Poor adherence to the Mediterranean diet is associated with increased likelihood of metabolic syndrome components in children: the Healthy Growth Study.
Elena S GeorgeStavroula GavriliCatherine ItsiopoulosYannis ManiosGeorge MoschonisPublished in: Public health nutrition (2021)
The present study showed that approximately two-thirds of the examined sample of schoolchildren in Greece have 'poor' adherence to the MedDiet, which also increases the likelihood for central obesity, hypertriglyceridaemia and IR. Prospective studies are needed to confirm whether these are cause-effect associations.