Western and Mediterranean dietary patterns among Balearic Islands’ adolescents

Socio-economic and lifestyle determinants

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15097040
AutoresMaria del Mar Bibiloni (0000-0001-8926-9206, Universitat de les Illes Balears), Elisa Martínez (Universitat de les Illes Balears), Rosa Llull (Universitat de les Illes Balears), Antoni Pons (0000-0003-2447-3868, Universitat de les Illes Balears), Josep A Tur (0000-0002-6940-0761, Universitat de les Illes Balears, autor correspondente)
Ano2012
Volume15
Fascículo4
Páginas683-692
Data de publicação2012-04-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoPublic Health Nutrition (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s1368980011002199
PMID21899802
OpenAlexW1970183538
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas17
Referências citadas61

Objective To assess prevailing food patterns among Balearic Islands’ adolescents, and socio-economic and lifestyle determinants. Design Cross-sectional nutritional survey carried out (2007–2008) in the Balearic Islands, a Mediterranean region. Dietary assessment was based on a 145-item semi-quantitative FFQ and two non-consecutive 24 h recalls. Anthropometric measurements and questions related to socio-economic, lifestyle, physical activity and body image were assessed. Setting Data obtained from a representative sample of all inhabitants living in the Balearic Islands aged 12–17 years. Subjects A random sample ( n 1231) of the adolescent population (12–17 years old) was interviewed. Results Factor analysis identified two major dietary food patterns: ‘Western’ and ‘Mediterranean’. The ‘Western’ dietary pattern was higher among boys than girls, associated with spending ≥4 h/d on media screen time, but less prevalent among those adolescents who desired a thinner body and those girls who desired to remain the same weight. The ‘Mediterranean’ dietary pattern was mainly followed by girls, and also boys who spent Conclusions The present study shows the existence of two major dietary patterns among Balearic Islands’ adolescents: ‘Western’ and ‘Mediterranean’, but girls are more ‘Mediterranean’ than boys. This evidence supports that the food pattern of Balearic Islands’ adolescents is in a transitional state characterised by the loss of the traditional Mediterranean dietary pattern towards a Western dietary pattern. Low parental socio-economic status, much leisure-time on sedentary behaviours such as media screen time and body image are factors associated with the ‘Western’ dietary pattern

Anthropometry · Balearic islands · Cartography · Environmental health · Geography · Mediterranean climate · Mediterranean diet · Mediterranean Islands · Population · Sociology · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Demography · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet