Eating habits of a cross-section of the transgender population in the area of Madrid (Spain) and their adaptation to their nutritional needs

• Published in: Nutrition (Burbank, Los Angeles County, Calif.) Vol. 133; p. 112689
• Main Authors: Vilas, María Victorina Aguilar, Amador, Laura Sánchez, Fernández, Antonio Becerra, García, Teresa Hernández, Torres, Rosa Rodríguez, Rodríguez, María Concepción Alonso
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.05.2025; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age groups; calcium; Calories; Carbohydrates; Cisgender; computer software; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diet; Diet - statistics & numerical data; diet recall; Dietary challenges; Eating; Eating behavior; Eating habits; family; Feeding Behavior; Female; Folic acid; Food consumption; food frequency questionnaires; fruit consumption; Fruits; gender; Gender identity; Gender-affirming care; Grain; Habits; Humans; Internet; Iodine; Lipids; Male; Men; Middle Aged; Nutrient deficiency; Nutrition research; Nutritional needs; Nutritional Requirements; Nutritional Status; Obesity; Observational studies; phosphorus; Population studies; Public health; Questionnaires; Rations; Selenium; Sexes; Spain; Transgender persons; Transgender Persons - statistics & numerical data; Transition process; Vegetables; Vitamin D; waist circumference; Women; World Health Organization; Young Adult; zinc; Spain; Madrid Spain; Nutritional needs; Transgender; Transition process; Eating habits; Dietary challenges

To analyze the eating habits of the transgender population throughout the transition process, evaluate the nutritional requirements associated with gender transition, and reflect on the possible dietary challenges facing the transgender population. A cross-sectional observational study was carried o...