2008
DOI: 10.1093/jn/138.10.1951
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Abstract: 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 pattern in a representative sample of Greek children and adolescents. The study sample (n = 1305, 3-18 y) was representative of the Greek pediatric population in terms of sex and age. Information on participants' sociodemographic, anthropometric, and lifestyle characteristics were collected through telephone interviews. Adherence to the Me… Show more

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“…Previous studies conducted on children and adolescents reported similar results to ours, namely, that there is a low to moderate adherence to the principles of the Mediterranean diet [11][12][13]. However, we did see a rather normal distribution among the groups, with about half in the average, middle category and the other half split in the two extremes.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 87%
“…Previous studies conducted on children and adolescents reported similar results to ours, namely, that there is a low to moderate adherence to the principles of the Mediterranean diet [11][12][13]. However, we did see a rather normal distribution among the groups, with about half in the average, middle category and the other half split in the two extremes.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 87%
“…Our results suggest that although the current Catalan population still follows the MDP, it is being lost, mainly in the younger generations. This trend has also been reported in other Mediterranean regions (44,(63)(64)(65) . Taking into account that childhood obesity is unfortunately one of the pandemics of the 21st century (66) , young age groups of the population should be a priority target for nutrition interventions to prevent obesity and diet-related diseases.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 87%
“…Another survey conducted in Crete (Chatzi et al, 2007) that assessed adherence to Mediterranean diet by applying the same tool, the KIDMED index, also ended up to similar conclusions for the lowest KIDMED category but the percentage classified into the optimal group was four times higher. In the same lines, in a representative sample of 1.305 Greek children and adolescents, only a small percentage of children (11.3%) and adolescents (8.3%) were characterized by an optimal KIDMED score (Kontogianni et al, 2008). It is of note that no difference in the total KIDMED score was found in a study (Karlin et al, 2008) that compared the nutritional habits between Cretan (5.71, 95% CI 4.60-6.82) and Swedish (5.91, 95% CI 5.26-6.56) children, suggesting that Cretan children may have abandoned some aspects of traditional Mediterranean diet or that Swedish children have changed their diet in favor of more Mediterranean food pattern.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 83%