Relationship between Mediterranean diet adherence and body composition parameters in older adults from the Mediterranean region

Teraž, Kaja (avtor), Puš, Katarina (avtor), Pišot, Saša (avtor), Cikač, Ana (avtor), Šimunič, Boštjan (avtor)

In recent decades, the rapid spread of various communication media has led to changes in traditional eating habits. In the Mediterranean region, the classic (Mediterranean) dietary pattern has been lost as a result. This has led to a shift in eating habits towards unhealthy eating patterns, which in turn has resulted in an inadequate distribution of body composition. It is known that, among other things, the number of non-communicable diseases increases with the inadequate distribution of body composition. The aim of our study was to examine the level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) of older adults in the Mediterranean region in relation to specific body composition parameters. This study included 521 older adults with a mean age of 69.6 ± 6.3 years. Body composition was measured using the BIA 101 Anniversary device (Akern s.r.l., Florence, Italy) and adherence to the MD was assessed using the MEDLIFE index questionnaire. This study found significant differences in body composition between males and females. The mean adherence to the MD was 17.0 ± 3.3 points among the participants and there was higher adherence in females (p = 0.002, ηp$^2$ = 0.019). A multiple linear regression was performed to assess the relationship between the body composition parameters and MD. Multiple linear regression models were significant for reactance, fat mass (%), fat-free mass (%), skeletal muscle index, and total body water (%), with specific individual MEDLIFE items such as the consumption of processed meat, meat, white meat, fruit, vegetables, olive oil and limiting snacks between meals. Moreover, promising correlations were found between certain MD characteristics and BIA parameters, but the overall health effects of the MD remain unclear.

• Jezik: Angleški jezik
• Ključne besede: nutrition, elderly, body composition, healthy ageing, epidemiology
• Vrsta gradiva: Članek v reviji
• Tipologija: 1.01 - Izvirni znanstveni članek
• Organizacija: FŠ - Fakulteta za šport
• Status publikacije: Objavljeno
• Različica publikacije: Objavljena publikacija
• Leto izida: 2024
• Št. strani: 10 str.
• Številčenje: Vol. 16, iss. 21, art. 3598
• PID: 20.500.12556/RUL-169400
• UDK: 612.395-053.9
• ISSN pri članku: 2072-6643
• DOI: 10.3390/nu16213598
• COBISS.SI-ID: 212862211
• Datum objave v RUL: 27.05.2025

Gradivo je del revije

• Naslov: Nutrients
• Skrajšan naslov: Nutrients
• Založnik: MDPI
• ISSN: 2072-6643
• COBISS.SI-ID: 2948140

Licence

• Licenca: CC BY 4.0, Creative Commons Priznanje avtorstva 4.0 Mednarodna
• Povezava: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.sl
• Opis: To je standardna licenca Creative Commons, ki daje uporabnikom največ možnosti za nadaljnjo uporabo dela, pri čemer morajo navesti avtorja.

Sekundarni jezik

• Jezik: Slovenski jezik
• Ključne besede: prehrana, starostniki, telesna sestava, zdravo staranje, epidemiologija

Projekti

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: P5-0381
• Naslov: Kineziologija za kakovost življenja

• Financer: ARIS - Javna agencija za znanstvenoraziskovalno in inovacijsko dejavnost Republike Slovenije
• Številka projekta: J7-2605
• Naslov: Validacija markerja mišične kakovosti za diagnosticiranje sarkopenije