… The aim of this study was to assess whether the recently developed Diet Quality Index-International
(DQI-I) could be used to evaluate diet quality of a Mediterranean population. A cross-…

… In conclusion, while Mediterranean dietary habits are still present in some populations, we
are living in an era with a progressive shift away from the traditional MD, mainly in younger …

… As we have observed, the components included in a Mediterranean diet pattern adherence
index can vary; consequently, the reliability of the indexes can be lowered. Therefore, the …

… alternative and relative MDS(34) and Mediterranean Adequacy Index(35), have been
developed; … data from global international databases suggest that the Mediterranean diet may be …

… As the reference Italian–Mediterranean diet, we proposed that of subjects from Nicotera
in 19604. Nicotera was a rather poor rural area in the South of Italy, perched on a spur in the …

… Score (MDS) to quantify adherence to a traditional Mediterranean diet. We computed the …
of dietary mono-unsaturated/saturated fats as the ninth component of the Mediterranean Diet …

… For the ascertainment of physical activity status we used the International Physical Activity …
the association between Mediterranean diet and fasting indices of glucose homoeostasis. To …

… dietary habits in Spanish children and adolescents based on a Mediterranean Diet Quality
Index … This paper presents the results of the Mediterranean Diet Quality Index for children and …

… diet quality index for pregnancy based on a Mediterranean-type diet (MDS-P), evaluating the
diet … (20) developed the Diet Quality Index-International, a score based on information from …

… mass index (BMI) is the most used approach to estimate excess weight, other anthropometric
indices … activity and adherence to a Mediterranean diet on these indices. Here we report the …