Mediterranean Diet: Health Benefits and Sustainability
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Nutrition and Public Health".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 October 2025 | Viewed by 1867
Special Issue Editors
2. CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
Interests: dietary patterns; environmental sustainability; cardiovascular disease; mediterranean diet; metabolism; cancer
2. CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain
Interests: nutrition; diet; mediterranean diet; environmental sustainability; dietary consumption; cardiovascular; cancer
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The rapid increase in the world's population will mean increasing food production, with the associated environmental impact that this entails. As food systems are responsible for one third of greenhouse gas emissions, 70% of freshwater use, and up to 80% of global deforestation, different dietary patterns play a role not only in terms of health, but also in relation to environmental sustainability.
The Mediterranean Diet is recognized for its numerous benefits for cardiovascular health and the prevention of chronic diseases. Moreover, as it reduces the intake of animal products and promotes biodiversity, this dietary pattern is expected to benefit environmental sustainability. The benefits of the Mediterranean Diet seem to come from its richness in antioxidant and anti-inflammatory molecules, largely derived from plant foods. It is these same plant foods that give the Mediterranean diet a lower environmental impact, positioning the Mediterranean Diet as one possible diet for the control of chronic diseases and climate change.
The aim of this Special Issue, “Mediterranean Diet: Health Benefits and Sustainability”, is thus to focus on the health and sustainability benefits of the Mediterranean diet.
In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome.
We look forward to receiving your contributions.
Dr. Maria Rubín-García
Dr. Laura Álvarez-Álvarez
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- mediterranean diet
- dietary patterns
- healthy dietary pattern
- environmental sustainability
- environmental footprint
- climate change
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