The Influence of Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet among Children and Their Parents in Relation to Childhood Overweight/Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study in Greece.

Conclusions: This study revealed that children's adherence to the Mediterranean diet was inversely associated with weight status either parents are away from or close to this dietary pattern. Future interventions against childhood obesity have to take into consideration the crucial importance of familial aggregation of healthy food choices and interfamily influences in the home environment on children's weight status. PMID: 33058744 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Childhood Obesity - Category: Eating Disorders & Weight Management Tags: Child Obes Source Type: research