| Description |
1 online resource (389 pages) : illustrations |
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The CRC Press modern nutrition series |
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Modern nutrition (Boca Raton, Fla.)
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| Contents |
Front Cover; Preface; About the Editors; Contents; 1. Mediterranean Food Patterns: The View From Antiquity, Ancient Greeks and Romans; 2. The Mediterranean Diet: Historical Background and Dietary Patterns in Pre-World War II Greece; 3. The Mediterranean Diet: Definition, Epidemiological Aspects, and Current Patterns; 4. Fats and Oils; 5. Fruits, Vegetables, Legumes, and Grains; 6. Milk and Dairy Products; 7. Meat and Meat Products; 8. Alcoholic Beverages; 9. Mediterranean Diet and Longevity; 10. Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, and the Mediterranean Diet |
| Summary |
Interest in the Mediterranean diet has been sparked by the observation that adults living in certain olive-growing areas of the Mediterranean basin display high life expectancies and low rates of chronic disease. Written primarily by Greek academics, 14 chapters provide a history of the Mediterranean diet and food patterns from the ancient Greeks t |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Nutrition.
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Diet -- Mediterranean Region
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Diet in disease.
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Food.
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Food habits.
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Health promotion.
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Diet
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Food
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Feeding Behavior
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Health Promotion
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Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
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food.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Nutrition.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diets.
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MEDICAL -- Nutrition.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Nutrition.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Food Content Guides.
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Health promotion
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Food habits
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Food
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Diet in disease
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Diet
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Nutrition
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| SUBJECT |
Mediterranean Region |
| Subject |
Mediterranean Region
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Matalas, Antonia-Leda
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| ISBN |
142004222X |
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9781420042221 |
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9780849301100 |
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0849301106 |
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