Nutritional Status and Mediterranean Diet Adherence in Urban Albanian School-Aged Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study
The MD is a key dietary pattern for supporting health across the life course. Girls and adolescents showed poorer MD profiles. Further research is needed to clarify the determinants that drive suboptimal dietary behaviors in Albanian youth, in line with growing concerns about the "hidden crisis" of adolescent nutrition.
Authors
- Ersilia Buonomo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3924-9917)
- Anila Godo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-4033-0722)
- Stefania Moramarco (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6192-8775)
- Ruden Cakoni
- Fjola Kore
- Jemine Shima
- Angela Andreoli
Institutions
- University of Rome Tor Vergata (IT)
- Catholic University Our Lady of Good Counsel (AL)
- Primary Health Care (QA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2026-03-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children13030398
- Primary Topic
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00