ArticlePublic health nutrition2021
Modified Mediterranean diet score adapted to a southern Mediterranean population and its relation to overweight and obesity risk.
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- Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Across the League of Arab States: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and colorectal cancer risk: a large case control study in the Moroccan population.Public health nutrition · 2025Article
- Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Colorectal Cancer Risk Among Moroccan Population: Hospital-Based Case Control Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2024Article
- Exploring food consumption patterns in the province of Kenitra, Northwest of Morocco.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Mediterranean Diet and Airway Inflammation in School-Aged Children.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Mediterranean Diet, Sustainability, and Tourism-A Study of the Market's Demand and Knowledge.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
objectivesThe current study aimed to develop a modified Mediterranean diet (MMD) score adjusted to the southern Mediterranean countries' cultural specificities and to evaluate associations between adherence to this modified score and overweight/obesity risk in Moroccan adults.
designPopulation-based cross-sectional study.
settingRural and urban areas of the five greatest provinces of Morocco.
participantsIn total, 1516 participants were recruited between September 2009 and February 2017. Dietary assessment was obtained using a validated Moroccan FFQ. We constructed a MMD score focusing on twelve components. The MMD score ranged from 0 (no adherence to the traditional southern Mediterranean diet (MD)) to 12 (maximal adherence) and was categorised as low (scores 0-4), moderate (scores 5-7) and high (scores 8-12).
resultsAmong the whole population, 754 (50·5 %) were women and 738 (49·5 %) were men, and the mean age was about 55·60 ± 13·70. In total, 58 % of participants were moderately active. Regarding educational level, 50·7 % were illiterate. The prevalence of overweight and obesity was 43·3 and 8·6 %, respectively. In multivariate analyses, close adherence to MMD (scores 8-12) was associated with reduced overweight/obesity risk (OR 0·61, 95 % CI 0·44, 0·84).
conclusionThe prevalence of overweight and obesity was very high among Moroccan adults. Adherence to the traditional southern MD may help prevent overweight and obesity.
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