03628nas a2200733   4500000000100000000000100001000000100002008004100003260000800044653002200052653001000074653002300084653001200107653001000119653001400129653001800143653001400161653002200175653001100197653001000208653001000218653002100228653002100249653000900270653000900279653001500288653001400303653001300317653001600330653002200346653001400368653001500382653001000397653002800407653002600435653002300461653001700484653001800501653001100519653001000530653001100540653001400551653001800565653001800583653002500601653002200626653000900648653001000657653001500667653002000682653002300702653001300725653002600738653003100764100002800795700002400823700002500847245013100872856014701003300000901150490000701159520170801166022002002874       2021                            d  cfeb10acultural heritage10ahuman10aMediterranean diet10aarticle10aSpain10alifestyle10aquestionnaire10awellbeing10alife satisfaction10aEurope10aadult10afruit10afeeding behavior10aFeeding Behavior10adiet10adiet10aLife Style10abody mass10aexercise10afood intake10aphysical activity10avegetable10abody shape10acandy10aCross-Sectional Studies10across-sectional study10acultural influence10aeating habit10aEating habits10afriend10ahabit10aHabits10ahappiness10ahealth belief10ahealth status10aindependent variable10aLife satisfaction10ameal10aMeals10arestaurant10asocial behavior10asocial interaction10aSpaniard10aSubjective well-being10aSurveys and Questionnaires1 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)