Anna Bach-Faig
Biographic Data
| ID | 3449258 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Bach-Faig |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Bach-Faig |
| SIGNATURE | BACH-FAIG A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universitat Oberta de Catalunya |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8861-8013 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 46 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A mixed-methods study of food environment and consumer perception in Catalonia
The rise of ultra-processed foods has led to unhealthy food environments in Southern Europe, including Catalonia, where Mediterranean diets are being replaced by Western eating habits. This shift is contributing to obesity and diet-related diseases. While food policies often focus on consumer choices, they overlook broader environmental factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the food environment and consumer perceptions and how these i…
Mixed methods evaluation of a low-carbohydrate high-fat nutrition education program for women from underserved communities in South Africa
South Africa faces a dual burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and communicable diseases, exacerbated by the high consumption of processed foods. The Eat Better South Africa (EBSA) program implements community-based low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF) interventions to address these issues. This study evaluated the impact of EBSA's 6-week program on the metabolic health and well-being of 32 women from underserved communities. It assessed outco…
Experienced and internalized weight stigma among Spanish adolescents
Considering the high prevalence of experienced and internalized weight stigma among adolescents in Spain, especially in adolescents with obesity and girls, it seems important to implement preventive strategies in different settings and address all sources of stigma
Barriers to home food preparation and healthy eating among university students in Catalonia
Family meals and food insecurity in Spanish adolescents
The world is not on track to achieve the goal of food security for the global population by 2030. New approaches to understand individuals' food insecurity are needed, especially insecurity related to children and adolescents, since it is associated with health and psychosocial problems. The study aimed to characterise the family dinners among a representative cohort of schooled adolescents (n = 1017) and their parents (n = 261) in Terrassa (Cata…
Consumers’ Acceptability and Perception of Edible Insects as an Emerging Protein Source
In recent years in Western Europe, studies on entomophagy have drawn the attention of many researchers interested in identifying parameters that could improve the acceptability of insect consumption in order to introduce insects as a sustainable source of protein into the future diet. Analysing the factors involved in consumer acceptability in the Mediterranean area could help to improve their future acceptance. A cross-sectional study was conduc…
Consensus-building around the conceptualisation and implementation of sustainable healthy diets: A foundation for policymakers
The prioritised actions should be aimed at helping government policymakers promote sustainable healthy diets and make decisions on improving dietary patterns for citizens' health and wellbeing in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in the European Region
Family Meals, Conviviality, and the Mediterranean Diet among Families with Adolescents
Two aspects that characterize the Mediterranean diet (MD) are "what" and "how" we eat. Conviviality relates to "how" we eat and to the pleasure of sharing meals with significant people. The most studied concept is "family meals", which includes conviviality, which involves "enjoying" family meals. Given the lack of research on convivial family meals in Mediterranean countries, the purpose of this qualitative study was to analyze the family meal r…
Obesity, Mediterranean Diet, and Public Health: A Vision of Obesity in the Mediterranean Context from a Sociocultural Perspective
Obesity is a disease that straddles medico-nutritional, psychological, and socio-cultural boundaries. There is a clear relationship between lifestyle and obesity, and today the Mediterranean diet in the Mediterranean area may represent an interesting corrective asset. However, we should not be under any misapprehension about the model's capacity for action in non-nutritional terms. Our societies are experiencing a process of rapid change, and the…
Updating the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid towards Sustainability: Focus on Environmental Concerns
The new environmental dimension of the MDP enhances food intake recommendations addressing both health and environmental issues. Compared to the previous 2011 version, it emphasizes more strongly a lower consumption of red meat and bovine dairy products, and a higher consumption of legumes and locally grown eco-friendly plant foods as much as possible
The Mediterranean diet in Spain: Adherence trends during the past two decades using the Mediterranean Adequacy Index
Objective The purpose of the present study was to analyse the evolution of the Spanish population’s global and regional adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) since 1987. Design A cross-sectional study was conducted analysing food consumption from the Spanish Household Consumption Surveys administered by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Setting The Mediterranean Adequacy Index (MAI) was applied to measure the adherence t…
Comparison and evaluation of the reliability of indexes of adherence to the Mediterranean diet
Objective To compare and evaluate the reliability of several indexes of adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Design The ten indexes included in the analysis were: Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS), Mediterranean Score (MS), Dietary Score (DS), Mediterranean-Dietary Quality Index (Med-DQI), Mediterranean Dietary Pattern adherence index (MDP), Mediterranean Adequacy Index (MAI), Mediterranean Style Dietary Pattern Score (MSDPS), Mediterranean food pat…
Mediterranean diet pyramid today. Science and cultural updates
Objective To present the Mediterranean diet (MD) pyramid: a lifestyle for today. Design A new graphic representation has been conceived as a simplified main frame to be adapted to the different nutritional and socio-economic contexts of the Mediterranean region. This review gathers updated recommendations considering the lifestyle, dietary, sociocultural, environmental and health challenges that the current Mediterranean populations are facing. S…
Worldwide variation of adherence to the Mediterranean diet, in 1961–1965 and 2000–2003
Objective The present study aimed to analyse the worldwide trends of adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD), in 1961–1965 and 2000–2003. Design Data were obtained from the FAO food balance sheets in two periods: 1961–1965 and 2000–2003. In order to have a sample from across the world, forty-one countries were selected. The average of available energy for different food groups was calculated for all selected countries. These values were used to …
Availability of Mediterranean and non-Mediterranean foods during the last four decades: Comparison of several geographical areas
Objective The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the changes in the availability of the most important food components of the traditional Mediterranean diet and other food groups in five geographical areas during a 43-year period. Design Ecological study with food availability data obtained from FAO food balance sheets in forty-one countries for the period 1961–1965 and 2000–2004. Setting Mediterranean, Northern and Central Europe, Othe…
Mediterranean Heritage: An intangible cultural heritage
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Evaluating associations between Mediterranean diet adherence indexes and biomarkers of diet and disease
Objective We examined associations between two Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence indexes (the MD index, MDI, and the MD score, MDS) and several blood biomarkers of diet and disease. Subjects We studied 328 individuals from Catalonia (Northeastern Spain), ages 18–75, who provided fasting blood samples, a subset of the 2346 individuals as part of a larger representative and random sample from the 1992–1993 Catalan Nutritional Survey. Design and met…
Recognition of the Mediterranean diet: Going a step further
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the 'Save PDF' action button
The use of indexes evaluating the adherence to the Mediterranean diet in epidemiological studies: A review
The purpose of this paper is to review some of the methods that several epidemiological studies use to evaluate the adherence of a population to the Mediterranean diet pattern. Among these methods, diet indexes attempt to make a global evaluation of the quality of the diet based on a traditional Mediterranean reference pattern, described as a priori , general and qualitative. The Mediterranean diet indexes, hence, summarise the diet by means of a…
Mediterranean diet pyramid today. Science and cultural updates
Objective To present the Mediterranean diet (MD) pyramid: a lifestyle for today. Design A new graphic representation has been conceived as a simplified main frame to be adapted to the different nutritional and socio-economic contexts of the Mediterranean region. This review gathers updated recommendations considering the lifestyle, dietary, sociocultural, environmental and health challenges that the current Mediterranean populations are facing. S…
Barriers to home food preparation and healthy eating among university students in Catalonia
Family meals and food insecurity in Spanish adolescents
The world is not on track to achieve the goal of food security for the global population by 2030. New approaches to understand individuals' food insecurity are needed, especially insecurity related to children and adolescents, since it is associated with health and psychosocial problems. The study aimed to characterise the family dinners among a representative cohort of schooled adolescents (n = 1017) and their parents (n = 261) in Terrassa (Cata…
Evaluating associations between Mediterranean diet adherence indexes and biomarkers of diet and disease
Objective We examined associations between two Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence indexes (the MD index, MDI, and the MD score, MDS) and several blood biomarkers of diet and disease. Subjects We studied 328 individuals from Catalonia (Northeastern Spain), ages 18–75, who provided fasting blood samples, a subset of the 2346 individuals as part of a larger representative and random sample from the 1992–1993 Catalan Nutritional Survey. Design and met…
Recognition of the Mediterranean diet: Going a step further
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. As you have access to this content, a full PDF is available via the 'Save PDF' action button
The use of indexes evaluating the adherence to the Mediterranean diet in epidemiological studies: A review
The purpose of this paper is to review some of the methods that several epidemiological studies use to evaluate the adherence of a population to the Mediterranean diet pattern. Among these methods, diet indexes attempt to make a global evaluation of the quality of the diet based on a traditional Mediterranean reference pattern, described as a priori , general and qualitative. The Mediterranean diet indexes, hence, summarise the diet by means of a…
Worldwide variation of adherence to the Mediterranean diet, in 1961–1965 and 2000–2003
Objective The present study aimed to analyse the worldwide trends of adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD), in 1961–1965 and 2000–2003. Design Data were obtained from the FAO food balance sheets in two periods: 1961–1965 and 2000–2003. In order to have a sample from across the world, forty-one countries were selected. The average of available energy for different food groups was calculated for all selected countries. These values were used to …
Availability of Mediterranean and non-Mediterranean foods during the last four decades: Comparison of several geographical areas
Objective The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the changes in the availability of the most important food components of the traditional Mediterranean diet and other food groups in five geographical areas during a 43-year period. Design Ecological study with food availability data obtained from FAO food balance sheets in forty-one countries for the period 1961–1965 and 2000–2004. Setting Mediterranean, Northern and Central Europe, Othe…
Mediterranean Heritage: An intangible cultural heritage
An abstract is not available for this content. As you have access to this content, full HTML content is provided on this page. A PDF of this content is also available in through the 'Save PDF' action button
The Mediterranean diet in Spain: Adherence trends during the past two decades using the Mediterranean Adequacy Index
Objective The purpose of the present study was to analyse the evolution of the Spanish population’s global and regional adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) since 1987. Design A cross-sectional study was conducted analysing food consumption from the Spanish Household Consumption Surveys administered by the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Setting The Mediterranean Adequacy Index (MAI) was applied to measure the adherence t…
Comparison and evaluation of the reliability of indexes of adherence to the Mediterranean diet
Objective To compare and evaluate the reliability of several indexes of adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Design The ten indexes included in the analysis were: Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS), Mediterranean Score (MS), Dietary Score (DS), Mediterranean-Dietary Quality Index (Med-DQI), Mediterranean Dietary Pattern adherence index (MDP), Mediterranean Adequacy Index (MAI), Mediterranean Style Dietary Pattern Score (MSDPS), Mediterranean food pat…
Mediterranean diet pyramid today. Science and cultural updates
Objective To present the Mediterranean diet (MD) pyramid: a lifestyle for today. Design A new graphic representation has been conceived as a simplified main frame to be adapted to the different nutritional and socio-economic contexts of the Mediterranean region. This review gathers updated recommendations considering the lifestyle, dietary, sociocultural, environmental and health challenges that the current Mediterranean populations are facing. S…
Updating the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid towards Sustainability: Focus on Environmental Concerns
The new environmental dimension of the MDP enhances food intake recommendations addressing both health and environmental issues. Compared to the previous 2011 version, it emphasizes more strongly a lower consumption of red meat and bovine dairy products, and a higher consumption of legumes and locally grown eco-friendly plant foods as much as possible
Family Meals, Conviviality, and the Mediterranean Diet among Families with Adolescents
Two aspects that characterize the Mediterranean diet (MD) are "what" and "how" we eat. Conviviality relates to "how" we eat and to the pleasure of sharing meals with significant people. The most studied concept is "family meals", which includes conviviality, which involves "enjoying" family meals. Given the lack of research on convivial family meals in Mediterranean countries, the purpose of this qualitative study was to analyze the family meal r…
Obesity, Mediterranean Diet, and Public Health: A Vision of Obesity in the Mediterranean Context from a Sociocultural Perspective
Obesity is a disease that straddles medico-nutritional, psychological, and socio-cultural boundaries. There is a clear relationship between lifestyle and obesity, and today the Mediterranean diet in the Mediterranean area may represent an interesting corrective asset. However, we should not be under any misapprehension about the model's capacity for action in non-nutritional terms. Our societies are experiencing a process of rapid change, and the…
Consumers’ Acceptability and Perception of Edible Insects as an Emerging Protein Source
In recent years in Western Europe, studies on entomophagy have drawn the attention of many researchers interested in identifying parameters that could improve the acceptability of insect consumption in order to introduce insects as a sustainable source of protein into the future diet. Analysing the factors involved in consumer acceptability in the Mediterranean area could help to improve their future acceptance. A cross-sectional study was conduc…
Consensus-building around the conceptualisation and implementation of sustainable healthy diets: A foundation for policymakers
The prioritised actions should be aimed at helping government policymakers promote sustainable healthy diets and make decisions on improving dietary patterns for citizens' health and wellbeing in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals in the European Region
Experienced and internalized weight stigma among Spanish adolescents
Considering the high prevalence of experienced and internalized weight stigma among adolescents in Spain, especially in adolescents with obesity and girls, it seems important to implement preventive strategies in different settings and address all sources of stigma
Barriers to home food preparation and healthy eating among university students in Catalonia
Family meals and food insecurity in Spanish adolescents
The world is not on track to achieve the goal of food security for the global population by 2030. New approaches to understand individuals' food insecurity are needed, especially insecurity related to children and adolescents, since it is associated with health and psychosocial problems. The study aimed to characterise the family dinners among a representative cohort of schooled adolescents (n = 1017) and their parents (n = 261) in Terrassa (Cata…
A mixed-methods study of food environment and consumer perception in Catalonia
The rise of ultra-processed foods has led to unhealthy food environments in Southern Europe, including Catalonia, where Mediterranean diets are being replaced by Western eating habits. This shift is contributing to obesity and diet-related diseases. While food policies often focus on consumer choices, they overlook broader environmental factors. The aim of this study was to investigate the food environment and consumer perceptions and how these i…
Mixed methods evaluation of a low-carbohydrate high-fat nutrition education program for women from underserved communities in South Africa
South Africa faces a dual burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and communicable diseases, exacerbated by the high consumption of processed foods. The Eat Better South Africa (EBSA) program implements community-based low-carbohydrate, high-fat (LCHF) interventions to address these issues. This study evaluated the impact of EBSA's 6-week program on the metabolic health and well-being of 32 women from underserved communities. It assessed outco…
Medicine (15 works) · Environmental health (11 works) · Mediterranean diet (11 works) · Nutritional Studies and Diet (11 works) · Geography (10 works) · Mediterranean climate (8 works) · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (8 works) · Demography (6 works) · Diet and metabolism studies (6 works) · Economics (6 works)