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BOTO, Joana Margarida; PINTO, Ezequiel  e  PALMA MATEUS, Maria. Eating habits, health and adherence to mediterranean diet among young people in algarve. Acta Port Nutr [online]. 2020, n.20, pp.6-13. ISSN 2183-5985.  https://doi.org/10.21011/apn.2020.2002.

Introduction: Study developed by the University of Algarve, under the Project 0290_MEDITA_5_P-"Mediterranean Diet Promotes Health", financed by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) through the operational programme (POCTEP). Objectives: Characterize the eating habits of health and adherence to the Mediterranean Dietary Pattern of young people of secondary school of the Algarve region. Methodology: In a cross-sectional descriptive study, a sample of students, from the 10th grade, of the scientific-humanistic and professional courses from eight secondary schools in the Algarve region were surveyed. Information was collected through a self-filling questionnaire with five sections: 1) eating habits; 2) adherence to the Mediterranean Dietary Pattern (KIDMED Index); 3) practice of physical activity; 4) sleep and oral hygiene; 5) sociodemographic characteristics. Weight, height, waist and hip circumference, and blood pressure were recorded using reference methodologies. Results: The final sample included 325 participants, 47% (n = 153) male and 53% (n = 172) female, aged between 15 and 19 years (M = 16.4 years; DP = 0.89 years). The Body Mass Index/Age percentile was measured according to World Health Organization recommendations and the prevalence of overweight was 19.7%. The results of the KIDMED Index (M = 6.9 points, SD = 2.46) indicated a low adherence to the Mediterranean Dietary Pattern in 9,0% of the participants, intermediate adherence in 45.5% and high adherence in 45.5%. Conclusions: The results indicate that strategies for food education and health promotion aimed at the youth population should be drawn upon the basis of the Mediterranean Diet.

Palavras-chave : Adolescents; Mediterranean Diet; Overweight; Food habits; Obesity; Health.

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