MEDITERRANEAN DIET

The Mediterranean diet is a type of diet. This diet is a valuable cultural legacy for the countries next to Mediterranean sea.  It is very simple, complete and is a very good combination of food.

In 2010 this diet was proclamed Intangible Heritage of Humanity by UNESCO.  

Mediterranean world

To begin, different products arrived from different places, for example: From the "Middle east" we recived cereals, legums, fruits and vegetables, like carrotrs, apple or onions, and chickpea.  From Europe, arrived asparagus and cabbage. From Asia and Oceania arrived rise, pepper and sugar, and finaly, from America arrived potato and tomato.

All these contributions are already part of the Mediterranean diet.

This diet is characterized by dry land, where olive trees, vineyards and cereals fit perfectly.

Mediterranean diet is based on the consumption of vegetables, fruits, fish, olive oil and often includes wine. 
The most important  blessings on health: 

• If you have a good diet,  the possibilities of having cardiovasculars illnesses will be reduced, like cancer or the other disease.
• Olive oil reduce the level of cholesterol.
• And finaly, if you consume wine moderately, it has beneficial effects.

The effects of the Mediterranean diet

In the 1950s and 60s it was observed that in Mediterranean countries there were less diseases than in the northern of Europe, and it was attributed to the diet of the area and their lifestyle.

In addition, the Mediterranean diet has a high social component and invites you to share the food, and their  creations are a great testimony for cultural preservation. Finaly, their  ingredients are the most appropriate for the climate and terrain of the area and promote the conservation of the landscape and traditional agriculture.