DIET QUALITY OF MOROCCAN ADOLESCENTS LIVING IN MOROCCO AND IN SPAIN

Intra-population socioeconomic changes and migration are powerful factors in changing eating habits. Changes in eating habits could affect the nutritional status, growth, development and health of adolescents. The aim of this study was to compare the diet of adolescents of Moroccan origin living in...

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Published in:Journal of biosocial science 2017-03, Vol.49 (2), p.173-186
Main Authors: Montero, M. Del Pilar, Mora-Urda, Ana Isabel, Anzid, Karim, Cherkaoui, Mohamed, Marrodan, M. Dolores
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescent development
Adolescents
Body weight
Bread
Calories
Cholesterol
Consumption
Diet
Diet - ethnology
Emigration and Immigration
Energy consumption
Energy intake
Feeding Behavior - ethnology
Female
Fruit
Health problems
Humans
Male
Meat
Migrants
Migration
Morocco
Morocco - ethnology
Nutrients
Nutritional Status
Obesity
Obesity - etiology
Peers
Quality of care
Secondary schools
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic factors
Spain
Teenagers
Vegetables
Young Adult
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Summary:Intra-population socioeconomic changes and migration are powerful factors in changing eating habits. Changes in eating habits could affect the nutritional status, growth, development and health of adolescents. The aim of this study was to compare the diet of adolescents of Moroccan origin living in Spain with that of adolescents living in Morocco. The sample comprised 428 Moroccan adolescents aged from 12 to 19 recruited in high schools: 327 living in Ouarzazate (Morocco) and 101 living in Madrid (Spain). The variables studied were energy intake (kcal/day), diet quality indicators (adherence to the Mediterranean Adequacy Index (MAI); cholesterol intake (mg/day); fibre intake (g/day) and energy profile)); and indicators of keeping traditional customs (halal meat consumption, bread made at home). Teenagers from Morocco living in Madrid consumed more calories, proteins, saturated fats and simple sugars (p
ISSN:0021-9320
1469-7599
DOI:10.1017/S0021932016000183