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ArticlePublic health nutrition2025

Influence of lifestyle and eating behaviours on Mediterranean diet adherence in preschoolers from southern Spain.

Gracia Cristina Villodres, Rosario Padial-Ruz, Juan José Pérez-Díaz, José Joaquín Muros

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Gracia Cristina VillodresDepartment of Didactics of Corporal Expression, Faculty of Education, https://ror.org/04njjy449University of Granada, Granada, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8304-5719
Rosario Padial-RuzDepartment of Didactics of Corporal Expression, Faculty of Education, https://ror.org/04njjy449University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
Juan José Pérez-DíazDepartment of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Sports Sciences, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
José Joaquín MurosDepartment of Didactics of Corporal Expression, Faculty of Education, https://ror.org/04njjy449University of Granada, Granada, Spain.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7573-0399

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objectiveThe present study examined the association of screen and sleep time, physical fitness and eating behaviour with Mediterranean diet (MD) adherence in a sample of preschoolers from Granada, Spain.

designA cross-sectional, non-randomised design was employed. A multilinear regression model with backward elimination was used for analysis.

settingVariables included age, screen time, hours of nightly sleep, physical fitness, food approach and food avoidance. The developed model met assumptions of multiple regression in terms of linearity, homoscedasticity, normality, independence and non-multicollinearity.

participantsData were collected from 653 of the 2250 three-to-six-year-old children attending the eighteen schools invited to take part in the present study. Data on children's behaviours were parent-reported using validated questionnaires.

resultsBetter sleep time and lower screen time and food avoidance were found to be predictive of MD adherence. These variables explained 15 % of the variance in preschoolers' MD adherence.

conclusionsThe present study suggests that sleep and screen time and food avoidance are important components to consider when targeting improvements in MD adherence in preschoolers. Future research should explore the way in which parental health behaviours influence their children's health habits in order to better understand the outcomes.

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Child BehaviorDiet, MediterraneanFeeding BehaviorHealth BehaviorLife StyleChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleScreen TimeSleepSpainSurveys and QuestionnairesChildhoodHealthy behavioursQuality dietSedentary behaviours

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