Sustainable diets: the Mediterranean diet as an example

Public Health Nutrition - Tập 14 Số 12A - Trang 2285-2287
Barbara Burlingame1, S. Dernini2
1Nutrition and Consumer Protection Division, FAO, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, Italy:
2Forum on Mediterranean Food Cultures, Via Giovanni da Castel Bolognese 89, 00153 Rome, Italy

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AbstractObjectiveTo present the Mediterranean diet as an example of a sustainable diet, in which nutrition, biodiversity, local food production, culture and sustainability are strongly interconnected.DesignReview of notions and activities contributing towards the acknowledgement of the Mediterranean diet as a sustainable diet.SettingThe Mediterranean region and its populations.SubjectsMediterranean populations.Results and conclusionsThe acknowledgement of the Mediterranean diet as a sustainable diet needs the development of new cross-cutting intersectoral case studies to demonstrate further the synergies among nutrition, biodiversity and sustainability as expressed by the Mediterranean diet for the benefit of present and future generations.

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Public Health Nutrition

Tập 14 Số 12A

2285-2287

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