eprintid: 615 rev_number: 7 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 dir: disk0/00/00/06/15 datestamp: 2022-04-13 23:55:11 lastmod: 2023-07-04 23:30:10 status_changed: 2022-04-13 23:55:11 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Elío Pascual, Iñaki creators_name: Jarrin, Sandra creators_name: Elexpuru Zabaleta, Maria creators_name: Crespo-Álvarez, Jorge creators_name: Dominguez Azpíroz, Irma creators_name: Tutusaus, Kilian creators_name: Ruiz Salces, Roberto creators_name: Calderón Iglesias, Rubén creators_name: Sumalla Cano, Sandra creators_id: inaki.elio@uneatlantico.es creators_id: sandra.jarrin@uneatlantico.es creators_id: maria.elexpuru@uneatlantico.es creators_id: jorge.crespo@uneatlantico.es creators_id: irma.dominguez@uneatlantico.es creators_id: kilian.tutusaus@uneatlantico.es creators_id: roberto.ruiz@uneatlantico.es creators_id: ruben.calderon@uneatlantico.es creators_id: sandra.sumalla@uneatlantico.es title: Adherence to the pyramid of the Mediterranean diet (2010), non-communicable diseases and lifestyle in online postgraduate Spanish students in the food area ispublished: pub subjects: uneat_sn divisions: uneatlantico_produccion_cientifica divisions: uninimx_produccion_cientifica full_text_status: none keywords: Mediterranean diet, university students, 3-day food intake record, dietary patterns abstract: 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. date: 2021-06 publication: Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism volume: 14 number: 2 pagerange: 191-205 id_number: doi:10.3233/MNM-200521 refereed: TRUE issn: 1973798X official_url: http://doi.org/10.3233/MNM-200521 access: close language: en citation: Artículo Materias > Alimentación Universidad Europea del Atlántico > Investigación > Producción Científica Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana México > Investigación > Producción Científica Cerrado Inglés 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. metadata Elío Pascual, Iñaki; Jarrin, Sandra; Elexpuru Zabaleta, Maria; Crespo-Álvarez, Jorge; Dominguez Azpíroz, Irma; Tutusaus, Kilian; Ruiz Salces, Roberto; Calderón Iglesias, Rubén y Sumalla Cano, Sandra mail inaki.elio@uneatlantico.es, sandra.jarrin@uneatlantico.es, maria.elexpuru@uneatlantico.es, jorge.crespo@uneatlantico.es, irma.dominguez@uneatlantico.es, kilian.tutusaus@uneatlantico.es, roberto.ruiz@uneatlantico.es, ruben.calderon@uneatlantico.es, sandra.sumalla@uneatlantico.es (2021) Adherence to the pyramid of the Mediterranean diet (2010), non-communicable diseases and lifestyle in online postgraduate Spanish students in the food area. Mediterranean Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, 14 (2). pp. 191-205. ISSN 1973798X