Interplay Between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Lipid Profile: A Comparative Survey Between Day-Time Healthcare and Non-healthcare Female Workers

Lorenzo, Luigi Di; Vimercati, Luigi; Pipoli, Antonella; Manghisi, Nicola Mariano; Lampignano, Luisa; Caputi, Antonio; Maria, Luigi De; Zupo, Roberta; Pergola, Giovanni De

doi:10.3389/fpubh.2021.649760

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“…Similar results were reported in the MINISAL-SIIA study, in which excessive salt consumption was disclosed in 90% of men and 81% of women [ 3 ]. This difference could be explained, at least partly, by the target population of the present study, focused on HW, who have a greater awareness of the risk of an unbalanced diet than the general population [ 26 ].…”

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Reduction of Excessive Dietary Sodium Consumption: Effectiveness of a Prevention Intervention among Health Workers in a Large Italian Hospital

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Excessive salt consumption is one of the leading causes of high blood pressure. Worldwide salt intake largely exceeds the WHO recommended amount. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of high salt consumers and the effectiveness of a short-term workplace educational intervention among health workers. An online survey, assessing daily salt consumption through the MINISAL-SIIA questionnaire, was sent to the 4911 health workers employed by the University Hospital of Verona, Italy. Health workers who had a high (total score ≥ 10) or moderate (total score = 8/9) salt consumption associated with obesity or arterial hypertension were invited to undergo a medical examination and a short individual counselling session. A total of 1665 health workers (34.0%) completed the online questionnaire; 40.9% and 12.6% had moderate and high salt intake, respectively. High salt intake was more prevalent in men, current and past smokers, and obese and overweight subjects. In 95 participants completing the clinical phase, median daily salt consumption decreased from 10 (p25–p75 8–11) to 7 g (6–8) (p < 0.001), systolic blood pressure from 130 (120–140) to 120 (120–130) mmHg and weight from 78 (62–87) to 75 (62–86) kg. More than half of health workers had an excessive salt intake. However, a brief educational intervention in the healthcare working setting can substantially reduce unhealthy dietary habits, fostering weight loss and blood pressure control. Studies with a longer follow-up are needed to evaluate the persistence over time of these effects.

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Reduction of Excessive Dietary Sodium Consumption: Effectiveness of a Prevention Intervention among Health Workers in a Large Italian Hospital

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“…In the remaining studies that included health professionals, the participants’ mean age ranged from 37.0 to 51.7 years, the percentage of males ranged from 28.0% to 51.9%, and two of these studies included only females (Leyva-Vela et al. , 2021; Di Lorenzo et al. , 2021) (Table 1).…”

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“…Office/company employees and other workers (Table 2) : Studies with samples of employees from companies/offices/local government assessed adherence to the MDP with the MDS (score range from 0 to 55) (Di Lorenzo et al. , 2021; Papadaki et al.…”

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“…The other studies with health professionals used the PREDIMED questionnaire (score range from 0 to 14) (Rapisarda et al, 2021;Sentenach-Carbo et al, 2019), the PREDIMED-PLUS Mediterranean dietary pattern questionnaire (score range from 0 to 17) (Leyva-Vela et al, 2021), the MEDAS (score range from 0 to 14) (Gonz alez-Sosa et al, 2021), the MDS (score range from 0 to 9 in one study, and score range from 0 to 55 in other two studies) (Carlos et al, 2020;Eleuteri et al, 2018;Di Lorenzo et al, 2021), a Diet Score (no score range information) (Tountas et al, 2007) and a Global adherence indicator (score range from 0 to 15) (B ejar Prado and Mesa Rodríguez, 2022). Overall, both male and female healthcare workers had low to moderate adherence to MDP (mean score of 4.6 6 2.3 among males and mean score of 4.8 6 1.9 among females, according to the PREDIMED questionnaire (Rapisarda et al, 2021); only 3% of the primary care physicians with high adherence, also according to the PREDIMED questionnaire (Sentenach-Carbo et al, 2019); mean score of 7.2 6 2.6 among nurses and nursing assistants, according to the PREDIMED-PLUS questionnaire (Leyva-Vela et al, 2021); 70.8% of doctors with low to moderate adherence, according to MDS (Carlos et al, 2020); mean score of 31.7 6 5.2 among primary caregivers (Eleuteri et al, 2018) and mean score of 35.8 6 4.7 (Di Lorenzo et al, 2021) also according to MDS; mean score of 6.0 6 2.2, according to a Global adherence indicator (B ejar Prado and Mesa Rodríguez, 2022)). However, in one study using MEDAS, 61.2% of the healthcare personnel had good adherence to this healthy dietary pattern (Gonz alez-Sosa et al, 2021).…”

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“…The percentage of males ranged from 36.9% to 37.4%; however, two of these studies evaluated only males (Wirth et al, 2018;Kenfield et al, 2014) and four evaluated only females (Barbhaiya et al, 2021;Hirko et al, 2016;Hu et al, 2015;Jung et al, 2016). In the remaining studies that included health professionals, the participants' mean age ranged from 37.0 to 51.7 years, the percentage of males ranged from 28.0% to 51.9%, and two of these studies included only females (Leyva-Vela et al, 2021;Di Lorenzo et al, 2021)…”

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Adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern among workers: a systematic review

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2024

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Purpose This paper aims to carry out a systematic review based on the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines to assess the adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern (MDP) in workers. Design/methodology/approach Three electronic databases were searched up to March 2022. The population was restricted to adults, workers in any professional area, without special diets and no specific health conditions. Their adherence to the MDP was assessed by any a priori method/instrument. Two reviewers independently applied the eligibility criteria and performed the data extraction from each study included. In case of disagreement, a third reviewer was consulted. Findings Of the 590 studies found, 46 were included. Most of the studies were carried out in Europe, between the years 2019 and 2022 and were cross-sectional studies. The minimum sample size was 38, and the maximum was 1,74,638 participants. Most studies included both males and females; six included only females and nine only males. The three most prevalent types of workers under study were health professionals, factory workers and firefighters. The most used method for assessing adherence to the MDP was the Mediterranean diet score. Overall, workers showed low or moderate adherence to the MDP. Originality/value This systematic review conducted to assess the adherence to the MDP in workers displays an urgent need to improve diet quality in the workplaces.

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Interplay Between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Lipid Profile: A Comparative Survey Between Day-Time Healthcare and Non-healthcare Female Workers

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Reduction of Excessive Dietary Sodium Consumption: Effectiveness of a Prevention Intervention among Health Workers in a Large Italian Hospital

Reduction of Excessive Dietary Sodium Consumption: Effectiveness of a Prevention Intervention among Health Workers in a Large Italian Hospital

Adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern among workers: a systematic review

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