Mindfulness and Sustainable Food Choices.

MindFOODness: Exploring the Impact of Mindfulness on Sustainable Food Choices. A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to determine whether a mindfulness-based intervention, in addition to nutritional education, improves healthy and sustainable eating habits in 53 young adults aged 18 to 35 years with low adherence to a sustainable diet.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged 18 to 35 years;
• Low adherence to a sustainable diet, defined as a MedQ-Sus score ≤ 3.0;
• Body mass index (BMI) between 18.0 and 29.9 kg/m²;
• Able to provide written informed consent;
• Generally healthy volunteers;
• Omnivorous diet;
• No current or past history of eating disorders;
• Not pregnant and not planning pregnancy during the study period;
• Personally responsible for making food-related decisions.

Exclusion Criteria:

• MedQ-Sus score ≥ 3.1;
• BMI < 18.0 or > 29.9 kg/m²;
• Unable to provide informed consent;
• Dietary restrictions;
• Allergy or intolerance to the tested food.