Les déterminants sociaux du non-suivi des régimes alimentaires

Nowadays, hypercholesterolemia is perceived as one of the most important rectifiable cardiovascular risk factors. The hypercholesterolaemic patient has to observe a diet in order to retrieve an “acceptable” cholesterol level. Nonetheless, the main difficulty to cope with hypercholesterolemia remains the limits of the compliance with the dietetic prescription. This sociological study aims at identifying the social determinants of the lack of compliance with diet on hypercholesterolaemic patients. Thus, the four main determinants are the following: the food pattern of the patient, the social contexts that characterize his food, the relations he has with the medical environment and his risk perceptions on hypercholesterolemia. At last, the compliance with diet seems to be socially determined.