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A mediterranean diet model in Australia: strategies for translating the traditional mediterranean diet into a multicultural setting
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posted on 2018-04-09, 00:00 authored by Elena GeorgeElena George, T Kucianski, H L Mayr, G Moschonis, A C Tierney, C ItsiopoulosSubstantial evidence supports the effect of the Mediterranean Diet (MD) for managing chronic diseases, although trials have been primarily conducted in Mediterranean populations. The efficacy and feasibility of the Mediterranean dietary pattern for the management of chronic diseases has not been extensively evaluated in non-Mediterranean settings. This paper aims to describe the development of a MD model that complies with principles of the traditional MD applied in a multiethnic context. Optimal macronutrient and food-based composition was defined, and a two-week menu was devised incorporating traditional ingredients with evidence based on improvements in chronic disease management. Strategies were developed for the implementation of the diet model in a multiethnic population. Consistent with the principles of a traditional MD, the MD model was plant-based and high in dietary fat, predominantly monounsaturated fatty acids from extra virgin olive oil. Fruits, vegetables and wholegrains were a mainstay, and moderate amounts of nuts and seeds, fish, dairy and red wine were recommended. The diet encompassed key features of the MD including cuisine, biodiversity and sustainability. The MD model preserved traditional dietary components likely to elicit health benefits for individuals with chronic diseases, even with the adaptation to an Australian multiethnic population.
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NutrientsVolume
10Issue
4Pagination
1 - 20Publisher
MPDILocation
Basel, SwitzerlandPublisher DOI
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2072-6643Language
engPublication classification
C Journal article; C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
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Mediterranean dietcardiovascular diseasedietdietary interventionnon-alcoholic fatty liver diseasenutritiontranslationScience & TechnologyLife Sciences & BiomedicineNutrition & DieteticsCORONARY-HEART-DISEASEHEALTH-BENEFITSOLIVE OILCARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASEOXIDATIVE STRESSBLOOD-PRESSUREWHOLE GRAINSFATTY-ACIDSRED WINECONSUMPTION
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