P634 - DO SWISS DIETS ALIGN WITH THE PLANETARY HEALTH DIET RECOMMENDATIONS?

P634

DO SWISS DIETS ALIGN WITH THE PLANETARY HEALTH DIET RECOMMENDATIONS?

S. A. Randegger^1,*, N. Endner¹, C. Wunderle¹, N. Kaegi-Braun², P. Schuetz¹

¹Department of General Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland, ²Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden

Rationale: The rising prevalence of diet-related diseases and growing environmental concerns highlight the urgent need for sustainable and health-conscious dietary shifts. The global EAT-Lancet Planetary Health Diet (PHD) recommendations published in 2019 provide scientific guidance for substantial dietary changes. We assessed the alignment of Swiss dietary habits with these recommendations.

Methods: We analysed data from 2057 adults (aged 18-75 years) from the 2014–2015 national nutrition survey menuCH. Food categories were matched to the PHD classification. Mean intakes (g and kcal) for each food category were calculated, standardised to 2500 kcal and expressed as a percentage of the PHD recommendations (PHD = 100%). In addition, we calculated the Planetary Health Diet Index, with higher scores indicating greater adherence to the PHD recommendations.

Results: Of the 14 food categories, adherence was highest for fish and seafood (menuCh vs PHD) (mean intake in kcal/day: 41 vs. 40; 103% of the PHD recommendations), followed by grains (775 vs. 811; 96%). The greatest overconsumption was observed for meat (all types except poultry; 255 vs. 30; 850%), followed by dairy foods (556 vs. 153; 363%; Figure 1). The largest underconsumption was found for legumes (11 vs. 284; 4%), followed by unsaturated oils (138 vs. 354; 39%). The gender gap was most pronounced in meat consumption, with men consuming a higher proportion of their calories from meat (298) compared to women (214). The overall Planetary Health Diet Index was 82.2 out of 140 points, with women scoring higher than men (84.7 vs. 79.3).

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Conclusion: Swiss dietary intakes exceeded PHD recommendations, particularly for meat and dairy foods, while legumes remain underconsumed. A dietary shift towards more plant-based foods and less consumption of animal products could improve alignment with health and environmental sustainability goals.

Disclosure of Interest: None declared