Publications by authors named "Jose Manuel Ejeda-Manzanera"

Introduction: the intake of a "complete" breakfast quality (BQ) has been associated with a healthier food choice throughout the day, as Mediterranean diet adherence (MDA) has been associated with an improvement in the health status. Objective: to assess BQ in a university population, and to establish its relationship with MDA and weight status (WS). Methods: this was a cross-sectional study with a sample of 490 university students.

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Objective: In our country, in recent years, the western diet model has been imposed to the detriment of the pattern of Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (AMD), this distance being more evident among young university students. The objectives of this work were to describe the dietary habits of university students (future teachers) and nutritional quality factors (ON) to compliance with the degrees of ADM. Establish possible improvements in their training.

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Introduction: basic training in healthy food-nutrition during teaching qualification training may be of interest for two reasons: it may lead to possible improvements in the knowledge and the dietary habits that will be transmitted in the future once professional practice starts. Objectives: to evaluate and seek to improve some healthy eating knowledge and habits that occur with educational intervention. Methods: the study, with pre- and post-test measures, took place over 4 months in three consecutive courses.

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Introduction: The Mediterranean diet pattern is considered as a model to be promoted; however, it is deteriorating especially in universitary students. We believe that trying to improve it on the stage of university education may be of interest and moreover if these are future professionals of Nursing (E) and Teaching (M).

Objective: Determining the variations after teaching of subjects in nutrition and food that can be achieved in both, knowledge and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet (AMD) in a universitary population of futures Nurses and Teachers and analyzing various factors to improve their nutritional quality.

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