Relationship between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Body Composition with Physical Fitness Parameters in a Young Active Population
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Relationship between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Body Composition with Physical Fitness Parameters in a Young Active PopulationAuthor(s)
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2020Abstract
[Abstract]: The current study aimed at analyzing the relationship between body composition, adherence
to the Mediterranean diet (MD), and physical fitness (PF) in a young active population. A total of
1198 athletes (boys = 875; girls = 323) enrolled in di erent municipal sports schools participated in
this study. Data on adherence to the MD (KIDMED questionnaire), anthropometric measurements,
and PF (20 m shuttle run test, handgrip strength, vertical jump and forced spirometry) were collected.
Results show that the pubertal boys had a higher score in the KIDMED test than the prepubertal
ones (+0.38, p = 0.28). Moreover, boys with better adherence to the MD had significantly higher
results in handgrip strength (+12.20 regarding low MD group and +9.13 regarding medium MD
group, p < 0.05), as well as in forced vital capacity (FVC) (+0.66 regarding low MD group and 0.29
regarding medium MD group, p < 0.05). No di erences were found in the girls. Finally, the result
of the KIDMED test is a variable with a positive and significant relationship with cardiorespiratory
fitness, along with the FVC, percentage of fat mass, and performance in the vertical jump (p < 0.05).
It is concluded that adherence to the MD could show a relationship with various PF variables in boys
and could be a predictor of cardiorespiratory fitness in both cases.
Keywords
Nutrición
Actividad física
Estilo de vida
Obesidad
Adolescentes
Dieta mediterránea
Nutrition
Physical activity
Lifestyle
Obesity
Adolescents
Actividad física
Estilo de vida
Obesidad
Adolescentes
Dieta mediterránea
Nutrition
Physical activity
Lifestyle
Obesity
Adolescents
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