..., during the COVID-19 lockdown. Design/methodology/approach This is a cross-sectional study which took place in Greece in the course of the strict lockdown period, in the third COVID-19 wave. A sample of 2,029 adults aged 18 years and above participated in an online survey. The questionnaire consisted...

... was administered to 50 healthy adult participants living in Attica, Greece. The participants had to complete the tool twice, within a period of 15 days. Participants also completed the well-recognized Mediterranean Diet Score (MedDietScore), for comparison purposes with the tested tool. Socioeconomic...

...-Janiec and Twordowski, 2003 , Grunert et al., 2001). This tendency, however, is not stable overtime. According to the Eurobarometer (2006b), Greece, Italy and Cyprus appear to have the highest scepticism about consuming GM foods, with 81 per cent, 77 per cent and 76 per cent of their consumers...

... of functional foods in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece. Design/methodology/approach A sample population of consumers was randomly selected outside popular supermarkets in the city of Thessaloniki (n=154). Trained interviewers conducted interviews and a questionnaire was completed by each...

..., for the first time, percentile curves of WC in children from Thessaloniki, northern Greece. Design/methodology/approach In total, 607 children (324 boys‐283 girls) aged 7‐15 years participated in the study. Sex‐specific descriptive statistics for three age groups (7‐9, 10‐12 and 13‐15) and smoothed...

... Human anatomy Greece Overweight (OW) and obesity (OB) affect more than one‐third of the Greek adult population (Panagiotakos et al., 2004 ; Yannakoulia et al., 2009). In the United States about 50 percent of the adult population is OW and OB (Flegal et al., 1998...

...Mabel Blades; Anthimia M. Batrinou; Anastassia Kanellou Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate how healthy food options recommended by the Mediterranean diet pyramid are actually consumed and advertised. Design/methodology/approach Three types of food consumptions in Greece...

... Northern Greece. The composition of diet, especially low in fibre, vitamin D and high in energy and fat may play a role in the etiology of obesity. Originality/value The paper presents information on obesity prevalence in a Mediterranean country as well as integration of some nutrients in the etiology...

... be contacted at: e.derbyshire@mmu.ac.uk © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Diet Elderly people Greece At an average of 98 g/d total fat intake was significantly higher in men than women (62 g/d). Total fat intake exceeded the DRV by 9 per cent (males and females). Kefatos et...

... sporting teams, in Northern Greece. Design/methodology/approach Height and weight was measured using stasiometer and a scale devise, respectively. Body fat was measured using bioelectrical impedance analysis with multiple frequencies. A five‐day questionnaire was used to assess the dietary intakes...

...), “ Physical activity of adolescents in Thessaloniki ”, Proceedings of the 13th Balcan Sportsmedicine Congress , 29 April–2 May 2004, Drama, Greece, Sports Medicine Association of Greece Rockett , H.R.H. Colditz , G.A. (1997), “ Assessing diets of children and adolescents ”, American Journal...

... European countries, the degree of biological knowledge of the general population is much lower (35 per cent of right answers) with Greece having the lowest percentage (17.5 per cent) (Gaskell et al., 2003). It is of interest, however, that a relatively high percentage of respondents (48 per cent...

... Greece There is no doubt that nutrition plays an important role in athletic performance, providing the long‐term needs for training and the short‐term needs for competition. Dietary intervention together with proper training can lead to numerous improvements in an athlete’s performance...

... heart disease and of various types of cancer. Although some data exist on the dietary intakes of young children and adolescents, there are no data regarding dietary intakes and food habits of pre‐adolescents in Greece. The present study tries to partly cover this gap by studying the anthropometric...

...Maria Hassapidou Healthy and suitable nutrition plays an important role in the athletic performance providing the long‐term needs of training and the short‐term needs of competition. In Greece, despite the great interest in sports since ancient times, there is no adequate information regarding...