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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2026

Association between nutrition knowledge and Mediterranean diet adherence in Israeli adults with type 2 diabetes.

Michal Kasher Meron, Adi Givati, Muhamad Agbaria, Liat Barzilay Yoseph, Sofia Shapira, Erez Ramati, Nuha Younis Zeidan, Vered Kaufman-Shriqui, Ofra Kalter-Leibovici, Pnina Rotman-Pikielny

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Michal Kasher MeronDepartment of Endocrinology, Meir Medical Centre, Kfar Saba, Israel. shmichalkas@clalit.org.il.
Adi GivatiDepartment of Endocrinology, Meir Medical Centre, Kfar Saba, Israel.
Muhamad AgbariaInternal Medicine Department, Meir Medical Centre, Kfar Saba, Israel.
Liat Barzilay YosephDepartment of Endocrinology, Meir Medical Centre, Kfar Saba, Israel.
Sofia ShapiraDepartment of Endocrinology, Meir Medical Centre, Kfar Saba, Israel.
Erez RamatiMeuhedet Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Nuha Younis ZeidanClalit Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Vered Kaufman-ShriquiDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3190-4187
Ofra Kalter-LeiboviciDina Recanati School of Medicine, Reichman University, Herzliya, Israel.
Pnina Rotman-PikielnyDepartment of Endocrinology, Meir Medical Centre, Kfar Saba, Israel.

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objectivesTo investigate the association between dietary knowledge and adherence to Mediterranean diet (MedD) among people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Israel.

methodsIn this cross-sectional single-center study, adults with T2D visiting a diabetes clinic were enrolled for an interviewer-administered survey. Dietary knowledge was assessed using a questionnaire adapted for locally available foods. MedD adherence was measured using the Israeli Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (I-MEDAS). Additional clinical and anthropometric characteristics were retrieved from patients' medical records. The association between dietary knowledge and MedD adherence was analyzed in a multivariable logistic model. RESULTSF: A total of 134 people were included. Mean age was 70 ± 10.7 years; 54.5% were women. The mean dietary knowledge score was 12.1 ± 2.4 (range: 0-17), and the MedD adherence score was 11.0 ± 2.1 (range: 0-17). In multivariable analysis, adjusted for age, sex, socio-economic status and diabetes duration, people in the highest tertile of dietary knowledge were more likely to be in the highest tertile of MedD adherence (adjusted odds ratio 4.6, 95% CI 1.5-14.8, p = 0.01), compared to those in the lowest knowledge tertile. The model explained limited variance in adherence (Nagelkerke R² = 0.16). Sensitivity analyses using the exposure and outcome variables as continuous scores were not statistically significant.

conclusionDietary knowledge showed a modest association with MedD adherence in Israeli adults with type 2 diabetes, but this association lacked robustness across analytical approaches. Dietary knowledge explains a small proportion of dietary adherence variability, suggesting that unmeasured factors play a more substantial role in determining dietary behavior.

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