Relationship between Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Body Composition with Physical Fitness Parameters in a Young Active Population

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Ivan Clavel¹  Jorge Garcia-Unanue²  Leonor Gallardo²  Antonio Hernandez-Martin²  Samuel Manzano-Carrasco²  Javier Sanchez-Sanchez³  Jose Luis Felipe³ 

[1] Department of Physical Education and Sport, Faculty of Sports Sciences and Physical Education, University of A Coruña, 15001 A Coruña, Spain;Investigación en Gestión de Organizaciones Instalaciones Deportivas Research Group, Faculty of Sport Sciences, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 13071 Toledo, Spain;School of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain;

关键词: nutrition;    physical activity;    lifestyle;    obesity;    adolescents;    children;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph17093337

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

The current study aimed at analyzing the relationship between body composition, adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD), and physical fitness (PF) in a young active population. A total of 1198 athletes (boys = 875; girls = 323) enrolled in different municipal sports schools participated in this study. Data on adherence to the MD (KIDMED questionnaire), anthropometric measurements, and PF (20 m shuttle run test, handgrip strength, vertical jump and forced spirometry) were collected. Results show that the pubertal boys had a higher score in the KIDMED test than the prepubertal ones (+0.38, p = 0.28). Moreover, boys with better adherence to the MD had significantly higher results in handgrip strength (+12.20 regarding low MD group and +9.13 regarding medium MD group, p < 0.05), as well as in forced vital capacity (FVC) (+0.66 regarding low MD group and 0.29 regarding medium MD group, p < 0.05). No differences were found in the girls. Finally, the result of the KIDMED test is a variable with a positive and significant relationship with cardiorespiratory fitness, along with the FVC, percentage of fat mass, and performance in the vertical jump (p < 0.05). It is concluded that adherence to the MD could show a relationship with various PF variables in boys and could be a predictor of cardiorespiratory fitness in both cases.

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