Mediterranean Diet Compliance Is Related with Lower Prevalence of Perceived Stress and Poor Sleep Quality in University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study in Greece
This study reinforces the idea that healthy dietary patterns like MD could be a significant modifiable factor against perceived stress and poor sleep quality of university students. Based on this evidence, longitudinal studies should be performed to confirm whether MD can exert a causal effect on perceived stress and sleep quality.
Authors
- Olga Alexatou
- Aikaterini Louka
- Sousana Κ. Papadopoulou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6408-6128)
- Georgia-Eirini Deligiannidou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3976-4473)
- M. Hadjivassiliou Pappa
- Antonios Dakanalis
- Maria Mentzelou
- Constantinos Giaginis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2878-4831)
- Konstantinos Papadimitriou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0059-2873)
- Georgios Paschodimas
Institutions
- Democritus University of Thrace (GR)
- International Hellenic University (GR)
- Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports (GR)
- Azienda Ospedaliera San Gerardo (IT)
- University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)
- University of the Aegean (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nutrients
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17132174
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.27