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Mediterranean region

Also known as: Mediterranean region, Mediterranean area

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A Consensus Proposal for Nutritional Indicators to Assess ... - Frontiers frontiersin.org Frontiers in Nutrition 4 facts

claimResearch on dietary trends in the Mediterranean area can help promote interventions to preserve healthy eating patterns, reduce the environmental impact of food production, and conserve biodiversity.

referenceThe FAO/CIHEAM published guidelines in 2012 titled 'Towards the Development of Guidelines for Improving the Sustainability of Diets and Food Consumption Patterns in the Mediterranean Area'.

claimThe Mediterranean area is experiencing a 'nutritional transition' where undernutrition coexists with overweight, obesity, and food-related chronic diseases.

claimRecent surveys indicate that many countries in the Mediterranean area are drifting away from the traditional Mediterranean Diet (MD) healthy pattern, showing a decline in adherence to the diet.

Nutraceutical Compounds of edible wild plants collected in Central ... wildlife-biodiversity.com Journal of Wildlife and Biodiversity Sep 26, 2024 2 facts

referenceThe study 'Wild aromatic plants bioactivity: A function of their (poly)phenol seasonality? A case study from Mediterranean area' by Piccolella et al. (2018) explores whether the bioactivity of wild aromatic plants is related to the seasonality of their polyphenol content.

referenceSánchez-Mata et al. (2012) published a study in Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution (59(3), 431–443) identifying wild vegetables of the Mediterranean area as valuable sources of bioactive compounds.

Ethnobotanical and Food Composition Monographs of Selected ... ouci.dntb.gov.ua Javier Tardío, María de Cortes Sánchez-Mata, Ramón Morales, María Molina, Patricia García-Herrera, Patricia Morales, Carmen Díez-Marqués, Virginia Fernández-Ruiz, Montaña Cámara, Manuel Pardo-de-Santayana, María Cruz Matallana-González, Brígida María Ruiz-Rodríguez, Daniel Sánchez-Mata 2 facts

perspectiveArbutus unedo is considered an under-exploited fruit tree, despite being highly valued in the Mediterranean region and attracting increasing interest from ethnobotanists, chemists, nutritionists, and anthropologists.

referenceMolina et al. published a 2012 study exploring the potential of wild food resources in the Mediterranean region, specifically focusing on the natural yield and gathering pressure of wild asparagus (Asparagus acutifolius L.).

How Climate Change Affects Bird Migration Patterns | Britannica britannica.com Encyclopædia Britannica Oct 3, 2024 1 fact

claimThe European bee eater, which typically inhabits the Mediterranean region, has been spotted further north, with at least 500 breeding pairs currently in Germany.

Wild edible plants for food security, dietary diversity, and nutraceuticals frontiersin.org Frontiers Nov 27, 2025 1 fact

claimCornara et al. (2018) reported on the problem of misidentification between edible and poisonous wild plants in the Mediterranean area.

Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in the mountainous ... link.springer.com Springer Oct 4, 2024 1 fact

referenceGonzález-Tejero et al. (2008) synthesized results from the project 'Rubia' regarding medicinal plants in the Mediterranean area, published in the 'Journal of Ethnopharmacology'.

A Scoping Review of Indicators for Sustainable Healthy Diets frontiersin.org Frontiers Jan 12, 2022 1 fact

referencePerignon et al. (2019) conducted an optimization study to identify more sustainable diets in Tunisia that meet nutritional recommendations while reducing environmental impact in the article 'How to meet nutritional recommendations and reduce diet environmental impact in the Mediterranean region? An optimization study to identify more sustainable diets in Tunisia' published in Global Food Security.