Sustainable diets: the Mediterranean diet as an example

Abstract

ObjectiveTo present the Mediterranean diet as an example of a sustainable diet, in which nutrition, biodiversity, local food production, culture and sustainability are strongly interconnected.DesignReview of notions and activities contributing towards the acknowledgement of the Mediterranean diet as a sustainable diet.SettingThe Mediterranean region and its populations.SubjectsMediterranean populations.Results and conclusionsThe acknowledgement of the Mediterranean diet as a sustainable diet needs the development of new cross-cutting intersectoral case studies to demonstrate further the synergies among nutrition, biodiversity and sustainability as expressed by the Mediterranean diet for the benefit of present and future generations.