Evaluation of adherence to Mediterranean diet in medical students at Kocaeli University, Turkey

Baydemir C., Özgür E. G., Balci S.

JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH, vol.46, no.4, pp.1585-1594, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1177/0300060518757158
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1585-1594
  • Keywords: Lifestyle behaviors, medical students, Mediterranean diet, Mediterranean Diet Quality Index, body mass index, adherence, PHYSICAL-ACTIVITY, COLLEGE-STUDENTS, FOOD, ADOLESCENTS, QUALITY, PATTERNS, OBESITY, HABITS, HEART, RISK
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Introduction This study was conducted to evaluate the eating habits of medical students at Kocaeli University in northwest Turkey in terms of their ability to apply their academic knowledge regarding healthy lifestyles to their own lives using the Mediterranean Diet Quality Index (KIDMED).