Martins, EmíliaMendes, FranciscoFernandes, RosinaMagalhães, CátiaAraújo, Patrícia2017-01-192017-01-192016http://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/4058The Chronic Diseases Global Action Plan 2013-2020, from WHO (2013) [1], denotes the relevance of urgent implementation of strategies promoting a healthy diet. The Mediterranean Diet (MD), recognized in 2013 by UNESCO as Humanity Immaterial Cultural Heritage, is increasingly considered in the literature as a fundamental eating pattern in the prevention of non-transmittable diseases and with a positive impact on life quality. Objectives: To understand the adhesion levels to MD in 230 Portuguese children with ages averaging 10.09 ± 1.32, and also analyse their relation to the perception of health state (very bad to very good) and life quality (including physical and psychological health dimensions, self-concept, and relationships with peers and family).engMediterranean DietHealthLife qualityChildrenjournal article