Mediterranean food consumption patterns. Diet, environment, society, economy and health
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This publication aims at contributing to the overall development of the Feeding Knowledge Programme, by reporting on the work done under its Priority 5: “Mediterranean food consumption patterns: diet, environment, society, economy and health”. The Feeding Knowledge Programme has been developed by CIHEAM-Bari, in cooperation with the Politecnico of Milan, in the framework of the 2015 Milan Universal Exposition, the theme of which is: Feeding the planet, energy for life. The Programme is part of t he intangible legacy of Expo Milan 2015. The objective of this document is to highlight the role that the current food consumption patterns play in food and nutrition security, public health, environment protection and socio-economic development in the Mediterranean region.The ultimate aim is to stimulate a multidisciplinary dialogue among the Euro-Mediterranean scientific community on the sustainability of current food consumption and production patterns in the Mediterranean region and beyond, and to identify the research activities and policy actions needed to move towards more sustainable Mediterranean food systems. The publication addresses several interdisciplinary and interdependent issues related to: food consumption patterns; sustainable diets; health implications of the current food consumption patterns; food environmental footprints; food production systems; food economics; food cultures and sociology; food losses and waste; and food system governance and policies.