Dieta mediterrância: um desafio para a cooperação entre a cultura e a saúde nos próximos anos

A “Dieta Mediterrânica” levada à letra é um modo de viver, próprio das pessoas que vivem perto do mar, no meio das terras. Do grego - “modo de viver” e do latim - mar medi terraneum – “o mar no meio das terras”. Para compreender a Dieta Mediterrânica (DM), é pois necessário refletir sobre o facto de durante séculos, Fenícios, Gregos, Romanos, Árabes e todos os outros povos desta região, terem tido um mar interior navegável, capaz de permitir a partilha de saberes, utensílios, genes, plantas e animais. Que infuenciaram decisivamente o nosso modo de pensar e maneira de viver.

Social and environmental determinants, household food insecurity

Food security is defined as a situation that exists when “all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life. It is a multilevel concept, which includes four main dimensions: availability related to food supply; accessibility in order to ensure the physical and economic access to food; adequacy to meet nutritional needs in quantity and quality while respecting individual food preferences and cultural issues (utilization); and, lastly, stability of the guarantee of food security over time. According to the food security definition, it is abroad concept where all these dimensions are largely affected by a considerable number of factors related to: public policies of different sectors, food production/industry/distribution food systems, marketing and advertising of food, social support networks and individual determinants related to food choice behaviour.