Successful aging results from a lifetime of interactions between a variety of factors,
some inherited (age, genetics) and some related to lifestyle (diet, exercise). In this brief communication we will examine the role of a Mediterranean style diet in human health. Diet is one of the main pillars of healthy aging, and accumulating evidence supports the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet. The lifelong effects of exposure to environmental pollution will also be discussed. Thus, there is a complex relationship between health, diet, and environment, and together they represent a trilemma that must be addressed with a holistic, life-course, population-level approach.
Stefania Maggi aDomenico Rogoli a bFiona Ecarnot c d
CNR Aging Branch-NI, Via Giustiniani, 2, 35128, Padua, Italy
Mediterranean Diet Foundation, Ostuni (BR), Italy
Department of Cardiology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon 25000, France
EA3920, University of Burgundy, Franche-Comté, 25000 Besançon, France.
Available online on May 2, 2021.
DESCRIPTION
This study shows that following a Mediterranean diet can "healthy aging". There are many studies demonstrating the beneficial effects of Mediterranean DP on a wide variety of diseases, with findings such as meat-based DP being positively associated with markers of inflammation, while fruit- and vegetable-rich DP is negatively associated. Thus, studies investigating the Mediterranean diet support these references and recommend a Mediterranean diet that provides multiple components rather than focusing on a single component.
It is clear that it is a healthy diet, but it also discusses recent environmental issues and the Mediterranean diet, and in summary, it was stated that "an appropriate dietary pattern can help protect the environment. It is reported that environmental problems and the COVID-19 pandemic have caused food rations to be disrupted in some countries, but some countries rely on local food sources and are able to provide food without problems.
Since the Mediterranean diet is recommended by various studies, I think this is an opportunity to reconsider the "fast food" and "ultra-processed food" that we can easily eat.
