Adherence to the Mediterranean diet among school children and adolescents living in northern Italy and unhealthy food behaviors associated to overweight

F Archero, R Ricotti, A Solito, D Carrera, F Civello… - Nutrients, 2018 - mdpi.com
The purposes of this study were to evaluate the differences in Mediterranean diet and its
components among primary and secondary school children and adolescents living in …

Dietary patterns and weight status in Italian preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder and typically developing children

B Raspini, M Prosperi, L Guiducci, E Santocchi… - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Atypical eating habits are more common in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD)
than typically developing (TD) peers. Feeding problems may lead to the double burden of …

Adherence to the Mediterranean diet in Italian school children (The ZOOM8 Study)

R Roccaldo, L Censi, L D'Addezio, E Toti… - … journal of food …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) of 1740 Italian 8–9-year-olds was evaluated
using the KIDMED index and a descriptive analysis of it by socio-demographic and lifestyle …

Mediterranean diet, physical activity, and family characteristics associated with cognitive performance in Italian primary school children: Analysis of the I-MOVE project

A Masini, F Sanmarchi, A Kawalec, F Esposito… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Working memory (WM) is a multicomponent system that supports cognitive functioning. It has
been linked to a wide variety of outcomes including academic success and general well …

Could dietary goals and climate change mitigation be achieved through optimized diet? The experience of modeling the national food consumption data in Italy

M Ferrari, L Benvenuti, L Rossi, A De Santis… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Objective: The aim of this study is to define a healthy and sustainable diet model with low
GHGE, fulfilling dietary requirements, and considering current Italian food consumption …

Eating behaviour, physical activity and lifestyle of Italian children during lockdown for COVID-19

L Censi, S Ruggeri, M Galfo, P Buonocore… - … journal of food …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract In March 2020 Italy went into lockdown due to COVID-19 pandemic and children
changed rapidly their lifestyles with possible negative effects on their health status. An …

Dissecting the vital role of dietary changes in food security assessment under climate change

J Zhao, Z Zhang, C Zhao, Z Liu, E Guo… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
National and global food security depend on both supply and demand, yet the vast majority
of studies on the impact of climate change on food security have focused somewhat …

The promotions of sustainable lunch meals in school feeding programs: the case of Italy

L Rossi, M Ferrari, D Martone, L Benvenuti, A De Santis - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
School is considered a privileged environment for health education and school feeding
represents an opportunity for promoting sustainable foods to young generations. The …

Improvement of Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet through a Nutrition Education Teaching Pack for Teachers within the “School Fruit Scheme” Program: An Italian …

R Roccaldo, L Censi, L D'Addezio, S Berni Canani… - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
A previous short time span study related to the effectiveness of a teaching pack (TP) in
improving the adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD) showed positive results. The …

[HTML][HTML] Youth Healthy Eating Index (YHEI) and Diet Adequacy in Relation to Country-Specific National Dietary Recommendations in Children and Adolescents in Five …

F Giampieri, A Rosi, F Scazzina, E Frias-Toral… - Nutrients, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background/Objectives: The diet quality of younger individuals is decreasing globally, with
alarming trends also in the Mediterranean region. The aim of this study was to assess diet …