TY - JOUR
T1 - Level of adherence to the mediterranean diet among elderly individuals living in mediterranean Islands
T2 - Nutritional report from the medis study
AU - Tyrovolas, Stefanos
AU - Polychronopoulos, Evangelos
AU - Bountziouka, Vassiliki
AU - Zeimbekis, Akis
AU - Tsiligiani, Ioanna
AU - Papoutsou, Stalo
AU - Gotsis, Efthimios
AU - Metallinos, George
AU - Lionis, Christos
AU - Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The aim of this work was to evaluate the level of adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet among 1190 elderly adults living in the Greek islands and Cyprus. Methodology: The retrieved information included demographic, bio-clinical and dietary characteristics. Results: The level of adherence to this dietary pattern was 61% in both men and women. People in rural areas had slightly higher level of adherence compared to those living in urban areas (62% vs. 60%). Conclusion: The level of adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet was moderate. People living in rural areas seem to better hold these traditional dietary habits.
AB - The aim of this work was to evaluate the level of adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet among 1190 elderly adults living in the Greek islands and Cyprus. Methodology: The retrieved information included demographic, bio-clinical and dietary characteristics. Results: The level of adherence to this dietary pattern was 61% in both men and women. People in rural areas had slightly higher level of adherence compared to those living in urban areas (62% vs. 60%). Conclusion: The level of adherence to the traditional Mediterranean diet was moderate. People living in rural areas seem to better hold these traditional dietary habits.
KW - Diet
KW - Elderly
KW - Epidemiology
KW - Mediterranean
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=58149483760&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03670240802577390
DO - 10.1080/03670240802577390
M3 - Article
C2 - 21883059
AN - SCOPUS:58149483760
SN - 0367-0244
VL - 48
SP - 76
EP - 87
JO - Ecology of Food and Nutrition
JF - Ecology of Food and Nutrition
IS - 1
ER -