Nutritional and cultural aspects of the mediterranean diet

International Journal for Vitamin and Nutrition Research

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 157-162

  Serra Majem, Lluis ^a,b   Bach Faig, Anna ^a   Raidó Quintana, Blanca ^a  

^a Mediterranean Diet Foundation   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Culture; Mediterranean diet; Public health nutrition; Scientific evidence; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

OLIVE OIL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BREAST CANCER; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; COGNITION; COLORECTAL CANCER; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIABETES MELLITUS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LOW FAT DIET; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MULTIINFARCT DEMENTIA; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; OBESITY; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; WEIGHT GAIN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROMOTION; LIFESTYLE; NUTRITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

CULTURE; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; NUTRITION POLICY; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84874164466     PISSN: 03009831     EISSN: 16642821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1024/0300-9831/a000106     Document Type: Article

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