Is adherence to the Mediterranean diet associated with healthy habits and physical fitness? A systematic review and meta-analysis including 565 421 youths

A García-Hermoso, Y Ezzatvar, JF López-Gil… - British Journal of …, 2022 - cambridge.org
The relationship between adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD), physical activity (PA),
sedentary behaviour and physical fitness levels has been analysed in several studies; …

Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in children and adolescents: A systematic review

PI Idelson, L Scalfi, G Valerio - Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background and aim A decreased adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD) may be
related to a rise in chronic non-communicable diseases from childhood onward. The aim of …

Physical activity mediates the protective effect of the Mediterranean diet on children's obesity status: The CYKIDS study

C Lazarou, DB Panagiotakos, AL Matalas - Nutrition, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: There is some evidence regarding the association between adherence to the
Mediterranean diet (MD) and obesity among adults; to our knowledge, however, no relevant …

[HTML][HTML] Mediterranean diet adherence in children and adolescents in southern European countries

G Grosso, F Galvano - NFS journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Over the last decades, a progressive shifting away from traditional healthy
dietary patterns, such as the Mediterranean diet, has been observed. The aim of this review …

Healthy lifestyle: Relationship between Mediterranean diet, body composition and physical fitness in 13 to 16-years old Icelandic students

P Galan-Lopez, F Ries, T Gisladottir… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Childhood and adolescent obesity are currently among the greatest challenges for public
health. Physical activity, physical fitness, and adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) …

Greek adolescents and the Mediterranean diet: factors affecting quality and adherence

S Papadaki, E Mavrikaki - Nutrition, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective Evaluation of adolescents' adherence to the Mediterranean diet (AMD) and the
connection to anthropometric, demographic, socioeconomic, and lifestyle characteristics …

Association between adherence to the mediterranean diet and physical fitness with body composition parameters in 1717 european adolescents: The adoleshealth …

P Galan-Lopez, AJ Sanchez-Oliver, M Pihu… - Nutrients, 2019 - mdpi.com
Obesity, low levels of physical fitness, and unhealthy eating patterns are responsible for part
of the health problems of adolescents today. The current study aimed at examining the …

Mediterranean diet and its correlates among adolescents in non-Mediterranean European countries: A population-based study

D Novak, L Štefan, R Prosoli, A Emeljanovas… - Nutrients, 2017 - mdpi.com
Little is known about the factors which might influence the adherence to a Mediterranean
diet in non-Mediterranean European countries. Thus, the main purpose of this study was to …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence to Mediterranean diet associated with health-related quality of life in children and adolescents: a systematic review

MA Romero-Robles, F Ccami-Bernal, ZN Ortiz-Benique… - BMC nutrition, 2022 - Springer
Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) has become a significant outcome in assessing
interventions in the pediatric population and could be influenced by diet patterns. The …

[HTML][HTML] Adherence rates to the Mediterranean diet are low in a representative sample of Greek children and adolescents

MD Kontogianni, N Vidra, AE Farmaki, S Koinaki… - The Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
Data from studies in pediatric samples exploring adherence to the Mediterranean diet are
scarce. The aim of the present work was to explore adherence to a Mediterranean diet …