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ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2025

Parents' nutrition knowledge, perceived barriers and enablers, and healthy-eating attitudes associated with children's adherence to the Mediterranean diet: the DELICIOUS project.

Sabrina Castellano, Wen Rui Choo, Alice Rosi, Tania Abril Mera, Francesca Scazzina, Francesca Giampieri, Evelyn Frias-Toral, Osama Abdelkarim, Mohamed Aly, Achraf Ammar and 10 more

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Sabrina Castellano *Department of Educational Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Wen Rui Choo *Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden.
Alice RosiHuman Nutrition Unit, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Tania Abril MeraSchool of Medicine, Universidad Católica de Santiago de Guayaquil, Tola, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Francesca ScazzinaHuman Nutrition Unit, Department of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Francesca GiampieriDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy.
Evelyn Frias-ToralSchool of Medicine, Universidad Espíritu Santo, Samborondón, Ecuador.
Osama AbdelkarimFaculty of Sport Sciences, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Mohamed AlyFaculty of Sport Sciences, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Achraf AmmarDepartment of Training and Movement Science, Institute of Sport Science, Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.
Juancho PonsEditorial Luis Vives (EDELVIVES), Carretera de Madrid, Zaragoza, Spain.
Laura Vázquez-AraújoBCC Innovation, Technology Center in Gastronomy, Basque Culinary Center, Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain.
Fernando Maniega LegardaResearch Group on Food, Nutritional Biochemistry and Health, Universidad Europea del Atlántico, Santander, Spain.
Lorenzo MonastaInstitute for Maternal and Child Health - IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Trieste, Italy.
Alessandro ScuderiDepartment of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.
Nunzia DecembrinoNeonatal Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital "Policlinico-San Marco" Catania, Integrated Department for Maternal and Child's Health Protection, Catania, Italy.
Ana MataTechnological Institute for Children's Products and Leisure AIJU, Alicante, Spain.
Adrián ChacónTechnological Institute for Children's Products and Leisure AIJU, Alicante, Spain.
Pablo BusóTechnological Institute for Children's Products and Leisure AIJU, Alicante, Spain.
Giuseppe GrossoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy.

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Abstract

Objective: Children's dietary choices are influenced by several factors, including parents' modeling. The relation between parents' psychosocial factors and their children's level of adherence to the Mediterranean diet were explored. Methods: Food literacy, perceived barriers and enablers, and healthy-eating attitude following the Capability, Opportunity and Motivation (COM-B) model for behavioral change were evaluated in 2,011 participants in the DELICIOUS (UnDErstanding consumer food choices & promotion of healthy and sustainable Mediterranean Diet and LIfestyle in Children and adolescents through behavIOUral change actionS) project. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet was assessed through the KIDMED questionnaire. Beta coefficients and standard errors (SEs) were calculated through linear regression analyses. Results: Post-adjustment for potential confounding factors, results showed significant positive correlation between children's adherence to the Mediterranean diet and parental food literacy [β (SE) = 0.180 (0.011)], perceived barriers and enablers [β (SE) = 0.135 (0.009)], and healthy-eating attitudes (divided into five constructs) [β (SE) = 0.069 (0.030), β (SE) = 0.037 (0.029), β (SE) = 0.162 (0.017), β (SE) = 0.147 (0.010), β (SE) = 0.158 (0.011)]. Individual dietary components of the Mediterranean diet were also associated with various psychosocial factors. Conclusion: These results confirm the importance of parental food literacy, perceived enablers and barriers to healthy-eating, health-eating attitude in their children's adherence to the Mediterranean diet.

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adolescentschildrenfood literacyMediterranean dietnutrition knowledgeparents

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PMCPMC12812708

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