The Nutrition Health Alliance (NutriHeAl) Study: A Randomized, Controlled, Nutritional Intervention Based on Mediterranean Diet in Greek Municipalities

Hassapidou, Maria; Τζιόμαλος, Κωνσταντίνος; Lazaridou, Sofia; Pagkalos, Ioannis; Papadimitriou, Κonstantina; Kokkinopoulou, Anna; Tzotzas, Themistoklis

doi:10.1080/07315724.2019.1660928

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“…The Mediterranean diet is not only a healthy dietary pattern, but is also a sustainable diet that has a lower environmental impact than the typical Western diet [50]. Moreover, mounting evidence indicates that the Mediterranean diet has a favorable effect on diseases related to chronic inflammation, including visceral obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome [51][52][53][54][55]. Knowing that the prevalence of cardiovascular disease incidence is high in the UAE (40%) [56] and rates of dyslipidemia are strikingly elevated (72.5%) [57] makes it imperative that diets such as the Mediterranean diet should be encouraged to prevent the potentially negative effect of quarantine on dietary habits and overall health [41].…”

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Eating Habits and Lifestyle during COVID-19 Lockdown in the United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study

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The coronavirus disease is still spreading in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with subsequent lockdowns and social distancing measures being enforced by the government. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of the lockdown on eating habits and lifestyle behaviors among residents of the UAE. A cross-sectional study among adults in the UAE was conducted using an online questionnaire between April and May 2020. A total of 1012 subjects participated in the study. During the pandemic, 31% reported weight gain and 72.2% had less than eight cups of water per day. Furthermore, the dietary habits of the participants were distanced from the Mediterranean diet principles and closer to “unhealthy” dietary patterns. Moreover, 38.5% did not engage in physical activity and 36.2% spent over five hours per day on screens for entertainment. A significantly higher percentage of participants reported physical exhaustion, emotional exhaustion, irritability, and tension “all the time” during the pandemic compared to before the pandemic (p < 0.001). Sleep disturbances were prevalent among 60.8% of the participants during the pandemic. Although lockdowns are an important safety measure to protect public health, results indicate that they might cause a variety of lifestyle changes, physical inactivity, and psychological problems among adults in the UAE.

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Eating Habits and Lifestyle during COVID-19 Lockdown in the United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study

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“…All subjects completed a validated questionnaire regarding their socioeconomic and lifestyle habits, with questions that include educational level, marital status, smoking status, alcohol consumption, time spent with the computer, time of watching television, and time of sleeping among others. The combination of all the above mentioned questionnaires was used in a previous randomized controlled nutritional intervention study in Greece, conducted by our group ( 12 ). Results from these variables can be seen in Table 2 .…”

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“…A combination of dietary assessment methods was used in this cross-sectional study. Two interviewer-administered 24-h diet recalls were collected to capture detailed information about all foods and beverages consumed in the past 24 h. A validated, in the Greek population, food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was used to estimate the frequency of consumption of 114 different foods and beverages in a month ( 12 ). The frequency of dietary intake reported in the FFQ was estimated by selecting one of the six categories: never, one to three times per month, once to two times per week, three to six times per week, one time per day, equal or more than two times per day.…”

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Dietary Patterns in Adults Following the Christian Orthodox Fasting Regime in Greece

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ObjectiveThe aim of the study was to identify and describe the dietary patterns seen in a carefully selected sample that follows the Christian Orthodox Church (COC) fasting regime in Greece.MethodsA number of 361 individuals from Northern Greece participated in this cross-sectional study. A number of 176 subjects have been fasting according to the COC recommendations since childhood and 185 non-fasters acted as the control group. Dietary data from a validated food frequency questionnaire were used to derive dietary patterns by principal component analysis (PCA).ResultsThree distinct dietary patterns were identified in the fasting population, the “COC Fasting,” the “Western,” and the “Traditional” dietary pattern, whereas in the non-fasting population, two dietary patterns were found the “Western” and the “Traditional.” The dietary patterns in the fasting population were associated with healthier lifestyle choices, such as abstaining from alcohol and smoke and reduced red and processed meats consumption.ConclusionFindings from the study revealed that people who adhere to the COC fasting recommendations since childhood tend to follow this dietary pattern throughout the year. By gaining insights into the energy and nutrient intake of this unique dietary pattern, public health stakeholders could promote healthier eating behaviors to prevent non-communicable chronic diseases, such as obesity and metabolic syndrome.

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“…The Mediterranean diet is not only a healthy dietary pattern but is also a sustainable diet that has a lower environmental impact than the typical Western diet [69] . Moreover, mounting evidence indicates that the Mediterranean diet has a favorable effect on diseases related to chronic inflammation, including visceral obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus and the metabolic syndrome [70][71][72][73][74] . Knowing that the prevalence of cardiovascular disease is high worldwide, and rates of dyslipidemia are strikingly elevated, makes it imperative that diets such as the Mediterranean diet should be encouraged to minimize and prevent the potentially negative effect of quarantine on dietary habits and overall health.…”

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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on lifestyle behavior, body weight and physical activity: A review of studies published during 2020

Daradkeh¹,

AL-Muhanadi²

2021

J. Curr. Res. Food Sci.

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Background and Aims:The lifestyle behavior of individuals for the entire globe has been affected by COVID-19. To evaluate how lifestyle behaviors among adults in developed and developing countries were affected by COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This review was carried out to assess lifestyle behaviors including eating habits, body weight and activity level changes among adults in the globe during the pandemic. From the beginning of the pandemic until October 2020 all relevant studies in PubMed were identified. Results: Adults of both genders in 11 studies were included in the present review. Several changes in lifestyle behavior were caused by COVID-19. The most lifestyle parameters including mental and Psychosocial stress, sleep quantity (average hours) and quality, decline in physical activity and weight gain were prevalent among the participants due to COVID-19. Conclusion: Dissemination of health education and motivate population through different media styles is essential task during the pandemic.

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The Nutrition Health Alliance (NutriHeAl) Study: A Randomized, Controlled, Nutritional Intervention Based on Mediterranean Diet in Greek Municipalities

Cited by 18 publications

References 41 publications

Eating Habits and Lifestyle during COVID-19 Lockdown in the United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study

Eating Habits and Lifestyle during COVID-19 Lockdown in the United Arab Emirates: A Cross-Sectional Study

Dietary Patterns in Adults Following the Christian Orthodox Fasting Regime in Greece

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on lifestyle behavior, body weight and physical activity: A review of studies published during 2020

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