Relative validation of the adapted Mediterranean Diet Score for Adolescents by comparison with nutritional biomarkers and nutrient and food intakes: the Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence (HELENA) study.

Raquel Aparicio-UgarrizaMagdalena Cuenca-GarcíaMarcela Gonzalez-GrossCristina JuliánSilvia Bel-SerratLuis A MorenoChristina BreidenasselMathilde KerstingAline B AroucaNathalie MichelsTheodora MouratidouYannis ManiosJean DallongevilleFrédéric GottrandKurt WidhalmAnthony KafatosDenes MolnárStefaan De HenauwMarc J GunterInge Huybrechts

Published in: Public health nutrition (2019)

zMDS_A and KIDMED_A have shown the strongest associations with the dietary indicators and biomarkers that have been associated with the Mediterranean diet before, and are therefore considered the most appropriate and valid Mediterranean diet scores for European adolescents.

Keyphrases

physical activity
young adults
depressive symptoms
metabolic syndrome
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
human health