Effect of Tourism Pressure on the Mediterranean Diet Pattern
Despite proposed conceptual frameworks of eating behaviors, little is known about environmental factors contributing to changes in food habits. Few studies have reported the external influence of tourism on the inhabitants’ eating patterns. The present study aimed to investigate whether to...
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doaj-57d98c2614eb4e33a6bfab1e16e55f362020-11-25T00:35:54ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432018-09-011010133810.3390/nu10101338nu10101338Effect of Tourism Pressure on the Mediterranean Diet PatternSilvia Rodríguez-Mireles0Beatriz G. López-Valcárcel1Lluís Serra-Majem2Aránzazu Hernández-Yumar3Patricia Barber-Pérez4Jaime Pinilla-Domínguez5Santiago Rodríguez-Feijoo6Alejandro Rodríguez-Caro7Department of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Management, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017 Las Palmas, SpainDepartment of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Management, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017 Las Palmas, SpainService of Preventive Medicine, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario Insular Materno-Infantil, Canary Health Service, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35016 Las Palmas, SpainDepartment of Applied Economics and Quantitative Methods, University of La Laguna, 38200 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, SpainDepartment of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Management, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017 Las Palmas, SpainDepartment of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Management, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017 Las Palmas, SpainDepartment of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Management, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017 Las Palmas, SpainDepartment of Quantitative Methods for Economics and Management, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35017 Las Palmas, SpainDespite proposed conceptual frameworks of eating behaviors, little is known about environmental factors contributing to changes in food habits. Few studies have reported the external influence of tourism on the inhabitants’ eating patterns. The present study aimed to investigate whether tourism pressure affects Canary Islands inhabitants’ adherence to the Mediterranean diet pattern. Data were obtained from a health and lifestyle population-based survey conducted in 2009 and 2015. From the reported intake frequency, a Mediterranean diet score was defined (0 to 11 points). Tourist overnight stays, which were stratified by nationality and area of destination, were used as a proxy variable to measure tourism pressure. A multilevel linear regression analysis by restricted maximum likelihood estimation was performed to examine the relationship between tourism pressure and the Mediterranean diet score. A significant negative association between the Mediterranean diet score and British tourism pressure was observed (β = −0.0064, p = 0.010), whereas German tourism pressure increased inhabitants’ adherence (β = 0.0092, p = 0.042). The socioeconomic level of tourists seems to play a role in differences in the tourism pressure effect by nationality. Further investigation of other highly touristic destinations is needed to confirm these findings that could contribute to a shift in tourism and public health nutrition policies.http://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/10/10/1338Mediterranean diettourism pressuredietary pattern |
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Silvia Rodríguez-Mireles Beatriz G. López-Valcárcel Lluís Serra-Majem Aránzazu Hernández-Yumar Patricia Barber-Pérez Jaime Pinilla-Domínguez Santiago Rodríguez-Feijoo Alejandro Rodríguez-Caro |
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Silvia Rodríguez-Mireles Beatriz G. López-Valcárcel Lluís Serra-Majem Aránzazu Hernández-Yumar Patricia Barber-Pérez Jaime Pinilla-Domínguez Santiago Rodríguez-Feijoo Alejandro Rodríguez-Caro Effect of Tourism Pressure on the Mediterranean Diet Pattern Nutrients Mediterranean diet tourism pressure dietary pattern |
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Silvia Rodríguez-Mireles Beatriz G. López-Valcárcel Lluís Serra-Majem Aránzazu Hernández-Yumar Patricia Barber-Pérez Jaime Pinilla-Domínguez Santiago Rodríguez-Feijoo Alejandro Rodríguez-Caro |
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Effect of Tourism Pressure on the Mediterranean Diet Pattern |
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Effect of Tourism Pressure on the Mediterranean Diet Pattern |
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Effect of Tourism Pressure on the Mediterranean Diet Pattern |
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Effect of Tourism Pressure on the Mediterranean Diet Pattern |
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Effect of Tourism Pressure on the Mediterranean Diet Pattern |
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effect of tourism pressure on the mediterranean diet pattern |
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Despite proposed conceptual frameworks of eating behaviors, little is known about environmental factors contributing to changes in food habits. Few studies have reported the external influence of tourism on the inhabitants’ eating patterns. The present study aimed to investigate whether tourism pressure affects Canary Islands inhabitants’ adherence to the Mediterranean diet pattern. Data were obtained from a health and lifestyle population-based survey conducted in 2009 and 2015. From the reported intake frequency, a Mediterranean diet score was defined (0 to 11 points). Tourist overnight stays, which were stratified by nationality and area of destination, were used as a proxy variable to measure tourism pressure. A multilevel linear regression analysis by restricted maximum likelihood estimation was performed to examine the relationship between tourism pressure and the Mediterranean diet score. A significant negative association between the Mediterranean diet score and British tourism pressure was observed (β = −0.0064, p = 0.010), whereas German tourism pressure increased inhabitants’ adherence (β = 0.0092, p = 0.042). The socioeconomic level of tourists seems to play a role in differences in the tourism pressure effect by nationality. Further investigation of other highly touristic destinations is needed to confirm these findings that could contribute to a shift in tourism and public health nutrition policies. |
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Mediterranean diet tourism pressure dietary pattern |
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