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Mediterranean Diet Adherence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Spain: Social Determinants Related to the Family
The Mediterranean diet (MD), a well-established quality diet model, and regular physical activity are associated with reducing the appearance or progression of several chronic diseases and reducing morbidity and mortality. However, reduction of these goals, adherence to the MD, and regular physical...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9736247/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36501170 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14235141 |
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author | Navarro-Martínez, Rut Mafla-España, Mayra Alejandra Cauli, Omar |
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description | The Mediterranean diet (MD), a well-established quality diet model, and regular physical activity are associated with reducing the appearance or progression of several chronic diseases and reducing morbidity and mortality. However, reduction of these goals, adherence to the MD, and regular physical activity occur at all ages, including older individuals in Mediterranean countries such as Spain, where at least adherence to the MD is culturally rooted. Objective: To evaluate the degree of adherence to the MD and physical activity in older individuals. Methods: The sample comprises 679 older adults aged 60 and over who attended activities in municipal centers for older adults in Valencia. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet, frequency of physical activity, and anthropometric assessment were used. Results: High adherence (score ≥ 9) to MD was observed only in 23.7% of the study sample. Smoking habits or having meals in fast-food restaurants on a weekly basis were significantly (p < 0.05) associated with lower MD adherence. Age, BMI, marital status, and physical activity were not significantly associated with MD adherence. Physical activity was significantly (p < 0.05) lower in individuals who were divorced or widow/ers and in those taking care of their grandchildren several times a week. Conclusions: Adherence to the MD in a big Spanish city is low among older individuals. Socio-family factors seem to play a role. Public health and governmental strategies should reinforce adherence to the MD among older individuals as a gold standard for nutrition. |
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spelling | pubmed-97362472022-12-11 Mediterranean Diet Adherence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Spain: Social Determinants Related to the Family Navarro-Martínez, Rut Mafla-España, Mayra Alejandra Cauli, Omar Nutrients Article The Mediterranean diet (MD), a well-established quality diet model, and regular physical activity are associated with reducing the appearance or progression of several chronic diseases and reducing morbidity and mortality. However, reduction of these goals, adherence to the MD, and regular physical activity occur at all ages, including older individuals in Mediterranean countries such as Spain, where at least adherence to the MD is culturally rooted. Objective: To evaluate the degree of adherence to the MD and physical activity in older individuals. Methods: The sample comprises 679 older adults aged 60 and over who attended activities in municipal centers for older adults in Valencia. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet, frequency of physical activity, and anthropometric assessment were used. Results: High adherence (score ≥ 9) to MD was observed only in 23.7% of the study sample. Smoking habits or having meals in fast-food restaurants on a weekly basis were significantly (p < 0.05) associated with lower MD adherence. Age, BMI, marital status, and physical activity were not significantly associated with MD adherence. Physical activity was significantly (p < 0.05) lower in individuals who were divorced or widow/ers and in those taking care of their grandchildren several times a week. Conclusions: Adherence to the MD in a big Spanish city is low among older individuals. Socio-family factors seem to play a role. Public health and governmental strategies should reinforce adherence to the MD among older individuals as a gold standard for nutrition. MDPI 2022-12-02 /pmc/articles/PMC9736247/ /pubmed/36501170 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14235141 Text en © 2022 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/). |
spellingShingle | Article Navarro-Martínez, Rut Mafla-España, Mayra Alejandra Cauli, Omar Mediterranean Diet Adherence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Spain: Social Determinants Related to the Family |
title | Mediterranean Diet Adherence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Spain: Social Determinants Related to the Family |
title_full | Mediterranean Diet Adherence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Spain: Social Determinants Related to the Family |
title_fullStr | Mediterranean Diet Adherence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Spain: Social Determinants Related to the Family |
title_full_unstemmed | Mediterranean Diet Adherence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Spain: Social Determinants Related to the Family |
title_short | Mediterranean Diet Adherence in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Spain: Social Determinants Related to the Family |
title_sort | mediterranean diet adherence in community-dwelling older adults in spain: social determinants related to the family |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9736247/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36501170 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu14235141 |
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