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Mediterranean Lifestyle to Promote Physical, Mental, and Environmental Health: The Case of Chile
Chile is currently experiencing a progressive epidemiological transition towards chronic diseases. In this country, >50% of annual deaths are attributed to cardiovascular disease and cancer. Moreover, health surveys have shown high prevalence of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and elevated cardi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7696560/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33207718 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228482 |
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author | Echeverría, Guadalupe Tiboni, Ornella Berkowitz, Loni Pinto, Victoria Samith, Bárbara von Schultzendorff, Andrea Pedrals, Nuria Bitran, Marcela Ruini, Chiara Ryff, Carol D. Del Rio, Daniele Rigotti, Attilio |
author_facet | Echeverría, Guadalupe Tiboni, Ornella Berkowitz, Loni Pinto, Victoria Samith, Bárbara von Schultzendorff, Andrea Pedrals, Nuria Bitran, Marcela Ruini, Chiara Ryff, Carol D. Del Rio, Daniele Rigotti, Attilio |
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description | Chile is currently experiencing a progressive epidemiological transition towards chronic diseases. In this country, >50% of annual deaths are attributed to cardiovascular disease and cancer. Moreover, health surveys have shown high prevalence of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and elevated cardiovascular disease risk. In addition, mental health issues are also frequent among Chilean adults. On the other hand, the agri-food system contributes to 21–37% of greenhouse gases emissions worldwide. Overall, current health and food chain situation calls out for design and implementation of evidence-based feasible and effective nutritional interventions needed to promote physical and mental health along with addressing food sustainability in Chile. Nowadays, the Mediterranean diet is recognized as one of the healthiest dietary patterns based on observational and interventional studies linked to a wide variety of health outcomes. However, a Mediterranean lifestyle goes well beyond food intake: it includes promotion of psychosocial resources, community life as well as cultural traditions. Indeed, Mediterranean lifestyle is a true modus vivendi that integrally promotes physical, mental, and social well-being. In addition, the Mediterranean diet stands out for its environmental sustainability because it is characterized mainly as a plant-based dietary pattern with low carbon and water footprints. Remarkably, Central Chile has a Mediterranean-like setting with plant and animal food production and availability patterns comparable to those present in countries located around the Mediterranean Sea. Therefore, this article reviews how promotion of Mediterranean lifestyle adherence in Chile offers great potential for management of the ongoing epidemiological transition to chronic diseases as well to promote psychological well-being within a unique food system and dietary sustainability vision for this Latin American country. |
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spelling | pubmed-76965602020-11-29 Mediterranean Lifestyle to Promote Physical, Mental, and Environmental Health: The Case of Chile Echeverría, Guadalupe Tiboni, Ornella Berkowitz, Loni Pinto, Victoria Samith, Bárbara von Schultzendorff, Andrea Pedrals, Nuria Bitran, Marcela Ruini, Chiara Ryff, Carol D. Del Rio, Daniele Rigotti, Attilio Int J Environ Res Public Health Review Chile is currently experiencing a progressive epidemiological transition towards chronic diseases. In this country, >50% of annual deaths are attributed to cardiovascular disease and cancer. Moreover, health surveys have shown high prevalence of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and elevated cardiovascular disease risk. In addition, mental health issues are also frequent among Chilean adults. On the other hand, the agri-food system contributes to 21–37% of greenhouse gases emissions worldwide. Overall, current health and food chain situation calls out for design and implementation of evidence-based feasible and effective nutritional interventions needed to promote physical and mental health along with addressing food sustainability in Chile. Nowadays, the Mediterranean diet is recognized as one of the healthiest dietary patterns based on observational and interventional studies linked to a wide variety of health outcomes. However, a Mediterranean lifestyle goes well beyond food intake: it includes promotion of psychosocial resources, community life as well as cultural traditions. Indeed, Mediterranean lifestyle is a true modus vivendi that integrally promotes physical, mental, and social well-being. In addition, the Mediterranean diet stands out for its environmental sustainability because it is characterized mainly as a plant-based dietary pattern with low carbon and water footprints. Remarkably, Central Chile has a Mediterranean-like setting with plant and animal food production and availability patterns comparable to those present in countries located around the Mediterranean Sea. Therefore, this article reviews how promotion of Mediterranean lifestyle adherence in Chile offers great potential for management of the ongoing epidemiological transition to chronic diseases as well to promote psychological well-being within a unique food system and dietary sustainability vision for this Latin American country. MDPI 2020-11-16 2020-11 /pmc/articles/PMC7696560/ /pubmed/33207718 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228482 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Review Echeverría, Guadalupe Tiboni, Ornella Berkowitz, Loni Pinto, Victoria Samith, Bárbara von Schultzendorff, Andrea Pedrals, Nuria Bitran, Marcela Ruini, Chiara Ryff, Carol D. Del Rio, Daniele Rigotti, Attilio Mediterranean Lifestyle to Promote Physical, Mental, and Environmental Health: The Case of Chile |
title | Mediterranean Lifestyle to Promote Physical, Mental, and Environmental Health: The Case of Chile |
title_full | Mediterranean Lifestyle to Promote Physical, Mental, and Environmental Health: The Case of Chile |
title_fullStr | Mediterranean Lifestyle to Promote Physical, Mental, and Environmental Health: The Case of Chile |
title_full_unstemmed | Mediterranean Lifestyle to Promote Physical, Mental, and Environmental Health: The Case of Chile |
title_short | Mediterranean Lifestyle to Promote Physical, Mental, and Environmental Health: The Case of Chile |
title_sort | mediterranean lifestyle to promote physical, mental, and environmental health: the case of chile |
topic | Review |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7696560/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33207718 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228482 |
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