Med Diet 4.0: The Mediterranean diet with four sustainable benefits

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1322-1330

  Dernini, S ^a,b,c   Berry, E M ^a,d   Serra Majem, L ^a,e,f   La Vecchia, C ^a,g   Capone, R ^a,h   Medina, F X ^a,i   Aranceta Bartrina, J ^a,j   Belahsen, R ^a,k   Burlingame, B ^a,l   Calabrese, G ^a,m   Corella, D ^a,n   Donini, L M ^a,f,o   Lairon, D ^a,p   Meybeck, A ^a,c   Pekcan, A G ^a,q   Piscopo, S ^a,r   Yngve, A ^a,s   Trichopoulou, A ^a,t  

^a International Foundation of Mediterranean Diet (IFMeD)   (United Kingdom)

^b Forum on Mediterranean Food Cultures   (Italy)

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

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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

^f Inter University International Centre of Mediterranean Food Cultures Studies   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^h ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITAT OBERTA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^j UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRA   (Spain)

^k CHOUAIB DOUKKALI UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^l MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^m UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^o AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^p SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^q HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^r UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^s ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^t HELLENIC HEALTH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

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Author keywords

Food security and nutrition; Mediterranean diet; Public health nutrition; Sustainability; Sustainable diets; Sustainable food systems

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CATERING SERVICE; COST; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECONOMIC MODEL; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTHY DIET; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDITERRANEAN DIET; NUTRITION POLICY;

BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CULTURE; DIET, MEDITERRANEAN; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTHY DIET; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MODELS, ECONOMIC; NUTRITION POLICY;

EID: 85007276015     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980016003177     Document Type: Review

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