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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148706| Title: | Impact of a nutrition education intervention on adherence to the Mediterranean diet among Moroccan adolescents |
| Authors: | Benaddi, Ghizlane Daif, Halima Angua, Soukaina Ben Rafik, Anouar El Hiba, Omar Belahsen, Rekia |
| Keywords: | Diet -- Mediterranean Region Teenagers -- Nutrition -- Morocco Nutrition -- Study and teaching -- Morocco Food preferences Nutrition -- Economic aspects -- Morocco Nutrition -- Social aspects -- Morocco |
| Issue Date: | 2026-06 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta. Faculty of Education |
| Citation: | Benaddi, G., Daif, H., Angua, S. B., Rafik, A., El Hiba, O., & Belahsen, R. (2026). Impact of a nutrition education intervention on adherence to the Mediterranean diet among Moroccan adolescents. Malta Review of Educational Research, 20(1), 11-31. |
| Abstract: | Promoting sustainable dietary choices is a public health
priority. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a nutrition
education intervention using the KIDMED index among Moroccan
adolescents. A before-and-after intervention study was conducted
among adolescents aged 14–18 years. Sociodemographic,
socioeconomic, anthropometric and dietary data were collected at
baseline and adherence to the Mediterranean diet was assessed before
and after the intervention using the KIDMED index. Gender
differences were observed for some anthropometric parameters, with
more pronounced central adiposity in girls. The mean KIDMED score
increased significantly after the educational intervention (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: This study suggests that nutrition education can improve adherence to the Mediterranean diet among Moroccan adolescents, even in a socioeconomically disadvantaged context. These findings support the development of locally adapted nutrition education programmes. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/148706 |
| Appears in Collections: | MRER, Volume 20, Issue 1 |
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