Greek adolescents and the Mediterranean diet: Factors affecting quality and adherence

Nutrition

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 345-349

  Papadaki, Stamatina ^a   Mavrikaki, Evangelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adolescents; BMI; Dietary habits; Greece; Mediterranean diet

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; GREECE; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNDERWEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GREECE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84920884073     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: 18731244     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2014.09.003     Document Type: Article

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