The Role of Food Security in Mediterranean Diet Adherence Among Adolescents: Findings from the EHDLA Study
The findings suggest that very low food security negatively impacts MedDiet adherence in adolescents. Compared with their food-secure peers, adolescents with very low food security showed significantly poorer diet quality. These results highlight the importance of addressing food insecurity through low-cost, high-nutrition programs aimed at improving healthy eating habits, particularly for children and adolescents living in low-food-security households.
Authors
- Estela Jiménez‐López (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8553-7701)
- Jorge Olivares‐Arancibia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7186-3941)
- Nerea Martín‐Calvo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7549-1455)
- Rodrigo Alejandro Yañez Sepulveda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9311-6576)
- Héctor Gutiérrez‐Espinoza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4650-3426)
- Desirée Victoria‐Montesinos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3968-9477)
- José Francisco López‐Gil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7412-7624)
- Andrea Aquino-Blanco
Institutions
- Universidad Andrés Bello (CL)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Universidad Autónoma de Chile (CL)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Salud Mental (ES)
- University of the Americas (CL)
- Universidad de Las Américas (EC)
- Navarre Institute of Health Research (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (ES)
- Universidad Católica de Murcia (ES)
- University of Castilla-La Mancha (ES)
- Universidad de Navarra (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Foods
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14030414
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.63