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MEDITERRANEAN DIET |
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Shed light on the theoretical underpinnings and culinary virtues of the Mediterranean diet and illustrate how its appeal and health benefits can be used for the advantage of the food, culinary and medical industry.
“Through extensive research consensus has been reached that the Mediterranean-type diet (MTD) is considered the ‘gold standard’ in significantly preventing certain cancers as well as managing coronary heart disease, dislipidemia, elevated blood pressure, diabetes and obesity (Sacks, 2002)….The success of many studies based outside the Mediterranean stand strong that the MTD may be a statistically significant precursor to improved health outcomes, and management of pre-existing disease (Sacks, 2002)….Med-type eating is achievable through foods from a variety of traditions and supports expectations surrounding food preparation, choice, taste and sensory appeal ” From: Speed, C. (2004) “The transposability of the Mediterranean-type diet in non-Mediterranean regions: application to the physician/allied health team”. European Journal of Cancer Prevention 2004, 13:529–534 Click here for more Mediterranean diet research. |
