title: Dietary intakes and diet quality according to levels of organic food consumption by French adults: cross-sectional findings from the NutriNet-Santé Cohort Study.
abstract: We aimed to assess dietary profiles of adults from the NutriNet-Santé cohort according to different levels of organic food consumption using detailed self-reported data on organic food intakes.
  
  
  
  Food intakes were obtained using an organic food frequency questionnaire (Org-FFQ). The participants were ranked into five groups (quintiles, Q) according to the proportion of organic foods in their diet. To determine diet quality, two scores were computed reflecting adherence to food-based recommendations (mPNNS-GS) and the probability of adequate nutrient intake (PANDiet). Relationships between levels of organic food consumption and dietary characteristics were assessed using multivariable-adjusted ANCOVA models.
  
  
  
  The NutriNet-Santé Study.
  
  
  
  French adults from the NutriNet-Santé Study (n 28 245).
  
  
  
  Intakes of foods of plant origin increased along with the contribution of organic foods to the diet while a reverse trend was identified for dairy products, cookies and soda (P-trend<0·0001). The diet quality scores increased from Q1 (mPNNS-GS, 7·89 (se 0·02); PANDiet: 63·04 (se 0·11)) to Q5 (mPNNS-GS, 8·78 (se 0·02); PANDiet, 69·37 (se 0·10)). Overall, high organic food consumers exhibited better diet quality, although intermediate organic food consumers showed better adherence to specific nutritional recommendations related to animal products.
  
  
  
  The study provides new insights into the understanding of organic food consumption as a part of a healthy diet and sheds some light on the dietary profiles of different categories of organic food consumers. These results underline strong dietary behaviour correlates associated with organic food consumption that should be controlled for in future aetiological studies on organic foods and health.
authors.affiliation: 1COMUE Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle (EREN),Centre d'Epidémiologie et Statistiques Paris Cité,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM, U1153),Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA, U1125),Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM),Université Paris 13,F-93017 Bobigny,France.
authors.forename: Julia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baudry
authors.affiliation: 1COMUE Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle (EREN),Centre d'Epidémiologie et Statistiques Paris Cité,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM, U1153),Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA, U1125),Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM),Université Paris 13,F-93017 Bobigny,France.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Allès
authors.affiliation: 1COMUE Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle (EREN),Centre d'Epidémiologie et Statistiques Paris Cité,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM, U1153),Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA, U1125),Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM),Université Paris 13,F-93017 Bobigny,France.
authors.forename: Sandrine
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Péneau
authors.affiliation: 1COMUE Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle (EREN),Centre d'Epidémiologie et Statistiques Paris Cité,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM, U1153),Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA, U1125),Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM),Université Paris 13,F-93017 Bobigny,France.
authors.forename: Mathilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Touvier
authors.affiliation: 1COMUE Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle (EREN),Centre d'Epidémiologie et Statistiques Paris Cité,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM, U1153),Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA, U1125),Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM),Université Paris 13,F-93017 Bobigny,France.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Méjean
authors.affiliation: 1COMUE Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle (EREN),Centre d'Epidémiologie et Statistiques Paris Cité,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM, U1153),Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA, U1125),Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM),Université Paris 13,F-93017 Bobigny,France.
authors.forename: Serge
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hercberg
authors.affiliation: 1COMUE Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle (EREN),Centre d'Epidémiologie et Statistiques Paris Cité,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM, U1153),Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA, U1125),Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM),Université Paris 13,F-93017 Bobigny,France.
authors.forename: Pilar
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Galan
authors.affiliation: 3Nutrition, Obésité et Risque Thrombotique (NORT),Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM),UMR S 1062,Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA) 1260,Aix Marseille Université,Marseille,France.
authors.forename: Denis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lairon
authors.affiliation: 1COMUE Sorbonne-Paris-Cité, Equipe de Recherche en Epidémiologie Nutritionnelle (EREN),Centre d'Epidémiologie et Statistiques Paris Cité,Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM, U1153),Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA, U1125),Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM),Université Paris 13,F-93017 Bobigny,France.
authors.forename: Emmanuelle
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kesse-Guyot
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004032:Diet / Q000379:methods*; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D058870:Food, Organic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009749:Nutrition Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Diet quality index; Dietary intakes; Dietary profiles; Organic foods; Sustainable food