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Article

Self-Perceived Physical Activity and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Healthy Adolescents during COVID-19: Findings from the DIMENU Pilot Study

by
Angelo Galluccio
1,2,†,
Giovanna Caparello
1,3,†,
Ennio Avolio
1,3,
Emanuele Manes
1,
Simona Ferraro
1,3,
Cinzia Giordano
4,5,
Diego Sisci
4,5,‡ and
Daniela Bonofiglio
4,5,*,‡
1
Health Center srl, 87100 Cosenza, Italy
2
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University Magna Graecia, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
3
School of Specialization in Food Sciences, University of Rome Tor Vergata, 00133 Rome, Italy
4
Department of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
5
Centro Sanitario, University of Calabria, 87036 Arcavacata di Rende, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
†
These authors contributed equally to this work.
‡
Senior joint authors.
Healthcare 2021, 9(6), 622; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9060622
Submission received: 1 May 2021 / Revised: 21 May 2021 / Accepted: 21 May 2021 / Published: 23 May 2021
(This article belongs to the Collection Healthcare Strategy and Community Care)
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Abstract

The global pandemic coronavirus disease (COVID-19) resulted in restrictions which forced adolescents to stay at home and influenced their food habits and lifestyles with potential negative health impact. This study aims to investigate the self-reported physical activity (PA) and eating habits related to the consumption of Mediterranean foods in a sample of adolescents during the COVID-19 lockdown enrolled into the DIMENU study. A web survey was launched for 91 adolescents (aged 15–17 years) to assess their adherence to the Mediterranean Diet using the KIDMED test and lifestyle habits using a questionnaire designed following recommendations by Italian National Institute of Health (ISS score). Our results indicate that most of the sample declared no changes in eating habits and PA without sex differences. After dividing the sample into active and sedentary groups based on the self-perceived PA, we found that KIDMED and ISS scores were significantly higher (p = 0.0028 and p = 0.0001, respectively) in active adolescents. Moreover, KIDMED was positively correlated with ISS only in active adolescents (r = 0.311, p = 0.0185). In conclusion, our data underline the impact of the PA on the Mediterranean diet adherence in adolescents during the lockdown, suggesting the usefulness of promoting wellness programs directed towards inactive individuals to increase their awareness on the importance of healthy lifestyles.
Keywords: physical activity; Mediterranean diet; lifestyle interventions; eating habits; adolescence physical activity; Mediterranean diet; lifestyle interventions; eating habits; adolescence
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Galluccio, A.; Caparello, G.; Avolio, E.; Manes, E.; Ferraro, S.; Giordano, C.; Sisci, D.; Bonofiglio, D. Self-Perceived Physical Activity and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Healthy Adolescents during COVID-19: Findings from the DIMENU Pilot Study. Healthcare 2021, 9, 622. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9060622

AMA Style

Galluccio A, Caparello G, Avolio E, Manes E, Ferraro S, Giordano C, Sisci D, Bonofiglio D. Self-Perceived Physical Activity and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Healthy Adolescents during COVID-19: Findings from the DIMENU Pilot Study. Healthcare. 2021; 9(6):622. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9060622

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Galluccio, Angelo, Giovanna Caparello, Ennio Avolio, Emanuele Manes, Simona Ferraro, Cinzia Giordano, Diego Sisci, and Daniela Bonofiglio. 2021. "Self-Perceived Physical Activity and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Healthy Adolescents during COVID-19: Findings from the DIMENU Pilot Study" Healthcare 9, no. 6: 622. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9060622

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Galluccio, A., Caparello, G., Avolio, E., Manes, E., Ferraro, S., Giordano, C., Sisci, D., & Bonofiglio, D. (2021). Self-Perceived Physical Activity and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Healthy Adolescents during COVID-19: Findings from the DIMENU Pilot Study. Healthcare, 9(6), 622. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9060622

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