in Switzerland.

Methods: Data from the Swiss National Nutrition Survey menuCH (2014-2015, n = 2057, 18 to 75 years old)and a cross-sectional, population-based survey were used. Dietary information was collected using two non-consecutive 24-hour dietary recalls (24HDRs). Organic foods were classified using information about food descriptors and labels. Participants were classified as organic food consumers if they had consumed organic foods in at least one 24HDR. Binomial logistic regression models were used to identify factors associated with organic food consumption.

Results: This study determined that 27.8% of the Swiss population consumed organic food. However, only 3.6% of all food consumed within this group of organic food consumers was organic. Food products of plant origin tended to be consumed more frequently as organic than were those of animal origin, except for eggs and dairy products. Organic food consumption was positively associated with female sex (odds ratio (OR) = 2.18, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.69, 2.80), high educational degree (OR = 1.28, 95% CI 1.02, 1.61), and high alternate healthy eating index (OR = 5.45, 95% CI 3.70, 8.02), and negatively associated with young age (OR = 0.56, 95% CI 0.40, 0.78), French-speaking living area (OR = 0.73, 95% CI 0.56, 0.93), non-Swiss nationality (OR = 0.74, 95% CI 0.56, 0.98), large household size (OR = 0.59 95% CI 0.38, 0.89), and obesity (OR = 0.53, 95% CI 0.36, 0.77).

Conclusion: The present study provides a better understanding of the distribution of organic food consumption within the Swiss population and which subgroups consume particularly little organically produced food.

Clinical trial registration: Clinical Trial Registration: ISRCTN 16778734; https://www.isrctn.com/search?q=menuch.

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去生物学院还是不去生物学院？瑞士的有机食品消费。

背景：我们的研究旨在全面了解瑞士的有机食品消费情况。方法：数据来自瑞士国家营养调查菜单（2014-2015,n = 2057, 18 - 75岁）和基于人群的横断面调查。采用两次非连续24小时饮食回顾（24hdr）收集饮食信息。使用食品描述符和标签信息对有机食品进行分类。如果参与者在至少一个24小时内食用过有机食品，他们就被归类为有机食品消费者。二项逻辑回归模型用于识别与有机食品消费相关的因素。结果：这项研究确定了27.8%的瑞士人口食用有机食品。然而，在这组有机食品消费者中，只有3.6%的食品是有机的。除了鸡蛋和奶制品外，植物源性食品往往比动物源性食品更常被当作有机食品食用。有机食品消费与女性性呈正相关(比值比(或)= 2.18,95%可信区间(CI) 1.69, 2.80),教育程度高(OR = 1.28, 95% CI 1.02, 1.61),和高替代健康饮食指数(OR = 5.45, 95% CI 3.70, 8.02),和负面与年轻有关(OR = 0.56, 95% CI 0.40, 0.78),讲法语的居住面积(OR = 0.73, 95% CI 0.56, 0.93), non-Swiss国籍(OR = 0.74, 95% CI 0.56, 0.98),大型家庭规模(或= 0.59 95% CI 0.38,0.89)和肥胖（OR = 0.53, 95% CI 0.36, 0.77）。结论：目前的研究提供了一个更好的了解瑞士人口有机食品消费的分布，以及哪些亚群消费特别少的有机生产的食品。临床试验注册：临床试验注册号：ISRCTN 16778734；https://www.isrctn.com/search?q=menuch。

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International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research 医学-营养学

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5.00

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4.30%

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>12 weeks

期刊介绍： Since 1930 this journal has provided an important international forum for scientific advances in the study of nutrition and vitamins. Widely read by academicians as well as scientists working in major governmental and corporate laboratories throughout the world, this publication presents work dealing with basic as well as applied topics in the field of micronutrients, macronutrients, and non-nutrients such as secondary plant compounds. The editorial and advisory boards include many of the leading persons currently working in this area. The journal is of particular interest to: - Nutritionists - Vitaminologists - Biochemists - Physicians - Engineers of human and animal nutrition - Food scientists