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A Generation Shift in Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Its Association with Biological Markers and Health in Dalmatia, Croatia

Previous studies have confirmed the beneficial effect of a Mediterranean diet in mitigating health issues related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. However, rapid changes in the traditional way of life and the “westernization” of the diet in Mediterranean populations, especially in yo...

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Autores principales: Šarac, Jelena, Havaš Auguštin, Dubravka, Lovrić, Mario, Stryeck, Sarah, Šunić, Iva, Novokmet, Natalija, Missoni, Saša
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8705718/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34960116
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13124564
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author Šarac, Jelena
Havaš Auguštin, Dubravka
Lovrić, Mario
Stryeck, Sarah
Šunić, Iva
Novokmet, Natalija
Missoni, Saša
author_facet Šarac, Jelena
Havaš Auguštin, Dubravka
Lovrić, Mario
Stryeck, Sarah
Šunić, Iva
Novokmet, Natalija
Missoni, Saša
author_sort Šarac, Jelena
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description Previous studies have confirmed the beneficial effect of a Mediterranean diet in mitigating health issues related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. However, rapid changes in the traditional way of life and the “westernization” of the diet in Mediterranean populations, especially in younger generations, has led to progressive abandonment of healthy dietary patterns. In order to investigate the generation shift in dietary patterns and lifestyle habits in the Mediterranean part of Croatia, we compared two cohorts of 610 women (266 pregnant and 344 non-pregnant) from the same region, but from different age groups. The MDSS score was derived from food frequency questionnaires. The results showed that the young, reproductively active generation (pregnant women) in Dalmatia, Croatia, although having a higher education and socioeconomic status, exhibits a more adverse eating behaviour (lower adherence to the Mediterranean diet) and lifestyle (excessive smoking in pregnancy) than the older population from the same region. Lower MDSS scores across aggregated age groups in both cohorts showed significant association with higher blood lipid levels and higher smoking frequency. In conclusion, Mediterranean diet adherence is associated with biological markers (age, lipid profile) and lifestyle (smoking) in our study, with a more adverse trend observed in the younger generation.
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spelling pubmed-87057182021-12-25 A Generation Shift in Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Its Association with Biological Markers and Health in Dalmatia, Croatia Šarac, Jelena Havaš Auguštin, Dubravka Lovrić, Mario Stryeck, Sarah Šunić, Iva Novokmet, Natalija Missoni, Saša Nutrients Article Previous studies have confirmed the beneficial effect of a Mediterranean diet in mitigating health issues related to cardiovascular disease, diabetes and obesity. However, rapid changes in the traditional way of life and the “westernization” of the diet in Mediterranean populations, especially in younger generations, has led to progressive abandonment of healthy dietary patterns. In order to investigate the generation shift in dietary patterns and lifestyle habits in the Mediterranean part of Croatia, we compared two cohorts of 610 women (266 pregnant and 344 non-pregnant) from the same region, but from different age groups. The MDSS score was derived from food frequency questionnaires. The results showed that the young, reproductively active generation (pregnant women) in Dalmatia, Croatia, although having a higher education and socioeconomic status, exhibits a more adverse eating behaviour (lower adherence to the Mediterranean diet) and lifestyle (excessive smoking in pregnancy) than the older population from the same region. Lower MDSS scores across aggregated age groups in both cohorts showed significant association with higher blood lipid levels and higher smoking frequency. In conclusion, Mediterranean diet adherence is associated with biological markers (age, lipid profile) and lifestyle (smoking) in our study, with a more adverse trend observed in the younger generation. MDPI 2021-12-20 /pmc/articles/PMC8705718/ /pubmed/34960116 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13124564 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/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 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Šunić, Iva
Novokmet, Natalija
Missoni, Saša
A Generation Shift in Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Its Association with Biological Markers and Health in Dalmatia, Croatia
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title_fullStr A Generation Shift in Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Its Association with Biological Markers and Health in Dalmatia, Croatia
title_full_unstemmed A Generation Shift in Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Its Association with Biological Markers and Health in Dalmatia, Croatia
title_short A Generation Shift in Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Its Association with Biological Markers and Health in Dalmatia, Croatia
title_sort generation shift in mediterranean diet adherence and its association with biological markers and health in dalmatia, croatia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8705718/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34960116
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13124564
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