Chronotype is associated with Mediterranean dietary adherence and environmental footprints

ABSTRACT

This cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the relationship between nutrition according to chronotype and the Mediterranean diet and environmental footprints. “Morningness Eveningness Questionnaire” was used to determine the chronotype classification, and “Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener” was used to evaluate adherence to the Mediterranean diet. In addition, the food consumption record of the participants was taken and the carbon and water footprints were calculated. A total of 472 adults with a mean age of 22.7 ± 5.0 years participated in the study. Accordingly, 61.0% of the participants were morning type, 15.7% were intermediate type, and 23.3% were evening type. Individuals with higher chronotype values (morning) tended to be more adherent to the Mediterranean diet and had lower environmental (carbon and water) footprints (p < 0.05). The results of this study; showed that diet according to chronotype affects adherence to the Mediterranean diet and environmental footprints.

KEYWORDS:

• Carbon footprint
• Mediterranean diet
• water footprint

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to thank the all individuals who took part in this study.

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Contributions

All authors contributed to the understanding and design of the study. C.M.I. and C.S.K.contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by C.M.I. and C.S.K. The first draft of the manuscript was written by C.M.I. A.O.O. and N.Y.A. mented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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