Nutrition knowledge is associated with higher adherence to Mediterranean diet and lower prevalence of obesity. Results from the Moli-sani study

Appetite

Volumn 68, Issue , 2013, Pages 139-146

  Bonaccio, Marialaura ^a   Di Castelnuovo, Augusto ^a   Costanzo, Simona ^a   De Lucia, Francesca ^a   Olivieri, Marco ^a   Donati, Maria Benedetta ^a   de Gaetano, Giovanni ^a,b   Iacoviello, Licia ^a   Bonanni, Americo ^a,b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b Epicomed Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediterranean diet; Nutrition knowledge; Obesity; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD FREQUENCY QUESTIONNAIRE; FOOD INTAKE; GREEK MEDITERRANEAN DIET SCORE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NUTRITION; NUTRITION KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONNAIRE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POPULATION BASED CASE CONTROL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84878582288     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2013.04.026     Document Type: Article

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