Mediterranean diet adherence and body composition among Southern Italian adolescents

Mistretta, Antonio; Marventano, Stefano; Antoci, Mariagrazia; Cagnetti, Antonella; Giogianni, Gabriele; Nolfo, Francesca; Rametta, Stefania; Pecora, Giulia; Marranzano, Marina

doi:10.1016/j.orcp.2016.05.007

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“…A recent study analyzed the Mediterranean lifestyle by creating the MediLIFE index, determining that adolescents who presented high adherence to the Mediterranean lifestyle had less tendency to overweight and obesity [77]. This was confirmed by another study with Italian adolescents, where those who had a high adherence to the Mediterranean diet were 30% less likely to be overweight or obese [78].…”

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The Influence of Physical Activity, Diet, Weight Status and Substance Abuse on Students’ Self-Perceived Health

García

Agraso-López²,

Ramos-Morcillo

et al. 2020

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The objective of this study was to determine the level and relationship between the self-perceived health of adolescents in relation to the level of practice of physical activity, adherence to the Mediterranean diet, weight status and consumption of substance abuse, such as alcohol and tobacco. A total of 516 adolescent students between the ages of 12 and 16 completed a series of questionnaires to assess their health, physical activity, compliance with the Mediterranean diet and alcohol and tobacco consumption. Adolescents who practice more physical activity have better health and greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet. The level of health is higher among adolescents with greater adherence to the Mediterranean diet, evidencing better health among those who consume less tobacco. These results show the need to involve the educational community, families and the media to promote healthy lifestyle habits that can help physical activity and sports professionals in the development of theoretical–practical proposals aimed at improving the health of students.

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The Influence of Physical Activity, Diet, Weight Status and Substance Abuse on Students’ Self-Perceived Health

García

Agraso-López²,

Ramos-Morcillo

et al. 2020

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“…In a longitudinal study of 1,610 adolescents, WHtR decreased significantly after a multilevel intervention based on the principles of the Mediterranean Diet (Bacopoulou, Landis, Rentoumis, Tsitsika, & Efthymiou, ). Similarly, high diet quality such as Mediterranean dietary patterns has also been associated with weight status, which suggests the importance of providing dietary habit education to prevent overweight and obesity in children (Mistretta et al, ). Until now, research on the influence of inflammatory diet on WHtR has focused on adult populations.…”

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Dietary inflammatory index and cardiovascular risk factors in Spanish children and adolescents

Correa‐Rodríguez¹,

González‐Jiménez²,

Rueda‐Medina³

et al. 2018

Research in Nursing & Health

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Dietary inflammatory potential is an established risk factor for adverse cardiovascular events. In this study we analyzed the relation between the Dietary Inflammatory Index (DII) and cardiovascular risk factors, based on anthropometric, body composition, blood pressure, and heart rate parameters in children and adolescents. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 428 Spanish schoolchildren (mean age 12.32 ± 1.84), whose DII was calculated, based on a 24-hr diet recall over 3 days. Anthropometric measurements were taken, and body composition analyzed by bioelectrical impedance analysis. Blood pressure and heart rate parameters were assessed with an automatic monitor. Pubertal stage was assessed based on Tanner criteria. We analyzed the DII both as a continuous variable and as a category variable based on quartiles. Linear regression analysis revealed that the DII was significantly associated with waist to height ratio (WHtR) (p = .026; B = 0.128, 95% CI [.001-.016]) after adjusting for age, sex, total energy intake, and Tanner stage. All macro- and micronutrient intakes were found to be higher in the DII Q1 (anti-inflammatory diet) except for caffeine. This study provides preliminary evidence of a significant association between the DII and WHtR, an index of cardiovascular risk. The results obtained indicate that the inflammatory potential of the diet may play a role in children and adolescents becoming overweight or developing obesity. Future studies in young people should be conducted to validate and further explore these relationships.

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“…In the cohort studied, male gender seems to have a significant role in spite of a lower overall % fat mass than females. Gender differences in body fat in children have been previously recognized before and after puberty, although this is the first report of a large cohort of Italian schoolchildren aged 6 to 14.5 years . BMI in children is not an equivalent measure of % body fat, because it is dependent on other features including age, gender, stage of sexual maturation and hormonal environment, distribution of body fat mass, and weight …”

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Impact of unhealthy childhood and unfavorable parents' characteristics on adiposity in schoolchildren

Vinciguerra

Tumminia

Roppolo

et al. 2019

Diabetes Metabolism Res

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Background: Childhood obesity is encouraged by low physical activity (PA), time spent using screens (screen time, ST), and by sugar-sweetened beverage consumption (SSBc). It is also influenced by unfavorable parents' characteristics, such as a high body mass index (BMI) and low education level (EL). Our aim was to evaluate the overall and specific influence of these factors on childhood adiposity. Material and methods:Anthropometric parameters including BMI z-score, waist circumference (WC), waist to height ratio (WtHR), and fat mass were measured in a cohort of 1702 schoolchildren (6.0-14.5 years, mean 10.7 ± 1.8) and questionnaires concerning children's PA, ST, and SSBc, and parent's BMI and EL were administered to parents. Results:Overweight/obesity prevalence was higher (P < .0001) in males (57%) than in females (43%). Less physically active children (28.9%) had a higher prevalence of overweight/obesity and higher BMI z-score, WC, WtHR, and fat mass relative to more physically active children (P < .05). PA was negatively associated with the BMI z-score (r = 0.18, P < .0001) and fat mass percentage (r = 0.18, P < .0001).Children with more ST had higher WC and WtHR than non-ST viewers (P < .05) but not BMI. Moreover, SSBc did not influence the anthropometric parameters. At multivariate analysis, male gender, less PA, and parental risk factors (parent's overweight/obesity and low/medium EL) were independently associated with overweight and obesity among childhood with a progressively increasing odds ratio (1.65, 1.40, and 1.80, respectively). Conclusions:Male gender, behavioral risk factors (particularly low PA), and parent's characteristics are important correlates of obesity in children.

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Mediterranean diet adherence and body composition among Southern Italian adolescents

Cited by 90 publications

References 49 publications

The Influence of Physical Activity, Diet, Weight Status and Substance Abuse on Students’ Self-Perceived Health

The Influence of Physical Activity, Diet, Weight Status and Substance Abuse on Students’ Self-Perceived Health

Dietary inflammatory index and cardiovascular risk factors in Spanish children and adolescents

Impact of unhealthy childhood and unfavorable parents' characteristics on adiposity in schoolchildren

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