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Mediterranean diet adherence and nutritional literacy: an observational cross-sectional study of the reality of university students in a COVID-19 pandemic context

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dc.contributor.authorAbreu, Filipa
dc.contributor.authorHernando, Ana
dc.contributor.authorGoulão, Luís Filipe
dc.contributor.authorPinto, Alexandra Marques
dc.contributor.authorBranco, Amélia
dc.contributor.authorCerqueira, Ana
dc.contributor.authorGalvão, Cecília
dc.contributor.authorGuedes, Fábio Botelho
dc.contributor.authorBronze, Maria Rosário
dc.contributor.authorViegas, Wanda
dc.contributor.authorMatos, Margarida Gaspar de
dc.contributor.authorSousa, Joana
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-11T14:50:24Z
dc.date.available2025-04-11T14:50:24Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractAbstract - Aim: To evaluate the adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) and the level of nutritional literacy (NL) among university students from different academic fields of study, within the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A total of 1114 first-year undergraduate students at the University of Lisbon, Portugal, were included in this study. A self-administered online questionnaire was applied that included questions regarding sociodemographic information, the MD measured by the PREDIMED questionnaire (PREvención con DIeta MEDiterránea) and NL assessed using the Newest Vital Sign questionnaire. Results: The average PREDIMED score revealed a low adherence (6.79±2.14 points) to the MD. Notably, students in the Social Sciences and Humanities academic fields showed the highest level of adherence (U=21 071; p <0.05. Within the Health field, there was greater prevalence of dietary behaviours aligned with the MD, contributing to higher overall adherence scores. Furthermore, 84,1% of the participants demonstrated adequate NL. Interestingly, students in the Exact Sciences and Engineering field demonstrated the highest levels of NL (5,07±1.19), particularly in questions involving mathematical reasoning. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that university students in Lisbon do not follow a MD and are far from the recommendations of this dietary pattern. While most participants showed adequate NL, it is essential to highlight the link between knowledge and application to daily practice. Despite positive literacy levels, there remains a deficit in translating this knowledge into correct dietary practices.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationAbreu, Filipa … [et al.] .(2023). “Mediterranean diet adherence and nutritional literacy: an observational cross-sectional study of the reality of university students in a COVID-19 pandemic context”. BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health 2023;6:e000659. doi:10.1136pt_PT
dc.identifier.doidoi:10.1136/ bmjnph-2023-000659pt_PT
dc.identifier.eissn2516-554 (electronic)
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/100159
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherNNEdPro Global Institute for Food, Nutrition and Healthpt_PT
dc.subjectMediterranean Dietpt_PT
dc.subjectNutritional Literacypt_PT
dc.subjectUniversity Studentspt_PT
dc.subjectCOVID-19 Pandemic Contextpt_PT
dc.titleMediterranean diet adherence and nutritional literacy: an observational cross-sectional study of the reality of university students in a COVID-19 pandemic contextpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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