Adherence to the Mediterranean diet in two Moroccan populations living at different distances from the Mediterranean Sea.

Background: There is growing strong scientific evidence over the past few decades that the Mediterranean diet (MD) has protective effects on cardiometabolic health.

Objective: This study aimed to assess MD adherence and its association with sociodemographic and lifestyle factors among women living in two Moroccan provinces, El Jadida and Tetouan, located at different distances from the Mediterranean Sea.

Material And Methods: It is a cross-sectional study involved 355 subjects of which 55.