Food patterns and Mediterranean diet in western and eastern Mediterranean islands

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Author	Romaguera, Dora Bamia, Christina Pons, Antoni Tur, Josep A. Trichopoulou, Antonia
Copyright Year	2009
Description	To assess current Mediterranean dietary patterns (MDP) in the western and eastern Mediterranean, i.e. in Balearic islanders (BI) and Greek islanders (GI). Dietary patterns were assessed using FFQ on a representative sample (n1200) of the BI and GI (n1324) adult population. A Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS) was calculated according to the consumption of nine MDP components: (i) with a beneficial effect on health, i.e. vegetables, fruits and nuts, cereals, legumes, fish and shellfish, MUFA:SFA ratio, and moderate alcohol consumption; and (ii) with a detrimental effect on health, i.e. meat and meat products, and milk and dairy products. Persons with consumption of beneficial components below the median (GI plus BI) received a value of 0 and those with consumption above the median a value of 1. Persons with below-median consumption of detrimental components received a value of 1 and above-median consumption a value of 0. For alcohol, a value of 1 was given to consumptions of 10–50 g/d (men) and 5–25 g/d (women). The range of the MDS was 0–9, with higher scores indicating greater adherence to the MDP. GI showed higher adherence (mean MDS 5·12 (sd1·42)) to the MDP than BI (mean MDS 3·32 (sd1·23)). BI diet was characterized by a high intake of legumes, nuts, seed oils, sugar and confectionery, and non-alcoholic beverages compared with GI, whereas GI diet was richer in fruit, vegetables, potatoes, olive oil, animal products and alcoholic beverages. The GI diet seems closer to the traditional MDP than the BI diet.
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Ending Page	1181
Page Count	8
Starting Page	1174
ISSN	13689800
e-ISSN	14752727
DOI	10.1017/s1368980008003674
Journal	Public Health Nutrition
Issue Number	8
Volume Number	12
Language	English
Publisher	Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publisher Date	2009-08-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Public Health Nutrition Nutrition and Dietetics Food Patterns Mediterranean Diet Mediterranean Diet Score Balearic Islands Greek Islands
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Nutrition and Dietetics Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health