Adherence to Mediterranean Diet in Croatia: Lessons Learned Today for a Brighter Tomorrow
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Ethics
2.2. Mediterranean Diet Adherence Questionnaire, Its Refinement, and Adaptation for Online Use
2.3. Study Population
2.4. Price Assessment for MedD
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Gerić, M.; Matković, K.; Gajski, G.; Rumbak, I.; Štancl, P.; Karlić, R.; Bituh, M. Adherence to Mediterranean Diet in Croatia: Lessons Learned Today for a Brighter Tomorrow. Nutrients 2022, 14, 3725. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14183725
Gerić M, Matković K, Gajski G, Rumbak I, Štancl P, Karlić R, Bituh M. Adherence to Mediterranean Diet in Croatia: Lessons Learned Today for a Brighter Tomorrow. Nutrients. 2022; 14(18):3725. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14183725
Chicago/Turabian StyleGerić, Marko, Katarina Matković, Goran Gajski, Ivana Rumbak, Paula Štancl, Rosa Karlić, and Martina Bituh. 2022. "Adherence to Mediterranean Diet in Croatia: Lessons Learned Today for a Brighter Tomorrow" Nutrients 14, no. 18: 3725. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14183725