Impact of the Mediterranean Dietary pattern on n-3 fatty acid tissue levels –A systematic review.

The traditional Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) is a dietary pattern consistent with that typically consumed by populations living in the olive growing regions of the Mediterranean basin before the mid-1960s. Despite reference to the term ‘diet’, in reality the MedDiet is more correctly referred to as a whole lifestyle which also incorporates time-honored behavioural practices related to food consumption, including harvesting, traditional culinary techniques, frugality and conviviality [1-3]. There are also several socio-cultural and non-nutritional aspects, indirectly associated with dietary behaviours, which help to characterize the MedDiet including physical activity, rest and social interactions [4, 5].
Source: Prostaglandins, Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids - Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Source Type: research