Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Subjective Well-Being in a Sample of Portuguese Adults
The Mediterranean diet (MD) and other lifestyle characteristics have been associated with well-being, a broad multiparameter concept that includes individual’s subjective assessment of their own well-being (SWB). Some studies have suggested that diet influences SWB, thus, this work aimed to add nove...
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| author | Vanda Andrade Rui Jorge María-Teresa García-Conesa Elena Philippou Marika Massaro Mihail Chervenkov Teodora Ivanova Viktorija Maksimova Katarina Smilkov Darinka Gjorgieva Ackova Lence Miloseva Tatjana Ruskovska Georgia Eirini Deligiannidou Christos A. Kontogiorgis Paula Pinto |
| author_facet | Vanda Andrade Rui Jorge María-Teresa García-Conesa Elena Philippou Marika Massaro Mihail Chervenkov Teodora Ivanova Viktorija Maksimova Katarina Smilkov Darinka Gjorgieva Ackova Lence Miloseva Tatjana Ruskovska Georgia Eirini Deligiannidou Christos A. Kontogiorgis Paula Pinto |
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| description | The Mediterranean diet (MD) and other lifestyle characteristics have been associated with well-being, a broad multiparameter concept that includes individual’s subjective assessment of their own well-being (SWB). Some studies have suggested that diet influences SWB, thus, this work aimed to add novel information on the association of MD and SWB in a sample of Portuguese adults. Data on sociodemographic, economic, lifestyle, diet, and SWB were collected through a self-filled online questionnaire. MD adherence was assessed by the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) score. Results showed a moderate adherence to the MD in 490 Portuguese adults (mean MEDAS of 7.4 ± 2.1). A higher MD adherence was found to be significantly positively associated with women, employed individuals, a higher number of meals per day, and those with frequent contact with nature (<i>p</i>-value < 0.0025, using Bonferroni adjustment). As a novelty, this study divided the participants into low SWB, medium SWB, and medium to high SWB profiles (3.9 ± 1.0; 6.2 ± 1.0; 8.2 ± 1.3, respectively; <i>p</i>-value < 0.05), which reported significantly increasing MEDAS scores (6.5 ± 2.1; 7.3 ± 2.1; 7.8 ± 1.9; respectively, <i>p</i>-value < 0.05). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7a2196ca753d435d8f9edf31d347eb102023-11-21T00:58:34ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432020-12-011212383710.3390/nu12123837Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Subjective Well-Being in a Sample of Portuguese AdultsVanda Andrade0Rui Jorge1María-Teresa García-Conesa2Elena Philippou3Marika Massaro4Mihail Chervenkov5Teodora Ivanova6Viktorija Maksimova7Katarina Smilkov8Darinka Gjorgieva Ackova9Lence Miloseva10Tatjana Ruskovska11Georgia Eirini Deligiannidou12Christos A. Kontogiorgis13Paula Pinto14Polytechnic Institute of Santarém, School of Agriculture, 2001-904 Santarém, PortugalPolytechnic Institute of Santarém, School of Agriculture, 2001-904 Santarém, PortugalResearch Group on Quality, Safety and Bioactivity of Plant Foods, Campus de Espinardo, Centro de Edafologia y Biologia Aplicada del Segura-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CEBAS-CSIC), P.O. Box 164, 30100 Murcia, SpainDepartment of Life and Health Sciences, School of Sciences and Engineering, University of Nicosia, Nicosia 1700, CyprusNational Research Council (CNR), Institute of Clinical Physiology, 73100 Lecce, ItalySlow Food in Bulgaria, 9 Pierre De Geytre St. bl. 3, 1113 Sofia, BulgariaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Forestry, 1797 Sofia, BulgariaFaculty of Medical Sciences, University Goce Delcev, str. Krste Misirkov, No. 10-A, POB 201, 2000 Stip, Republic of North MacedoniaFaculty of Medical Sciences, University Goce Delcev, str. Krste Misirkov, No. 10-A, POB 201, 2000 Stip, Republic of North MacedoniaFaculty of Medical Sciences, University Goce Delcev, str. Krste Misirkov, No. 10-A, POB 201, 2000 Stip, Republic of North MacedoniaFaculty of Medical Sciences, University Goce Delcev, str. Krste Misirkov, No. 10-A, POB 201, 2000 Stip, Republic of North MacedoniaFaculty of Medical Sciences, University Goce Delcev, str. Krste Misirkov, No. 10-A, POB 201, 2000 Stip, Republic of North MacedoniaLaboratory of Hygiene and Environmental Protection, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Dragana, Alexandroupolis, GreeceLaboratory of Hygiene and Environmental Protection, School of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, 68100 Dragana, Alexandroupolis, GreecePolytechnic Institute of Santarém, School of Agriculture, 2001-904 Santarém, PortugalThe Mediterranean diet (MD) and other lifestyle characteristics have been associated with well-being, a broad multiparameter concept that includes individual’s subjective assessment of their own well-being (SWB). Some studies have suggested that diet influences SWB, thus, this work aimed to add novel information on the association of MD and SWB in a sample of Portuguese adults. Data on sociodemographic, economic, lifestyle, diet, and SWB were collected through a self-filled online questionnaire. MD adherence was assessed by the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) score. Results showed a moderate adherence to the MD in 490 Portuguese adults (mean MEDAS of 7.4 ± 2.1). A higher MD adherence was found to be significantly positively associated with women, employed individuals, a higher number of meals per day, and those with frequent contact with nature (<i>p</i>-value < 0.0025, using Bonferroni adjustment). As a novelty, this study divided the participants into low SWB, medium SWB, and medium to high SWB profiles (3.9 ± 1.0; 6.2 ± 1.0; 8.2 ± 1.3, respectively; <i>p</i>-value < 0.05), which reported significantly increasing MEDAS scores (6.5 ± 2.1; 7.3 ± 2.1; 7.8 ± 1.9; respectively, <i>p</i>-value < 0.05).https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/12/3837Mediterranean dietMEDAS scoresubjective well-beinglife satisfactionPortuguese adults |
| spellingShingle | Vanda Andrade Rui Jorge María-Teresa García-Conesa Elena Philippou Marika Massaro Mihail Chervenkov Teodora Ivanova Viktorija Maksimova Katarina Smilkov Darinka Gjorgieva Ackova Lence Miloseva Tatjana Ruskovska Georgia Eirini Deligiannidou Christos A. Kontogiorgis Paula Pinto Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Subjective Well-Being in a Sample of Portuguese Adults Nutrients Mediterranean diet MEDAS score subjective well-being life satisfaction Portuguese adults |
| title | Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Subjective Well-Being in a Sample of Portuguese Adults |
| title_full | Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Subjective Well-Being in a Sample of Portuguese Adults |
| title_fullStr | Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Subjective Well-Being in a Sample of Portuguese Adults |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Subjective Well-Being in a Sample of Portuguese Adults |
| title_short | Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Subjective Well-Being in a Sample of Portuguese Adults |
| title_sort | mediterranean diet adherence and subjective well being in a sample of portuguese adults |
| topic | Mediterranean diet MEDAS score subjective well-being life satisfaction Portuguese adults |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/12/12/3837 |
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