Sedentary behaviour continues to be associated with unhealthy diet in young people in mostly cross-sectional studies .
BACKGROUND Sedentary behaviour and its association with dietary intake in young people and adults are important topics and were systematic ally review ed in 2011 .
There is a need to up date this evidence given the changing nature of sedentary behaviour and continued interest in this field .
This review aims to assist research ers in better interpreting the diversity of findings concerning sedentary behaviour and weight status .
OBJECTIVE To provide an up date of the associations between sedentary behaviour and dietary intake across the lifespan .
Western and Mediterranean dietary patterns among Balearic Islands' adolescents: socio-economic and lifestyle determinants.
OBJECTIVE To assess prevailing food patterns among Balearic Isl and s ' adolescents , and socio-economic and lifestyle determinants . DESIGN Cross-sectional nutritional survey carried out ( 2007 - 2008 ) in the Balearic Isl and s , a Mediterranean region . Dietary assessment was based on a 145-item semi-quantitative FFQ and two non-consecutive 24 h recalls .  Anthropometric measurements and questions related to socio-economic , lifestyle , physical activity and body image were assessed . SETTING Data obtained from a representative sample of all inhabitants living in the Balearic Isl and s aged 12 - 17 years . SUBJECTS A r and om sample ( n 1231 ) of the adolescent population ( 12 - 17 years old ) was interviewed . RESULTS Factor analysis identified two major dietary food patterns : ' Western ' and ' Mediterranean ' . The ' Western ' dietary pattern was higher among boys than girls , associated with spending ≥4 h/d on media screen time , but less prevalent among those adolescents who desired a thinner body and those girls who desired to remain the same weight . The ' Mediterranean ' dietary pattern was mainly followed by girls , and also boys who spent < 2 h/d on media screen time and girls with high parental socio-economic status . CONCLUSIONS The present study shows the existence of two major dietary patterns among Balearic Isl and s ' adolescents : ' Western ' and ' Mediterranean ' , but girls are more ' Mediterranean ' than boys . This evidence supports that the food pattern of Balearic Isl and s ' adolescents is in a transitional state characterised by the loss of the traditional Mediterranean dietary pattern towards a Western dietary pattern . Low parental socio-economic status , much leisure-time on sedentary behaviours such as media screen time and body image are factors associated with the ' Western ' dietary pattern
Sedentary behaviour continues to be associated with unhealthy diet in young people in mostly cross-sectional studies .
BACKGROUND Sedentary behaviour and its association with dietary intake in young people and adults are important topics and were systematic ally review ed in 2011 .
There is a need to up date this evidence given the changing nature of sedentary behaviour and continued interest in this field .
This review aims to assist research ers in better interpreting the diversity of findings concerning sedentary behaviour and weight status .
OBJECTIVE To provide an up date of the associations between sedentary behaviour and dietary intake across the lifespan .