Research
Macro partitioning
Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (MD) is inversely correlated with BMI and age, with younger adults (18-30) showing higher adherence and lower BMI compared to older and younger populations.
Young adults (18-30) tend to adhere better to the Mediterranean Diet and maintain lower BMIs. If you are older, you may need to put in more conscious effort to maintain this adherence. Focus on increasing fruits, vegetables, legumes, and fish while reducing red meat and sweets.
ModerateSupportsMEDIUM confidence
the population group aged 18–30 years resulted in having a higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet when compared to the younger and the elderly population... normal-weight people have a significant greater level of adherence to MD in comparison to overweight and obese ones... inverse correlation was found between MEDAS score, BMI and age
Why this rating
Cross-sectional survey data; statistically significant correlations but observational.
Source
Eating habits and lifestyle changes during COVID-19 lockdown: an Italian survey
Laura Di Renzo et al. · Journal of Translational Medicine · 2020
DOI 10.1186/s12967-020-02399-5
cross_sectional · n=3533Cited 2,118×
Read the paper DOI resolved against Crossref · corpus check 2026-06-10
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