ABSTRACT
Objective: The objective of this study was to determineand describe the presence of institutional food deserts basedon access to healthy food via a level of adherence to aMediterranean diet in higher education Metropolitan Area institutions in Valle de Aburrá, Colombia.Materials and methods: The Food Deserts Survey -EDA and the Mediterranean Diet Adherence Test -KIDMED was administered to 419 university students.Results and Discussion: Results evidenced that participants had an average adherence (58.5%) to a Mediterranean diet, indicating that university students need to improve theirdietary pattern to adapt it to a Mediterranean model.Regarding the EDA, most reported that the food they consumed was nutritious (69.0%), fresh (77.3%) and healthy(61.3%). They stated they usually ate breakfast (74.7%),lunch (44.2%) and dinner (85.0%) at home during the week,and usually bought and consumed food in supermarkets andtraditional stores (73.3%).Conclusion: The study concluded that regardless of gender, participants need to improve their dietary pattern to adapt it to a Mediterranean model, which could indicate a hidden presence of food deserts.(AU)
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Humans , Diet, Mediterranean , 50328 , Students , Whole Foods , Treatment Adherence and Compliance , Nutrition Surveys , Diet, Food, and Nutrition , Feeding Behavior , Surveys and Questionnaires , 24439 , 52503 , DieteticsABSTRACT
La dieta mediterránea es un patrón alimenticio que ha mostrado ser eficiente para mejorar la salud de aquellos que la siguen. El objetivo de este estudio es medir las relaciones entre dieta mediterránea, calidad del sueño y algunos ítems del ICSP, en una muestrea de estudiantes universitarios de la ciudad de Medellín, Colombia. Se aplicaron los cuestionarios KIDMED, el índice de calidad de sueño de Pittsburgh (ICSP) y algunas preguntas relacionadas con la estatura, el peso, el índice de masa corporal, la edad, y horas de ejercicio de los estudiantes. Los resultados sugieren que hay dos diferencias estadísticamente significativas, donde el puntaje de los participantes en estrato 5 y 6 es significativamente mayor que el de los participantes en estrato 1 y 2 (p=.001), y que el delos participantes en estrato 3 y4 (p = .003). Este resultado sugiere que los participantes en un mayor estrato socioeconómico son quienes se adhieren en mayor medida a la dieta mediterránea. Se discuten los datos en base a los resultados encontrados. (AU)
The Mediterranean diet is a dietary pattern that has been shown to be efficient in improving the health of those who follow it. The aim of this study is to measure the relationships between Mediterranean diet and sleep quality and some items ofthe ICSP, in a sample of university students from the city of Medellin, Colombia. The KIDMED questionnaires, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and some questions related to height, weight, body mass index, age, and hours of exercise of the students were applied. The results suggest that there are two statistically significant differences, where the score of participants in stratum 5 and 6 is significantly higher than that of participants in stratum 1 and 2 (p=.001), and that of participants in stratum 3 and 4 (p = .003). This result suggests that participants in a higher socioeconomic stratum are those who adhere to the Mediterranean diet to a greater extent. The data are discussed based on the results found. (AU)
