TY  - JOUR
ID  - uninimx615
TI  - Adherence to the pyramid of the Mediterranean diet (2010), non-communicable diseases and lifestyle in online postgraduate Spanish students in the food area
IS  - 2
EP  - 205
A1  - Elío Pascual, Ińaki
A1  - Jarrin, Sandra
A1  - Elexpuru Zabaleta, Maria
A1  - Crespo-Álvarez, Jorge
A1  - Dominguez Azpíroz, Irma
A1  - Tutusaus, Kilian
A1  - Ruiz Salces, Roberto
A1  - Calderón Iglesias, Rubén
A1  - Sumalla Cano, Sandra
JF  - Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
AV  - none
N2  - BACKGROUND:In Spain, there are several studies published on the relationship between eating habits and lifestyle among university students; but only a few of them are focused on online postgraduate students. OBJECTIVE:Herein we aimed to evaluate the degree of adherence to the Mediterranean diet pyramid (2010 edition), non-communicable diseases (NCDs), and lifestyle in online postgraduate students aged 20?65 years belonging to the food area of the Fundación Universitaria Iberoamericana (FUNIBER). METHODS:We performed a descriptive cross-sectional study including 100 online post-graduate students aged 20?65 years who were recruited by an accidental non-probabilistic sampling method consisting of a questionnaire on their sociodemographic characteristics, NCDs, lifestyle, and a 3-day food intake record (3-d). RESULTS:The profile of the students was 74% women, with a mean age of 36.6 (±10.5) years and body mass index (BMI) of 22.6?kg / m2 (±3.3). 71% of the volunteers presented normal weight, while 20% were overweight. Indeed, only a low percentage of the volunteers presented hypertension (1%), cardiovascular disease (0%), diabetes mellitus 1 (2%), diabetes mellitus 2 (3%), hypercholesterolemia (9%), and hyperuricemia (2%). Concerning lifestyle, (77%) of students were non-smokers, (78%) consumed beverages with caffeine, (51%) did not consume alcoholic beverages, and nearly all of them (84%) frequently (3 times /week) practiced physical activity. 68% of the recruited students exhibited adherence to ?Medium diet quality diet (4?7)? followed by (26%) with a ?Poor diet quality (<3)? and ?Optimal diet quality? (6%). CONCLUSIONS:Spanish postgraduate students of the nutritional area, have good health and a healthy lifestyle but are moving away from the MD model, should be established campaigns for the improvement of eating habits of the postgraduate university population.
SN  - 1973798X
SP  - 191
KW  - Mediterranean diet
KW  -  university students
KW  -  3-day food intake record
KW  -  dietary patterns
VL  - 14
Y1  - 2021/06//
UR  - http://doi.org/10.3233/MNM-200521
ER  -