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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCES AND NUTRITION
Volume 65, Issue 5, Pages 621-628Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2013.873887
Keywords
Adherence; children; Italy; KIDMED; Mediterranean diet
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- Italian Ministry of Health/Centre for Disease Prevention and Control [4393/2005 - CCM]
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The adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) of 1740 Italian 8-9-year-olds was evaluated using the KIDMED index and a descriptive analysis of it by socio-demographic and lifestyle factors was performed. Only 5.0% of the children resulted high'' adherers of MD (62.2% average'' and 32.8% poor''). This scarce adherence was due to a low consumption of fruit, vegetables, legumes, dairy products and a high intake of commercially baked goods for breakfast and sweets. Hindrances to fruit, vegetables and pulses consumption were reported for one-third of the sample. The adherence rates did not differ significantly with BMI and gender. Adherence improved with: having lunch at school; liking lunch at school; breakfast with family; no free access to food; availability of fruit and pulses; liking vegetables; higher maternal education; lower child screen time; population size of place of residence. The results show it is important to improve family food habits and dietary knowledge.
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