@misc{10481/55002,
year = {2018},
month = {10},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/55002},
abstract = {Background: Several studies have shown that following a healthy diet and practicing
regular physical activity (PA) are related with multiple health benefits. However, the cognitive and
academic implications of these behaviors within adolescents requires further study. Material and
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with a simple of 1059 adolescents from Spain.
The main instruments employed were the Adherence to Mediterranean Diet Test (KIDMED),
the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adolescents (PAQ-A) and the Motivation and Learning
Strategies Short Form (MSLQ-SF). Results: Practicing PA for more than three hours per week was
related to better dietary habits (ρ < 0.001) such as increased consumption of vegetables (0.75 _ 0.43 vs.
0.62 ± 0.48), fish (0.67 ± 0.47 vs. 0.58 ± 0.49), cereals (0.85 ± 0.35 vs. 0.77 ± 0.41) and nuts (0.44 ± 0.49
vs. 0.35 _ 0.47). High adherence to a Mediterranean diet (MD) was positively related to elaboration
strategies (r = 0.116), organizational strategies (r = 0.109), critical thinking (r = 0.116), self-regulation
(r = 0.159), time and study habits (r = 0.160), self-regulation of effort (r = 0.118), and intrinsically
orientated goals (r = 0.090) (ρ < 0.01 for all variables). Practicing PA every week was also related to
improvements in several of the measured variables and in addition was related to lower levels of
anxiety within the academic environment (r = -0.070; ρ < 0.05). Conclusions: Given the benefits
of eating habits and the practice of PA in the cognitive processes involved in adolescent learning,
intervention programs within the educational context are recommended to improve healthy habits.},
organization = {This work has been funded by the Precompetitive Research Projects for Young Researchers
2017—Modality B under grant PPJI_B-05 of the University of Granada (Spain).},
publisher = {MDPI},
keywords = {Dietary patterns},
keywords = {Mediterranean diet},
keywords = {Physical activity},
keywords = {Motivation},
keywords = {Learning strategies},
keywords = {Adolescents},
title = {Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet Is Related to Healthy Habits, Learning Processes, and Academic Achievement in Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study},
author = {Chacón Cuberos, Ramón and Zurita Ortega, Félix and Martínez Martínez, Asunción and Olmedo Moreno, Eva María and Castro Sánchez, Manuel},
}