Association between the consumption of organic food and physical activity among adult residents in Chile.

Authors

  • Solange Parra-Soto Departamento de Nutrición y Salud Pública, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y de los Alimentos,Universidad del Bío-Bío
  • Carla Villagrán-Cerro Departamento de Nutrición y Salud Pública, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y de los Alimentos, Universi-dad del Bío-Bío, Chillán, Chile. https://orcid.org/0009-0008-4962-6940
  • Catalina Ramírez-Contreras Departamento de Nutrición y Salud Pública, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y de los Alimentos, Universi-dad del Bío-Bío, Chillán, Chile. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3691-5136
  • Felipe Poblete-Valderrama Departamento de Ciencias del Deporte y Acondicionamiento Físico, Facultad de Educación, Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción, Chile. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8960-3996
  • Lautaro Briones Departamento de Nutrición y Salud Pública, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y de los Alimentos, Universi-dad del Bío-Bío, Chillán, Chile. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4830-7349
  • Cesar Grez Departamento de Nutrición y Salud Pública, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y de los Alimentos, Universi-dad del Bío-Bío, Chillán, Chile.
  • Marcela Rosales Departamento de Nutrición y Salud Pública, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y de los Alimentos, Universi-dad del Bío-Bío, Chillán, Chile.
  • Gloria Cárcamo Departamento de Nutrición y Salud Pública, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y de los Alimentos, Universi-dad del Bío-Bío, Chillán, Chile.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v63.106211

Keywords:

Organic food, food intake, physical activity

Abstract

Introduction: Mass food production has been avidly criticized for its impact on health, leading to enhance the interest in ecological and environmental aspects of nutrition. The consumption of organic food is increasing and it´s been associated with physical activity and healthy lifestyles. Objective: Associate the intake of organic foods (OF) with physical activity in adults residing in Chile. Methodology: Observational, descriptive, prospective study of a cross-sectional survey type with a random probability sample of 1,152 adults residing in Chile. Results: 74% of the sample consumes organic food (OF) with an average age of 29,64 (±12.16), and average BMI of 25.65 (±4.58), predominantly female (66,4%), urban residence (85,6%), university education level (46,4%), no partner (78,1%), students (40,3%) or have full-time employment (23,8%). The statistical logistic regression associated physical activity (PA) with OF consumption (OR: 0.44, 95% CI: 0.32; 0.59), gender (OR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.38; 0.66), marital status (OR: 0.36, 95% CI: 0.27; 0.48), work area (OR: 0.93, 95% CI: 0.88; 1.00), family size (OR: 0.93, 95% CI: 0.77; 1.12), and educational level (OR: 0.89, 95% CI: 0.84; 0.96). Conclusion: There is an association between physical activity and the consumption of organic food in adults residing in Chile. Additionally, the study identifies that educational level is positively associated with physical activity, highlighting the importance of education in promoting active and healthy lifestyles.

Keywords organic food; food intake; physical activity.

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2025-01-02

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Parra-Soto, S., Villagrán-Cerro, C., Ramírez-Contreras, C., Poblete-Valderrama, F. ., Briones, L. ., Grez, C. ., Rosales, M. ., & Cárcamo, G. . (2025). Association between the consumption of organic food and physical activity among adult residents in Chile. Retos, 63, 496–502. https://doi.org/10.47197/retos.v63.106211

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