Socioeconomic and sociocultural disparities in the dietary habits of adolescents in Belgium: Analysis of the "Health Behaviour in School-aged Children" Surveys

Diet contributes to a large proportion of preventable deaths and diseases. Adolescence is a period during which diet may particularly evolve, and therefore represents an opportunity to develop long-lasting healthy dietary behaviours. However, dietary habits are particularly subject to social variations, which may lead to social inequalities in health. Tackling them requires public health actions based on a comprehensive approach of social determinants at this life stage. This doctoral thesis aimed to examine socioeconomic and sociocultural disparities in dietary habits among adolescents, using... Mehr ...