Nutrition behaviour and compliance with the Mediterranean diet pyramid recommendations: an Italian survey-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Adopting a Mediterranean-like dietary pattern may help in preventing several chronic diseases. We assessed the eating behaviour and compliance with the Mediterranean diet pyramid recommendations in Italy.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study conducted in subjects aged ≥ 20 years. A 14-question survey based on the updated Mediterranean diet pyramid was launched online from April 2015 to November 2016. At test completion, a personalized pyramid displaying the possible deficiencies and/or excesses was generated, that could be the basis to plan diet and lifestyle modifications.

Results

Overall, 27,540 subjects completed the survey: the proportion of females (75.6%), younger subjects (20.7%) and people with a University degree (33.1%) resembled those of the Ital

SUBMITTER: Bracale R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7581569 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature