Mediterranean Diet adherence alone shows no significant association with self-regulation, but helps in combination with other habits¶

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Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q3
Currency · newest study 2020 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q3 i? The study found no statistically significant differences between MD adherence and SR score in the category comparison. → López-Gil 2020 q3 i? When high MD adherence was combined with meeting PA guidelines, SR was higher than in inactive, non-adherence peers (p = 0.006). → López-Gil 2020 (2)

Evidence¶

López-Gil 2020¶

López-Gil, J.F., Oriol-Granado, X., Izquierdo, M., Ramírez-Vélez, R., Fernández-Vergara, O., Olloquequi, J., & García-Hermoso, A. (2020). Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors and Their Association with Self-Regulation in Chilean Children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165676

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ANCOVA comparison of self-regulation across Mediterranean Diet adherence categories in 1561 children, adjusted for age, sex, BMI z-score and sleep quality. The authors state they "did not find statistically significant differences between MD adherence and SR score"; equivalence was not tested.

"On the other hand, although we did not find statistically significant differences between MD adherence and SR score, some studies suggested that following a healthier diet was also associated with several benefits among young populations [10]."

López-Gil 2020 (2)¶

López-Gil, J.F., Oriol-Granado, X., Izquierdo, M., Ramírez-Vélez, R., Fernández-Vergara, O., Olloquequi, J., & García-Hermoso, A. (2020). Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors and Their Association with Self-Regulation in Chilean Children. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17165676

q3 · i? · associational · r2

ANCOVA with Bonferroni pairwise post-hoc comparisons across combined PA and MD groups in the same sample. Active children with MD adherence "had higher SR compared to inactive and non-adherence peers" (p = 0.006).

"Further, active groups with adherence (p = 0.006) or non-adherence (p = 0.002) to the MD had higher SR compared to inactive and non-adherence peers."

Discussion¶

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