03595nas a2200709   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653002800043653000900071653001800080653001100098653002100109653001100130653001500141653002200156653001000178653002300188653001000211653001300221653002600234653003100260653001000291653001200301653001400313653001500327653001000342653002600352653002200378653002300400653000900423653001700432653001300449653002100462653001600483653001100499653001000510653001000520653001400530653001800544653001800562653001000580653002500590653002200615653001400637653000900651653002200660653001800682653001500700653002000715653002300735653001400758653001400772100002800786700002400814700002500838245013100863856014700994300000901141490000701150520170801157022002002865                                       d10aCross-Sectional Studies10adiet10aEating habits10aEurope10aFeeding Behavior10aHabits10aLife Style10aLife satisfaction10aMeals10aMediterranean diet10aSpain10aSpaniard10aSubjective well-being10aSurveys and Questionnaires10aadult10aarticle10abody mass10abody shape10acandy10across-sectional study10acultural heritage10acultural influence10adiet10aeating habit10aexercise10aFeeding Behavior10afood intake10afriend10afruit10ahabit10ahappiness10ahealth belief10ahealth status10ahuman10aindependent variable10aLife satisfaction10alifestyle10ameal10aphysical activity10aquestionnaire10arestaurant10asocial behavior10asocial interaction10avegetable10awellbeing1 aLaura Cabiedes-Miragaya1 aCecilia Diaz-Mendez1 aIsabel Garcia-Espejo00aWell-Being and the Lifestyle Habits of the Spanish Population: The Association between Subjective Well-Being and Eating Habits  uhttps://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85100454063&doi=10.3390%2fijerph18041553&partnerID=40&md5=587df846bc6e880cb0b0d69fef5ae948  a1-130 v183 aThe so-called Mediterranean diet is not simply a collection of foodstuffs but an expression of the culture of the countries of the south of Europe, declared Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Despite the link between food and culture, little has been studied about how diet contributes to the well-being of the population. This article aims to analyze the association between subjective well-being and the eating habits of the Spanish population in order to gain a better understanding of the subjective well-being that food culture produces. For this study, we used a representative sample of the Spanish adult population from a survey by the Sociological Research Center (CIS 2017). Three indicators of subjective well-being were used: perceived health, life satisfaction, and feeling of happiness. The independent variables relating to eating habits considered in the analysis were, among others, how often meat, fish, vegetables, fruit, and sweets were consumed; how the food was prepared; how often meals were eaten out at restaurants or cafés and how often they were eaten with family or friends. Other independent variables related to lifestyle habits were also included in the analysis, in particular, physical exercise and body mass index. We used ordinal logistic regressions and multiple linear regression models. Our findings coincide in large measure with those obtained in earlier studies where perceived health and income play a key role in evaluating subjective well-being. In turn, several variables related to lifestyle habits, such as consuming sweets and fruits, social interaction around meals, exercising, and body mass index, were also associated with subjective well-being.  a16617827 (ISSN)