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With this training module we present the UNESCO National Network of Mediterranean Diet communities. The National Network of Mediterranean Diet Communities was established by the Ministry of Agricultural, Food and […]

This lesson will discuss the Charter of Values for the Mediterranean Diet. The Charter of Values is composed of two parts. The first part defines the Mediterranean Diet and addresses […]

The MedDiet 4.0 project was created to demonstrate in a visual and accessible way the four principal aspects related to the Mediterranean Diet and its sustainability. The Mediterranean Diet has […]

This video lesson focuses on the socio-cultural sustainability of the Mediterranean Diet. The Mediterranean Diet is a way of life; a complex system of shared knowledge localized in a particular […]

This lesson addresses the question of obtaining recognition as UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage, using the example of a recent Italian case. The images in the background here are images of […]

One of the core values of the Mediterranean Diet, a value recognized by UNESCO as part of the Mediterranean lifestyle, is conviviality. Eating together is as important today as it […]

When UNESCO recognized the Mediterranean Diet as intangible cultural heritage on November 16, 2010, certain locations were selected to give a face to this abstract idea. UNESCO chose the communities […]

On November 16, 2010 The Mediterranean Diet was officially recognized as intangible cultural heritage by UNESCO. When we use the term diet today, we speak of ways to lose weight, […]

The Triad of the Mediterranean Diet, though having ancient roots, has been restyled and redefined by Christianity and is still quite present today. When southern Europe and the Mediterranean basin […]

The Mediterranean Diet has its roots in the distant past: In the Mediterranean basin, in the Greek and Latin worlds, and even in religion; food was once considered a sacred […]