Challenges to the Mediterranean diet at a time of economic crisis

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 1057-1063 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bonaccio ◽  
M. Bes-Rastrollo ◽  
G. de Gaetano ◽  
L. Iacoviello
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
The Mediterranean

scholarly journals Socio-economic determinants of nutrition transition in Southern European countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
L Iacoviello
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Dietary Patterns ◽  
Dietary Pattern ◽  
Nutrition Transition ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Socioeconomic Groups ◽  
Current Economic Crisis ◽  
The Mediterranean ◽  
Southern European Countries

Abstract Issue/problem Traditional dietary patterns in southern European countries are changing into less healthy choices, especially among the younger generations. Description of the problem There is consistent evidence of a transition from Mediterranean foods preference toward a higher consumption of high-caloric and hyper-processed foods. Potential reasons for the observed nutrition transition or barriers for adopting healthy dietary pattern across the borders of the Mediterranean basin are represented by lifestyle changes, food globalization, economic, and socio-cultural factors. Results Emerging socioeconomic inequalities in other domains of healthy dietary behaviors such as dietary variety, access to organic foods and food purchasing behavior seems to affect Southern Mediterranean countries while countries in Northern Europe and some other Countries around the world are currently embracing a Mediterranean-like dietary pattern. A potential cause of this downward trend could be the increasing prices of some food items of the Mediterranean diet pyramid. Recent evidence has shown a possible involvement of the economic crisis, as material resources becoming strong determinants of the adherence to the Mediterranean diet just after the recession started in 2007-2008 in part of Europe. Undesirable dietary modifications possibly linked to the current economic crisis were mainly reported by lower socioeconomic groups. Interpretation Traditional healthy dietary patterns have become socioeconomically patterned, and the prominent role of financial over cultural resources in determining the adherence to this pattern should be taken into account. The current economic crisis represents a major health threat for the general population but in particular for the most vulnerable socioeconomic groups, possibly leading to wider gaps in terms of risk/protective factors across socioeconomic categories.

Decline of the Mediterranean diet at a time of economic crisis. Results from the Moli-sani study

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 853-860 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Bonaccio ◽  
A. Di Castelnuovo ◽  
A. Bonanni ◽  
S. Costanzo ◽  
F. De Lucia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Economic Crisis ◽  
The Mediterranean

Homocysteine Levels Show Significant Differences among Mediterranean Dietary Quality Index Variables Compared to Folate and Vitamin B12 Status in Women

2015 ◽  
Vol 85 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 202-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivona Višekruna ◽  
Ivana Rumbak ◽  
Ivana Rumora Samarin ◽  
Irena Keser ◽  
Jasmina Ranilović
Keyword(s):  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
Diet Quality ◽  
Quality Index ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Reproductive Age ◽  
Dietary Quality ◽  
Vitamin B ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Poor Diet ◽  
The Mediterranean

Abstract. Results of epidemiologic studies and clinical trials have shown that subjects following the Mediterranean diet had lower inflammatory markers such as homocysteine (Hcy). Therefore, the aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess female diet quality with the Mediterranean diet quality index (MDQI) and to determine the correlation between MDQI, homocysteine, folate and vitamin B12 levels in the blood. The study participants were 237 apparently healthy women (96 of reproductive age and 141 postmenopausal) between 25 and 93 years. For each participant, 24-hour dietary recalls for 3 days were collected, MDQI was calculated, and plasma Hcy, serum and erythrocyte folate and vitamin B12 levels were analysed. Total MDQI ranged from 8 to 10 points, which represented a medium-poor diet for the subjects. The strength of correlation using biomarkers, regardless of group type, age, gender and other measured parameters, was ranked from best (0.11) to worst (0.52) for olive oil, fish, fruits and vegetables, grains, and meat, in this order. Hcy levels showed the best response among all markers across all groups and food types. Our study shows significant differences between variables of the MDQI and Hcy levels compared to levels of folate and vitamin B12 in participants with medium-poor diet quality, as evaluated according to MDQI scores.

The Mediterranean Diet and Two-Year Changes in Cognitive Function in Puerto Rican Adults With vs. Without Type 2 Diabetes

Diabetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 192-LB
Author(s):  
JOSIEMER MATTEI ◽  
SHERMAN J. BIGORNIA ◽  
MERCEDES SOTOS-PRIETO ◽  
TAMMY SCOTT ◽  
XIANG GAO ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Cognitive Function ◽  
Puerto Rican ◽  
Mediterranean Diet ◽  
The Mediterranean
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