Comparison of Adherence to Mediterranean Diet between Spanish and German School-Children and Influence of Gender, Overweight, and Physical Activity.

Lena GramsAnne-Katrin NeliusGuadalupe Garrido PastorManuel Sillero QuintanaÓscar L VeigaDenise HomeyerMomme Kück

Published in: Nutrients (2022)

Spanish children showed higher adherence to MD and diet quality (IAES) compared to German children, but there was a trend toward a more "westernized" diet. Gender, body composition, and PA influenced nutrition regardless of country.

Keyphrases

physical activity
body composition
weight loss
young adults
resistance training
bone mineral density
body mass index
mental health
type diabetes
glycemic control
sleep quality
skeletal muscle
quality improvement