Mediterranean diet pyramids: towards the Italian model.

Dec 1, 2012Annali di igiene : medicina preventiva e di comunita

Mediterranean Diet Guides: Developing the Italian Approach

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The Mediterranean Diet Pyramid varies by country, reflecting cultural adaptations in food habits.

Different versions of the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid exist for Greece, Spain, and Italy, tailored to local food preferences.
These pyramids differ in portion sizes and frequency of food consumption, lacking standardization.
The Mediterranean diet is recognized for its biodiversity and nutritional benefits, contributing to overall health.
A Mediterranean Lifestyle encompasses not just diet but also physical activity, social engagement, recreation, and rest.
There is potential to create a Mediterranean food lifestyle index to evaluate this holistic approach and its association with health outcomes.

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There is a long history to the representation of the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid which may be seen as a form of cultural--culinary evolution as each country applies the foods best suited to its national diet. Different Mediterranean Diet pyramids have been designed for the population of Greece, Spain and Italy, tailored for their different food habits. These refer variously to portion sizes and frequency of consumption--daily, weekly and monthly and are not standardized. The 3rd CIISCAM Conference held in Parma, Italy was devoted to highlight the overall biodiversity and nutritional well being values and the sustainable benefits of the Mediterranean diet, recognised as one of the healthiest dietary pattern, and to reduce the rapid erosion of "lifestyle and food habits. It is necessary, therefore, to refer more to a Mediterranean Lifestyle of which diet is only a part. It should include physical and social activity, recreation and rest. It may be possible to construct a Mediterranean food lifestyle index both to assess such a holistic aspect and to correlate with improved morbidity & mortality.

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