The MediterraneanDiet,throughahealthyprofileoffatintake,carbohydrateatlowglycaemicindex,highcontentofdietary fibre,antioxidantsandanti- inflammatorycompounds,reducestheriskofcertainpathologiessuchascardiovasculardisease.However,itrepresentsanythingmuchmorethanadietary regimen anditisalsocharacterisedbyitslinksto thevariousfoodculturesofthedifferentcountriesoftheMediterraneanarea.Ontheotherhand,the traditional cuisineofthePugliaregion(Southern Italy) isbasedonanutritionalmodelmainlyvegetarian becauseonlyasmallshareofcaloriesisof animal origin;cerealsarethebasicingredient,pulsesand oliveoilthemainproteinandfatsource,respectively. Inthispaperwereportedtheculture,history, identity andheritageofthisculinarymodeloftheSouthern Italytraditiontounderstandpossible linkages withtheMediterraneanDiet.Moreover, some traditional recipesofthePugliacuisineareexamined asregardsgastronomicandnutritionalaspects, alsoforbetterexplainingitsrelationship with thefood style bestfamousintheworld.

The Mediterranean Diet between traditional foods and human health: The culinary example of Puglia (Southern Italy)

RENNA, MASSIMILIANO;
2015-01-01

Abstract

The MediterraneanDiet,throughahealthyprofileoffatintake,carbohydrateatlowglycaemicindex,highcontentofdietary fibre,antioxidantsandanti- inflammatorycompounds,reducestheriskofcertainpathologiessuchascardiovasculardisease.However,itrepresentsanythingmuchmorethanadietary regimen anditisalsocharacterisedbyitslinksto thevariousfoodculturesofthedifferentcountriesoftheMediterraneanarea.Ontheotherhand,the traditional cuisineofthePugliaregion(Southern Italy) isbasedonanutritionalmodelmainlyvegetarian becauseonlyasmallshareofcaloriesisof animal origin;cerealsarethebasicingredient,pulsesand oliveoilthemainproteinandfatsource,respectively. Inthispaperwereportedtheculture,history, identity andheritageofthisculinarymodeloftheSouthern Italytraditiontounderstandpossible linkages withtheMediterraneanDiet.Moreover, some traditional recipesofthePugliacuisineareexamined asregardsgastronomicandnutritionalaspects, alsoforbetterexplainingitsrelationship with thefood style bestfamousintheworld.
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