Moving away from a typical Mediterranean diet: the case of Spain

In the 1960s, the Spanish diet was a typical example of the Mediterranean diet. However, in the 1990s, Spanish consumers have moved away from that pattern. This has been the result of many different changes over that period of time. It is important to know how a Mediterranean country moves from a co...

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Published in:British food journal (1966) 1999-10, Vol.101 (9), p.701-714
Main Authors: Gracia, Azucena, Miguel Albisu, Luis
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Calories
Cereals
Consumers
Consumption
Convenience foods
Dairy products
Diet
Economic development
Expenditures
Food
Food habits
Food products
Fruits
Mediterranean diet
Milk
Nuts
Schools
Social conditions & trends
Sociodemographics
Spain
Studies
Trends
Vegetables
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Summary:In the 1960s, the Spanish diet was a typical example of the Mediterranean diet. However, in the 1990s, Spanish consumers have moved away from that pattern. This has been the result of many different changes over that period of time. It is important to know how a Mediterranean country moves from a considered healthy diet to another which is not so and the reasons behind that change. There might be a number of policy implications to reinforce food consumption habits which are not properly taken into consideration when a country goes through economic development. Nowadays, public institutions in Spain are concerned about changing diets. They provide information and encourage the appropriate education to achieve those aims. Among other things, they try to promote typical regional products of high quality as well as to avoid unhealthy food habits, by providing nutritional educational programmes at schools, jointly with other policies.
ISSN:0007-070X
1758-4108
DOI:10.1108/00070709910288856