Adherence to the mediterranean diet and specific lifestyle habits are associated with academic performance in Greek adolescents

Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 93-103

  Vassiloudis, Ioannis ^a   Yiannakouris, Nikolaos ^a   Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B ^a   Apostolopoulos, Konstantinos ^a   Costarelli, Vassiliki ^a  

^a HAROKOPIO UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Academic performance; Adolescents; Family meals; Mediterranean diet; Soft drinks consumption

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; GREECE; GREEK (PEOPLE); HUMAN; KIDMED INDEX; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEAL; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; MULTIDIMENSIONAL BODY SELF RELATIONS QUESTIONNAIRE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND LIFESTYLE QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SELF PERCEPTION PROFILE FOR ADOLESCENTS; SMOKING; SOFT DRINK; STATE TRAIT ANXIETY INVENTORY; TELEVISION VIEWING; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 85028767701     PISSN: 1973798X     EISSN: 19737998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/MNM-16133     Document Type: Article

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