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Adherence to Mediterranean Diet among Students from Primary and Middle School in the Province of Taranto, 2016–2018

The Mediterranean diet represents one of the healthiest dietary patterns, but nowadays it is increasingly being ignored in schools and by families. The aim of this study is to assess the adherence to the Mediterranean diet by pupils living in a small Southern Italian municipality, and whether it is...

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Autores principales: Bonaccorsi, Guglielmo, Furlan, Federica, Scocuzza, Marisa, Lorini, Chiara
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7432470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32731568
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155437
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author Bonaccorsi, Guglielmo
Furlan, Federica
Scocuzza, Marisa
Lorini, Chiara
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description The Mediterranean diet represents one of the healthiest dietary patterns, but nowadays it is increasingly being ignored in schools and by families. The aim of this study is to assess the adherence to the Mediterranean diet by pupils living in a small Southern Italian municipality, and whether it is a predictor of nutritional status.The degree of adherence to the Mediterranean diet, the socio-economic status and the nutritional status of 314 students (6–14 years) were tested during the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 school years with the help of a questionnaire comprising the Mediterranean Diet Quality Index for Children and Adolescents (KIDMED) test. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to assess the predictive role of the KIDMED score and the other variables with respect to nutritional status. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is high, medium and poor in, respectively, 24.8, 56.4 and 18.8% of students; it varies depending on gender and age, with females and older students showing higher values. In the multivariate logistic regression model, sex and KIDMED level are become significant predictors of nutritional status. This study highlights the need for intervention in the form of school projects—also involving families—to promote healthier eating habits in younger generations.
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spelling pubmed-74324702020-08-24 Adherence to Mediterranean Diet among Students from Primary and Middle School in the Province of Taranto, 2016–2018 Bonaccorsi, Guglielmo Furlan, Federica Scocuzza, Marisa Lorini, Chiara Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The Mediterranean diet represents one of the healthiest dietary patterns, but nowadays it is increasingly being ignored in schools and by families. The aim of this study is to assess the adherence to the Mediterranean diet by pupils living in a small Southern Italian municipality, and whether it is a predictor of nutritional status.The degree of adherence to the Mediterranean diet, the socio-economic status and the nutritional status of 314 students (6–14 years) were tested during the 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 school years with the help of a questionnaire comprising the Mediterranean Diet Quality Index for Children and Adolescents (KIDMED) test. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to assess the predictive role of the KIDMED score and the other variables with respect to nutritional status. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet is high, medium and poor in, respectively, 24.8, 56.4 and 18.8% of students; it varies depending on gender and age, with females and older students showing higher values. In the multivariate logistic regression model, sex and KIDMED level are become significant predictors of nutritional status. This study highlights the need for intervention in the form of school projects—also involving families—to promote healthier eating habits in younger generations. MDPI 2020-07-28 2020-08 /pmc/articles/PMC7432470/ /pubmed/32731568 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155437 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_short Adherence to Mediterranean Diet among Students from Primary and Middle School in the Province of Taranto, 2016–2018
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7432470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32731568
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17155437
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