Morning chronotype is associated with higher adherence to the Mediterranean diet in a sample of Italian adults

A total of 1247 participants, with 35.6% classified as morning chronotype, indicates a significant relationship between chronotype and Mediterranean diet adherence.

• Evening chronotype individuals were more likely to skip breakfast (20.5%) compared to morning (6.9%) and intermediate (12%) subjects.
• Evening subjects skipped mid-morning snacks more frequently than morning subjects (59.1% vs. 47.1%).
• Evening subjects also skipped lunch more often than intermediate subjects (8% vs. 2.8%).
• All meals were consumed at significantly later times by evening subjects, except lunch.
• Morning subjects exhibited a higher Mediterranean diet adherence score (10.1) compared to both intermediate (9.5) and evening subjects (9.5).
• Morning chronotype was associated with a greater likelihood of being in the highest Mediterranean diet adherence tertile.

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