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dc.contributor.authorKremmyda, L.
dc.contributor.authorPapadaki, A.
dc.contributor.authorHondros, G.
dc.contributor.authorKapsokefalou, M.
dc.contributor.authorScott, Jane
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T15:16:12Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T15:16:12Z
dc.date.created2014-11-19T01:13:22Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.identifier.citationKremmyda, L. and Papadaki, A. and Hondros, G. and Kapsokefalou, M. and Scott, J. 2008. Differentiating Between the Effect of Rapid Dietary Acculturation and the Effect of Living Away From Home for the FIrst Time, on the Diets of Greek Students Studying in Glasgow. Appetite. 50: pp. 455-463.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/44746
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.appet.2007.09.014
dc.description.abstract

The diets of University students, particularly those living away from the family home, are characterised by a number of undesirable practices such as meal skipping, frequent snacking and low intakes of fruits and vegetables. This study aimed to identify the extent to which the previously reported negative changes in the eating habits of Greek students living in Glasgow were the result of rapid dietaryacculturation (the ‘Glasgow effect’), and the extent to which these changes were the result of living away from the family home for the first time. Using a self-administered questionnaire, we assessed the diets before and after commencing university of Greek students living in the family home (n ¼ 43) or away from home either in Greece (n ¼ 37) or in Glasgow (n ¼ 55). No significant changes were observed in the diets of students who continued to live at home after starting university. Significant changes observed only in the students living in Glasgow were decreases in consumption frequency of fresh fruits, meat and cheese, and increases in consumption of snack foods. These changes were attributed to rapid dietary acculturation. Young Greek adults faced difficulties in maintaining a traditional Mediterranean diet after leaving the family home, particularly after moving to a Northern European environment.

dc.publisherElsevier BV
dc.subjectDietary acculturation
dc.subjectMediterranean diet
dc.subjectDietary habits
dc.subjectUniversity students
dc.titleDifferentiating Between the Effect of Rapid Dietary Acculturation and the Effect of Living Away From Home for the FIrst Time, on the Diets of Greek Students Studying in Glasgow
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume50
dcterms.source.startPage455
dcterms.source.endPage463
dcterms.source.issn0195-6663
dcterms.source.titleAppetite
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