Associations between a Mediterranean diet pattern and inflammatory biomarkers in European adolescents.

Aim: To test whether the Mediterranean diet score and each food-subgroup is associated with inflammatory biomarkers in European adolescents.

Methods: In 464 adolescents (13-17 years) of the European HELENA study, data were available on body composition, inflammation markers, and food intake determined by two computerized 24-h recalls. The Mediterranean diet score and its food-subgroups (Vegetables, Fruits and Nuts, Pulses, Cereal and Roots, Monounsaturated/Saturated fat ratio, Dairy, Fish, Meat and Alcohol) were evaluated.

Mediation of psychosocial determinants in the relation between socio-economic status and adolescents' diet quality.

Purpose: To examine the underlying reasons for the positive relation between socio-economic status (SES) and the diet quality of adolescents.

Methods: In 2081 adolescents (12.5-17.