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cross-sectional·nutrition, public health, dietetics, epidemiology, family medicine·PMC10181155

Healthy Eating in the Spanish University Community: A Case Study

Nutrients · 3 authors, 1 centre

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This cross-sectional survey of 610 members of the University of Almeria community assessed adherence to the Mediterranean Diet using a validated index. The central result found an average overall adherence level, but a substantial 40.9% of the community exhibited low adherence.

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A cross-sectional survey was conducted at the University of Almeria during the 2021/2022 academic year to assess Mediterranean Diet (MedD) adherence. The sample comprised 610 individuals, including students, teaching staff, and administrative staff. Results indicated an average level of MedD adherence, but 40.9% had low adherence, 47% intermediate, and only 12.1% high. Regression models identified being female, Spanish, living with family, not being a student, reading food labels, and exercising regularly as positive predictors of higher adherence. Conversely, being a young student was a negative predictor. The findings suggest that targeted dissemination of healthy eating knowledge and improvements to campus catering could benefit the university community.

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PMC10181155

Healthy Eating in the Spanish University Community: A Case Study

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The Mediterranean Diet (MedD), which UNESCO recognizes as an Intangible Cultural Heritage, constitutes a healthy eating pattern that helps prevent illness. The aim of this work is to know how well the university community of Almeria (Spain) adheres to MedD as a healthy lifestyle standard. For this purpose, the authors administered a survey to students, teachers, and administrative and service personnel at the University of Almeria. The sample for the survey comprised 610 people. Of whom, 64.7% were women; 23% were Teaching, and Research Staff (PDI); 17.3% were Administration and Services Staff (PAS); and 59.7% were students. The average age was 32 years. Results show an average level of MedD adherence overall in the university community, although 40.9% have a low adherence level. The most representative MedD adherent can be profiled as a young Spanish female, who values sustainability, reads the labels of the products she consumes, exercises regularly, cooks healthy food, and recycles waste. We suggest [to the University authorities] to advertise the benefits of the Mediterranean Diet among the university community and offer menus based on the MedD in the university canteen.

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Ángeles Arjona Garrido, Montserrat Monserrat Hernández, Juan Carlos Checa Olmos. Healthy Eating in the Spanish University Community: A Case Study. Nutrients. (2023). https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15092053

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Ángeles Arjona Garrido, Montserrat Monserrat Hernández, Juan Carlos Checa Olmos

Laboratory of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Almeria, 04120 Almeria, Spain; [email protected] (M.M.H.); [email protected] (J.C.C.O.)

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Paola Gualtieri