MEDITERRANEAN DIET SEMINAR

“Ancel Keys International Seminar on Mediterranean Diet and Sustainable Nutritional Policies”

9-15 October 2017

Promoted by:

• Italian Society for Human Nutrition (SINU)
• Parco del Cilento, Vallo di Diano ed Alburni
• Federico II University of Naples
• University of Salerno
• Intitute of Food Science – National Research Council (Avellino)
• IRCSS NEUROMED (Pozzilli)

with the collaboration of Fondazione Alario (Ascea, SA) and Associazione per la Dieta Mediterranea Ancel Keys Pioppi (Pioppi, SA)

Key contents: “The essential knowledge on the most healthy, safe and sustainable among the popular dietary patterns”

For More information Visit web site: http://www.mediterraneandietseminar.org/

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SEMINAR TOPICS

The main topics of the Seminar will be organized as follows on the basis of a total teaching time of approximately 40 hours distributed on 5 days:

Historical and anthropological evolution of the Mediterranean diet

Environmental and socio-economic aspects

• Biodiversity as related to food production and dietary modelling
• Typical agricultural and industrial productions
• Processing, storage and preparation of food
• Sustainability and environmental impact of the Mediterranean diet and other dietary models

The definition of Mediterranean diet, nutritional and metabolic characteristics

• Nutritional properties
• Chemistry, molecular biology and epigenetic components
• Influence on the cellular environment
• Recovery of ancient traditional foods
• The introduction of innovative foods on the body of the Mediterranean model
• The eating patterns of the different Mediterranean countries
• Alternative dietary patterns
• The assessment of adhesion to Mediterranean diet

The effects of the Mediterranean diet on health

• Clinical and epidemiological research
• Ecological studies
• Prospective observations
• The main existing cohorts
• The controlled intervention trials
• Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
• The nutritional Guidelines
• Cardiovascular and neoplastic diseases and related risk factors
• Obesity and diabetes, healthy aging and longevity
• Cognitive Decline
• Other chronic disorders

The spreading of the Mediterranean culture

• Training of health professionals
• Information for citizens and patients
• Social and industrial policies