eprintid: 17887 rev_number: 6 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 dir: disk0/00/01/78/87 datestamp: 2025-12-11 23:32:23 lastmod: 2025-12-11 23:32:24 status_changed: 2025-12-11 23:32:23 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: Scazzina, Francesca creators_name: Rosi, Alice creators_name: Giampieri, Francesca creators_name: Poveda-Loor, Carlos creators_name: Abdelkarim, Osama creators_name: Aly, Mohamed creators_name: Frias-Toral, Evelyn creators_name: Pons, Juancho creators_name: Vázquez-Araújo, Laura creators_name: Sumalla Cano, Sandra creators_name: Elío Pascual, Iñaki creators_name: Monasta, Lorenzo creators_name: Paladino, Nadia creators_name: Mata, Ana creators_name: Chacón, Adrián creators_name: Busó, Pablo creators_name: Grosso, Giuseppe creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: francesca.giampieri@uneatlantico.es creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: sandra.sumalla@uneatlantico.es creators_id: inaki.elio@uneatlantico.es creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: title: Socio-economic status, food security and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in five Mediterranean countries: the DELICIOUS project ispublished: pub subjects: uneat_sn divisions: uneatlantico_produccion_cientifica divisions: uninimx_produccion_cientifica divisions: uninipr_produccion_cientifica divisions: unic_produccion_cientifica divisions: uniromana_produccion_cientifica full_text_status: none keywords: Mediterranean diet; food security; children; adolescents; food availability; household income abstract: Food security is a universal need worldwide. This study explored the relationship between food security and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in the context of the DELICIOUS project. A survey involving 2,011 parents of children and adolescents aged 6–17 years was conducted. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was assessed through the KIDMED score. Information regarding the ease of accessing Mediterranean foods, economic allowance, employment and residence was collected. Logistic regressions analyses were performed to test the associations. Individuals living in rural areas and reporting difficulty in obtaining all studied foods were less likely to follow the Mediterranean diet. Higher adherence was associated with a household monthly income higher than €4000. No associations with family status and no differences across countries were found. The progressive shift away from the Mediterranean diet may depend not only on cultural preferences for unhealthier, industrial alternatives but also on family budgets and food accessibility. date: 2025-11 publication: International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition volume: 76 number: 8 pagerange: 869-877 id_number: doi:10.1080/09637486.2025.2570363 refereed: TRUE issn: 0963-7486 official_url: http://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2025.2570363 access: close language: en citation: Artículo Materias > Alimentación Universidad Europea del Atlántico > Investigación > Producción Científica Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana México > Investigación > Producción Científica Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana Puerto Rico > Investigación > Producción Científica Universidad Internacional do Cuanza > Investigación > Producción Científica Universidad de La Romana > Investigación > Producción Científica Cerrado Inglés Food security is a universal need worldwide. This study explored the relationship between food security and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in the context of the DELICIOUS project. A survey involving 2,011 parents of children and adolescents aged 6–17 years was conducted. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was assessed through the KIDMED score. Information regarding the ease of accessing Mediterranean foods, economic allowance, employment and residence was collected. Logistic regressions analyses were performed to test the associations. Individuals living in rural areas and reporting difficulty in obtaining all studied foods were less likely to follow the Mediterranean diet. Higher adherence was associated with a household monthly income higher than €4000. No associations with family status and no differences across countries were found. The progressive shift away from the Mediterranean diet may depend not only on cultural preferences for unhealthier, industrial alternatives but also on family budgets and food accessibility. metadata Scazzina, Francesca; Rosi, Alice; Giampieri, Francesca; Poveda-Loor, Carlos; Abdelkarim, Osama; Aly, Mohamed; Frias-Toral, Evelyn; Pons, Juancho; Vázquez-Araújo, Laura; Sumalla Cano, Sandra; Elío Pascual, Iñaki; Monasta, Lorenzo; Paladino, Nadia; Mata, Ana; Chacón, Adrián; Busó, Pablo y Grosso, Giuseppe mail SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, francesca.giampieri@uneatlantico.es, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, sandra.sumalla@uneatlantico.es, inaki.elio@uneatlantico.es, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR (2025) Socio-economic status, food security and adherence to the Mediterranean diet in five Mediterranean countries: the DELICIOUS project. International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition, 76 (8). pp. 869-877. ISSN 0963-7486