Objective: To ascertain the major dietary patterns in the cohort 'SUN'and to assess the
association of several sociodemographic (including age and gender) and lifestyle variables …

ObjectiveThe purpose of the present study was to analyse the evolution of the Spanish
population's global and regional adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) since 1987 …

Objective The aim of this study was to estimate the level of adherence to the Mediterranean
diet in a group of Italian high school students, in relation to their lifestyles and social and …

Background Short dietary assessment tools can be useful to estimate food intake and diet
quality in large-scale epidemiological studies with time constraints. Objective To determine …

Unhealthy dietary habits determined during childhood may represent a risk factor to many of
the chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in adulthood. Mediterranean Diet (MD) …

Ensuring the accuracy of dietary assessment instruments is paramount for interpreting diet-
disease relationships. The present study assessed the relative and construct validity of the …

Background To evaluate the adherence to Mediterranean diet (MD) and its major
socioeconomic and psychosocial determinants in a large sample of the Italian population …

There is a tendency in Mediterranean countries to abandon the characteristic Mediterranean
diet. This is especially apparent within younger populations. This could have negative …

ObjectiveTo assess adherence to the Mediterranean diet and nutrient intakes in a
population of Sicily, southern Italy and to evaluate possible determinants, particularly socio …

Objective The aim of this review was to evaluate the conceptual suitability, applicability and
psychometric properties of scores used internationally to measure adherence to the …