NEWS - 2010-06-16 -
The Mediterranean Diet Foundation was created in 1996 to preserve the lifestyle the Mediterranean people share since millennia. Scientists have shown that this lifestyle is beneficial to the health and welfare of people. It also contributes to the maintenance of sustainable agriculture and preserving the environment.
UNESCO
Greece, Italy, Morocco and Spain jointly presented the transnational Nomination for the inscription of the Mediterranean Diet on the Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity of UNESCO. The Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage will take the decision about the inscription in September 2009.
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RECIPES - 2010-09-02 -
Couscous stuffed tomatoes
Couscous is a traditional and important food of the southern Mediterranean; it’s a grain-based meal prepared from wheat and is an alternative to rice, pasta or potatoes. This recipe is made with food items basic to the Mediterranean Diet.
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PRESENT - 2010-09-07 -
Undersea Excavation off Cyprus Confirms Mediterranean Diet
A recent undersea excavation by Cypriot archaeologists of a shipwreck estimated to be 2,500 years old has confirmed a large part of what is described as a Mediterranean diet, based on olive products along with wheat. The finding has also shed more light on seafaring and commerce in the classical era. continue
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SCIENTIFIC ABSTRACTS - 2009-11-09 -
The countries of the Mediterranean away from the Mediterranean diet.
In the latest issue of the prestigious journal Public Health Nutrition (Volume 12, September 2009) the Mediterranean Diet Foundation published a study that analyzes global trends in adherence to the Mediterranean diet for the past forty years (1961-65 to 2000 -- 03). In the study, covering 41 countries, we have calculated the MAI (Index of Adherence to the Mediterranean diet) ... continue
