Adherence to the Mediterranean diet in Italian school children (The ZOOM8 Study).
Int J Food Sci Nutr
; 65(5): 621-8, 2014 Aug.
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The adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) of 1740 Italian 8-9-year-olds was evaluated using the KIDMED index and a descriptive analysis of it by socio-demographic and lifestyle factors was performed. Only 5.0% of the children resulted "high" adherers of MD (62.2% "average" and 32.8% "poor"). This scarce adherence was due to a low consumption of fruit, vegetables, legumes, dairy products and a high intake of commercially baked goods for breakfast and sweets. Hindrances to fruit, vegetables and pulses consumption were reported for one-third of the sample. The adherence rates did not differ significantly with BMI and gender. Adherence improved with: having lunch at school; liking lunch at school; breakfast with family; no free access to food; availability of fruit and pulses; liking vegetables; higher maternal education; lower child screen time; population size of place of residence. The results show it is important to improve family food habits and dietary knowledge.
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Bases de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cooperación del Paciente
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Dieta Mediterránea
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Conducta Alimentaria
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Food Sci Nutr
Asunto de la revista:
CIENCIAS DA NUTRICAO
Año:
2014
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Article