Developing a methodological approach for assessing the sustainability of diets: The Mediterranean diet as a case study

New Medit

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 28-37

  Dernini, Sandro ^a,c   Meybeck, Alexandre ^a   Burlingame, Barbara ^a   Gitz, Vincent ^a   Lacirignola, Cosimo ^b   Debs, Philipp ^b   Capone, Roberto ^b   El Bilali, Hamid ^b  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO   (Italy)

^c Forum on Mediterranean Food Cultures   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diet; Food consumption; Indicators; Mediterranean diet; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892585893     PISSN: 15945685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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