Mediterranean diet adherence and body composition among Southern Italian adolescents

Obesity Research and Clinical Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 215-226

  Mistretta, Antonio ^a   Marventano, Stefano ^a   Antoci, Mariagrazia ^a   Cagnetti, Antonella ^a   Giogianni, Gabriele ^a   Nolfo, Francesca ^a   Rametta, Stefania ^a   Pecora, Giulia ^b   Marranzano, Marina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b Council for Health ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Impedance; KIDMED; Mediterranean diet; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT OBESITY; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CANDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; ITALIAN (CITIZEN); ITALY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL; SOCIAL STATUS; SUGAR-SWEETENED BEVERAGE; VEGETABLE; BODY MASS; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; LIFE STYLE; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84971667990     PISSN: 1871403X     EISSN: 18780318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orcp.2016.05.007     Document Type: Article

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