Mediterranean diet and wellbeing: evidence from a nationwide survey

Moreno-Agostino, Darío; Caballero, Francisco Félix; Martín‐María, Natalia; Tyrovolas, Stefanos; López-García, Pilar; Rodríguez‐Artalejo, Fernando; Haro, Josep María; Ayuso-Mateos, José Luís

doi:10.1080/08870446.2018.1525492

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“…Similar results were reported by Moreno-Agostino et al [ 49 ], although they found statistically significant inverse relationships between adherence to the MD and negative affect. Therefore, the MD is related to emotional improvements in both positive and negative aspects.…”

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Mediterranean Diet and the Emotional Well-Being of Students of the Campus of Melilla (University of Granada)

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A certain link exists between the consumption of particular groups of food and well-being. In this study, we analyzed in depth the relationship between strict adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) and emotional well-being through a descriptive, exploratory, transversal, and correlational study of students from the Campus of Melilla, University of Granada, Spain. The sample consisted of 272 individuals. Adherence to the MD was measured with the PREvención con DIetaMEDiterránea (PREDIMED) questionnaire, emotional well-being (both positive and negative affection) with the Spanish version of the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS), the state of perceived health with the Short Form-36 (SF36), and the degree of physical activity using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form (IPAQ-SF). A strict adherence to the MD was found to be significantly related to positive emotional state (β = 0.018, p = 0.009). The perceived state of health (β = 0.192, p < 0.001), mental role (β = 0.346, p < 0.001), and physical activity (β = 0.155, p = 0.007) were found to be predictive factors of a positive emotional state. Conversely, the relationship between the adherence to the MD and a negative emotional state was not significant. Various components of the MD were found to be independently connected to well-being. The results suggest that adopting a nutritional pattern such as the MD is linked to an improvement in emotional well-being.

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Mediterranean Diet and the Emotional Well-Being of Students of the Campus of Melilla (University of Granada)

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“…We found evidence of both positive and negative features in the MED populations taking part in this study. On the favorable side, and in good agreement with earlier studies also conducted in the general adult population from SP [ 15 , 16 , 28 , 30 , 37 , 42 ], PT [ 44 , 45 ], IT [ 17 ], or GR [ 19 ], our results supported a clear preference for OO against butter, with OO displaying more than 90% of subjects within the MD recommendations, and between ≈60% and 95% consuming less than one portion of butter or cream per day. Nonetheless, the target quantity for OO (≥4 tbsp/day) was reached by ≤30% of the participants.…”

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“…Regarding the MED participant countries, analogous results with scores in the midrange of the scale were previously reported in SP [ 15 , 16 , 28 , 30 , 37 , 42 , 43 ], PT [ 22 , 44 , 45 ], IT [ 17 , 18 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 ], GR [ 50 , 51 ], and CY [ 52 ]. Other Southern European as well as some non-European MED countries [ 23 , 27 , 53 ] have also been attributed a moderate value of MD adherence.…”

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Persistent Moderate-to-Weak Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Low Scoring for Plant-Based Foods across Several Southern European Countries: Are We Overlooking the Mediterranean Diet Recommendations?

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The Mediterranean diet (MD) has been sponsored worldwide as a healthy and sustainable diet. Our aim was to update and compare MD adherence and food choices across several Southern European countries: Spain (SP), Portugal (PT), Italy (IT), Greece (GR), and Cyprus (CY) (MED, Mediterranean), and Bulgaria (BG) and the Republic of North Macedonia (NMK) (non-MED, non-Mediterranean). Participants (N = 3145, ≥18 y) completed a survey (MeDiWeB) with sociodemographic, anthropometric, and food questions (14-item Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener, 14-MEDAS). The MED and non-MED populations showed moderate (7.08 ± 1.96) and weak (5.58 ± 1.82) MD adherence, respectively, with significant yet small differences across countries (SP > PT > GR > IT > CY > BG > NMK, p-value < 0.001). The MED participants scored higher than the non-MED ones for most of the Mediterranean-typical foods, with the greatest differences found for olive oil (OO) and white meat preference. In most countries, ≥70% of the participants reported quantities of red meat, butter, sweet drinks, and desserts below the recommended cutoff points, whereas <50% achieved the targets for plant-based foods, OO, fish, and wine. Being a woman and increasing age were associated with superior adherence (p-value < 0.001), but differences were rather small. Our results suggest that the campaigns carried out to support and reinforce the MD and to promote plant-based foods have limited success across Southern Europe, and that more hard-hitting strategies are needed.

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“…The behaviours covered in the special issues are a regular focus of attention in Psychology & Health. For example, recent issues of Psychology & Health have seen papers focusing on physical activity (Janssen & Waters, 2019;Parker, Chipperfield, Perry, Hamm, & Hoppmann, 2019;Robinson, Bisson, Hughes, Ebert, & Lachman, 2019;Smith, Williams, O'Donnell, & McKechnie, 2019), binge drinking (Caudwell, Keech, Hamilton, Mullen, & Hagger, 2019;Davies, 2019;Giese, Stok, & Renner, 2019;Norman, Webb, & Millings, 2019;Tatnell, Loxton, Modecki, & Hamilton, 2019), healthy eating (Moreno-Agostino et al, 2019;Voi & Sainsbury, 2019), screening (Tong & Sopory, 2019), smoking (Scholten, Granic, Chen, Veling, & Luijten, 2019) and drug use (Kougiali, Fasulo, Needs, & Van Laar, 2017).…”

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confidence: 99%

Health behaviour: cancer screening, blood and organ donation, and opioid (mis)use

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Mediterranean diet and wellbeing: evidence from a nationwide survey

Cited by 32 publications

References 46 publications

Mediterranean Diet and the Emotional Well-Being of Students of the Campus of Melilla (University of Granada)

Mediterranean Diet and the Emotional Well-Being of Students of the Campus of Melilla (University of Granada)

Persistent Moderate-to-Weak Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Low Scoring for Plant-Based Foods across Several Southern European Countries: Are We Overlooking the Mediterranean Diet Recommendations?

Health behaviour: cancer screening, blood and organ donation, and opioid (mis)use

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