Department of Life Sciences, Faculty of Sciences,Ibn Tofail University,P.O. Box 133, Kenitra,Morocco.
Sustainable Agriculture, Food and Rural Development Department,International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies of Bari (CIHEAM-Bari),via Ceglie 9, 70010, Valenzano (Bari),Italy.
Proc Nutr Soc. 2017 Nov;76(4):543-548. doi: 10.1017/S0029665117001033. Epub 2017 Jun 29.
The Mediterranean dietary patterns comply better with recommended nutrient and micronutrient intakes. The Mediterranean diet (MD) was associated with reduced mortality and lower risk for metabolic chronic diseases. It has also low ecological, carbon and water footprints due to its high share of plant-based foods. In fact, the share of plant-based dietary energy is higher in the Mediterranean than in Northern Europe. The Mediterranean hotspot is a major centre of plant and crop diversity. Mediterranean people gather and consume about 2300 plant species. This review paper aims at highlighting the nutrition-health benefits of the MD and analysing the main environmental impacts of the Mediterranean food consumption patterns. There is a growing body of scientific evidence that the MD has significant health-nutrition benefits and low environmental footprints, so there is urgent need to reverse the ongoing erosion of the MD heritage and to promote it as a sustainable diets model.
地中海饮食模式更符合推荐的营养素和微量营养素摄入量。地中海饮食（MD）与降低死亡率和降低代谢性慢性疾病风险有关。由于其高比例的植物性食物，它还具有低生态、低碳和低水足迹。事实上，地中海地区的植物性饮食能量份额高于北欧。地中海热点地区是植物和作物多样性的主要中心。地中海地区的人们采集和食用约 2300 种植物。本文旨在强调 MD 的营养-健康益处，并分析地中海食物消费模式的主要环境影响。越来越多的科学证据表明，MD 具有显著的健康-营养益处和低环境足迹，因此迫切需要扭转 MD 传统正在受到侵蚀的局面，并将其作为可持续饮食模式加以推广。
