In this scenario, Kretowicz and colleagues considered women of childbearing age and identified five barriers and enablers (Mediterranean diet features, perceived benefits, existing dietary behavior and knowledge, practical factors, and information source) that should be considered in the design and development of an intervention to effectively promote and encourage adherence to the MD [ 17].
Besides measuring the adherence to MD in different contexts, it is also interesting to identify the perceived barriers to follow the MD, which might lead to low MD adherence. In this scenario, Kretowicz and colleagues considered women of childbearing age and identified five barriers and enablers (Mediterranean diet features, perceived benefits, existing dietary behavior and knowledge, practical factors, and information source) that should be considered in the design and development of an intervention to effectively promote and encourage adherence to the MD [ 17].