Nutrition "Made in Italy" is good and should not be abandoned. This was stated by Roberto Ferrari, newly elected as head of the European Society of Cardiology (Esc), met in recent days to Monaco of Bavaria for the annual congress.
The Mediterranean diet plan, in fact, despite being known worldwide for its positive effects on health and its preventive effect, is increasingly abandoned, even by the Italians: Well 6 on 10 families have changed over the years their habits .
In declining consumption of bread, fruit, vegetables and olive oil while increasing the consumption of fat and calories.
To strengthen the scientific evidence and improve the level of awareness on this issue, in Italy is born the first observatory to the enhancement of the Mediterranean diet.
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- Tuscany
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- Lazio
- Trentino
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