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https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/5174| Title: | Adherence to Mediterranean Diet among adults in Lebanon | Authors: | Karam, Joanne Ghash, Wissam Bouteen, Carol Makary, Mary-Joe Riman, Marwa Serhan, Mireille |
Affiliations: | Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Nutritional Sciences |
Keywords: | Mediterranean diet adherence physical activity adult population lebanon |
Issue Date: | 2021 | Publisher: | MDPI | Part of: | International Electronic Conference on Foods - "Future Foods and Food Technologies for a Sustainable World" session Food Nutrition and Human Health (2nd- 15-30 October 2021, Online) | Abstract: | The prevalence of obesity, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases in Lebanon has attained alarming rates. Studies have shown a positive effect of adherence to Mediterranean diet MedDiet on the prognosis of chronic diseases and obesity. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the adherence to MedDiet among 1030 Lebanese adults. Mean adherence to the MedDiet among adults in Lebanon was not sufficiently adequate and was lower than a healthy score (60.8%, mean adherence 8/14 <9). National awareness about MedDiet should be spread among adult population to increase the adherence which can be reflected positively on their health. |
URI: | https://scholarhub.balamand.edu.lb/handle/uob/5174 | DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/Foods2021-11099 | Open URL: | Link to full text | Type: | Conference Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | Department of Public Health |
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