“…Given that it is a simple instrument to use, many countries in the Mediterranean area such as Croatia ( 11 ), Greece ( 12 – 14 ), Hungary ( 10 ), Israel ( 15 ), Italy ( 16 – 18 ), Lebanon ( 19 ), Lithuania ( 11 ), Portugal ( 20 – 22 ), Serbia ( 11 ), Spain ( 23 – 26 ), and Turkey ( 27 – 29 ) have used this instrument to measure the adherence to the Mediterranean diet in children and young people. Furthermore, other countries which, due to their geographical position and gastronomic culture, have access to foods typical of the Mediterranean pattern such as Brazil ( 30 ), Chile ( 31 ), Colombia ( 32 ), Cyprus ( 33 ), Estonia ( 34 , 35 ), Finland ( 36 ), and the United States ( 37 – 39 ) have also used the questionnaire.…”