The mediterranean diet [Part 7. Food and healthy eating]
Résumé
The Mediterranean diet, which developed over the centuries as the result of the intermingling of the peoples of the basin, is known and recognised the world over. A series of epidemiological studies has shown, for example, that the dietary characteristics and health of the population of the region are very closely related. These Mediterranean’s cuisines recognised as wholesome by medical experts are gradually being abandoned for others more renowned for their excessive calorie count than for the finesse of their dishes. We must concern ourselves with food insecurity measured in terms of quality and with undernourishment, since the health and economic risks are considerable. The food battle, which was thought to have been won for good, has simply entered a new phase.