Lifestyle and Mediterranean diet adherence in a cohort of Southern Italian patients with Multiple Sclerosis

•A survey study on lifestyle/dietary habits of a cohort with multiple sclerosis (MS).•A snapshot of mostly proactive MS adult women, incline to healthy behaviors.•Mediterranean Diet (MeDi) may modulate abdominal adiposity but not Body Mass Index.•MeDi may be a strategy to control cardiovascular risk and Expanded Disability Status Scale.•A dietary pattern's study provides a more realistic analysis of interdependent foods.