Fostering wellbeing and healthy lifestyles through conviviality and commensality: Underappreciated benefits of the Mediterranean Diet.

Autor: Bernardi E; Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari 'Aldo Moro' - Bari, Italy., Visioli F; Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Padova, Italy; IMDEA-Food, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: francesco.visioli@unipd.it.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) [Nutr Res] 2024 Jun; Vol. 126, pp. 46-57. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Mar 21.
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2024.03.007
Abstrakt: Among the often-neglected features of healthy diets, such as the Mediterranean diet, is the preparation and sharing of food, which is (or was) done in a social environment governed by social rules rather than by time constraints. The act of eating is a daily human practice that is not limited to meeting nutritional and energy needs but also involves a constructed social dimension of sharing meals that is part of the process of human civilization and food cultures around the world. In this narrative review, we outline the importance of conviviality in steering part of the health effects of healthful diets, with special reference to the Mediterranean diet. Based on the available evidence, we suggest that public health initiatives (such as nudging to promote conviviality) to improve people's eating and living styles, reduce loneliness, and promote the sharing of meals could improve health. Interventions aimed at directly increasing/improving people's social relationships, networking, and conviviality can-directly and indirectly-improve both psychological well-being and general health.
Competing Interests: Author Declarations The authors declare no conflict of interest.
(Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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