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The \u2018Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener-(MEDAS)\u2019 and \u2018MEDiterranean LIFEstyle-(MEDLIFE)\u2019 scales were used to assess diet quality and lifestyle. Also, some anthropometric measurements were collected. Spearman\u2019s Correlation Test was used to determine correlations between two quantitative variables. Results: The average age of the participants was 37.49 \u00b1 7.47 years. The average diet quality scores were 7.80 \u00b1 1.93 for MEDAS and the total life quality score was 16.41 \u00b1 3.74 for MEDLIFE. Significant negative correlations were observed between the MEDLIFE total score and hip and waist circumferences, body weight, and body fat (%) (p &lt; 0.05), as well as with the score of physical activity, rest, social habits, and conviviality (p &lt; 0.05). Furthermore, an increase the Mediterranean dietary habits score was associated with a decrease in these measurements (p &lt; 0.05). 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