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Mediterranean Diet adherence is decreasing in healthy subjects over the years 1996–2010 also in Mediterranean area.
Author(s) -
Trovato Guglielmo M,
Martines G. F.,
Catalano D.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.1004.2
Subject(s) - mediterranean diet , wine , medicine , olive oil , overweight , mediterranean climate , consumption (sociology) , red meat , zoology , obesity , food science , biology , pathology , social science , sociology , ecology
Mediterranean Diet score (range 0–55) was assessed in 8138 healthy non‐diabetic, overweight/obese subjects, 1996–2010, referred for US liver diagnostic and dietary counseling. Mediterranean food (Pasta and rice;whole‐grain bread, brown rice, legumes; Fruit; Green vegetables; Fish, poultry; Nonfat or low‐fat dairy products; olive oil) had assigned a score of 0: no consumption, a score of 1 for 1 to 4 times/w, 2 for 5 to 8 times/w, 3 for 9 to 11 times/w, 4 for 12 to 14 times/w, and 5 for more than 14 times/w; for westernized food (Red meat; Dairy products‐butter; Potatoes and eggs; Cakes) opposite scores were assigned (i.e., 0 when a participant reported more than 5 weekly consumption to: 5 for no weekly consumption, score 4 for 1 weekly consumption, 3 for 2 weekly consumption, 2 for 4 weekly consumption, 1 for 5 weekly consumption); wine and alcoholics (0–10 g of alcoholics from Red Wine for women score 5; 0–20 g of alcoholics from Red Wine for men score 5; each increment of 10 determines negative scores (20–30= −1. 30–40=−2. 40–50=−3. 50–60=−4, >60= −5 for men; 10 less for women and for all non‐wine alcoholics,: 10–20= −1; 20–30= −2; 30–40= −3; 40–50= −4; >50 = −5). There is a trend toward the loss of the adherence to Mediterranean Diet from 37.06±3.213 to 34.82±5.014 p<0,0001, not associated with BMI or physical activity change. Adherence to Mediterranean Diet is significantly yearly decreasing in Italy in healthy subjects.