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journal contribution
posted on 2016-12-01, 00:00authored byKatherine LivingstoneKatherine Livingstone, C Celis-Morales, J Lara, C Woolhead, C B O'Donovan, H Forster, C F Marsaux, A L Macready, R Fallaize, S Navas-Carretero, R San-Cristobal, S Kolossa, L Tsirigoti, C P Lambrinou, G Moschonis, A Surwiłło, C A Drevon, Y Manios, I Traczyk, E R Gibney, L Brennan, M C Walsh, J A Lovegrove, J A Martinez, W H Saris, H Daniel, M Gibney, J C Mathers
AbstractObjectiveTo characterise clusters of individuals based on adherence to dietary recommendations and to determine whether changes in Healthy Eating Index (HEI) scores in response to a personalised nutrition (PN) intervention varied between clusters.DesignFood4Me study participants were clustered according to whether their baseline dietary intakes met European dietary recommendations. Changes in HEI scores between baseline and month 6 were compared between clusters and stratified by whether individuals received generalised or PN advice.SettingPan-European, Internet-based, 6-month randomised controlled trial.SubjectsAdults aged 18–79 years (n 1480).ResultsIndividuals in cluster 1 (C1) met all recommended intakes except for red meat, those in cluster 2 (C2) met two recommendations, and those in cluster 3 (C3) and cluster 4 (C4) met one recommendation each. C1 had higher intakes of white fish, beans and lentils and low-fat dairy products and lower percentage energy intake from SFA (P<0·05). C2 consumed less chips and pizza and fried foods than C3 and C4 (P<0·05). C1 were lighter, had lower BMI and waist circumference than C3 and were more physically active than C4 (P<0·05). More individuals in C4 were smokers and wanted to lose weight than in C1 (P<0·05). Individuals who received PN advice in C4 reported greater improvements in HEI compared with C3 and C1 (P<0·05).ConclusionsThe cluster where the fewest recommendations were met (C4) reported greater improvements in HEI following a 6-month trial of PN whereas there was no difference between clusters for those randomised to the Control, non-personalised dietary intervention.