Alongside declining activity levels, energy needs fall in older age and eating less is
expected. However, as total food consumption declines, intakes of many nutrients are also …

(1) Background: Cardiometabolic disease progression can be delayed if patients engage in
healthy lifestyle behaviors, adherence to which is highly influenced by psychosocial factors …

Although a Mediterranean diet (MeDiet) provides several psychophysical health benefits,
research on how to effectively promote MeDiet adherence is still lacking. In the present …

Today, cardiovascular disease has a great impact on the global population due to its high
prevalence. One challenge that cardiovascular patients face to achieve a better prognosis is …

Abstract “Food pattern” and “diet” sometimes are referred with the same meaning.“Food
pattern” can be defined by a priori and a posteriori approaches and refers to the …

Diabetes prevalence is high in elderly individuals. The focus should be on promoting
healthier eating patterns in diabetic individuals, and it is also important to maintain …

The Mediterranean dietary pattern has been linked with lower incidence of cardiovascular
disease and the Mediterranean diet scale (MDS) has been created to incorporate and test …

Eating self-efficacy refers to a person's belief in their ability to regulate eating. Although the
Weight Efficacy Life-Style questionnaire (WEL) is one of the most widely used eating self …

Objective Adherence to high quality dietary patterns is associated with lower risk of disease
progression and all-cause mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Self-efficacy and …

Weight control issues are a challenge today, especially in children and adolescents. Self-
efficacy may play an important role in adherence to healthy eating behaviors, and good …