Screen Time and Parents’ Education Level Are Associated with Poor Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Spanish Children and Adolescents: The PASOS Study

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Wärnberg, Julia
Pérez Farinós, Napoleón
Benavente-Marín, Juan C.
Labayen, Idoia
Zapico, Augusto G.
Gusi, Narcis
Aznar, Susana
Alcaraz, Pedro E.
González-Valeiro, Miguel
Serra-Majem, Lluis
Terrados, Nicolás
Tur, Josep A.
Segú, Marta
Lassale, Camille
Homs, Clara
Oses, Maddi
González-Gross, Marcela
Sánchez-Gómez, Jesús
Jiménez-Zazo, Fabio
Marín-Cascales, Elena
Sevilla-Sánchez, Marta
Herrera-Ramos, Estefanía
Pulgar, Susana
Bibiloni, María del Mar
Sancho-Moron, Olga
Schröder, Helmut
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Wärnberg, Julia;
Pérez Farinós, Napoleón;
Benavente-Marín, Juan C.;
Gómez Santos, Santiago Felipe;
Labayen, Idoia;
Zapico, Augusto G.;
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Schröder, Helmut.
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Screen Time and Parents’ Education Level Are Associated with Poor Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Spanish Children and Adolescents: The PASOS Study.
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2021, vol. 10, núm. 4, 795.
https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10040795.
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The aim of this study is to evaluate if screen time and parents’ education levels are associated with adherence to a Mediterranean dietary pattern. This cross-sectional study analyzed a representative sample of 3333 children and adolescents (8 to 16 years) included in the Physical Activity, Sedentarism, lifestyles and Obesity in Spanish youth (PASOS) study in Spain (which ran from March 2019 to February 2020). Data on screen time (television, computer, video games, and mobile phone) per day, Mediterranean diet adherence, daily moderate or vigorous physical activity, and parents’ education levels were gathered using questionnaires. A descriptive study of the variables according to sex and parents’ education level was performed. Logistic regression models (adjusted by sex and weight status) were fitted to evaluate the independent association between screen time and Kids’ level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet (KIDMED) index, as well as some of its items. A greater amount of screen time was associated with worse adherence to the Mediterranean diet; a lower consumption of fruit, vegetables, fish, legumes, and nuts; and a greater consumption of fast food, sweets, and candies. A lower parents’ education level was associated with worse adherence to the Mediterranean diet. It is necessary to promote the responsible, limited use of screen time, especially in children with parents with a lower education level.
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