Jornal de Química Experimental de Alimentos

How to Maintain Health with a Mediterranean Diet?

Abstract

Mahendra Pal

Nowadays people use different diet to maintain their health and energy balance. The Mediterranean diet is one of the most famous special eating forms in the world. The diet contains high quality whole grain cereals, vegetables, fruits, fish, high protein content meat, and fermented dairy products (cheese, yogurt, kefir) with active components as vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, fibers, complex protein, unsaturated fatty acids, pre-and prebiotics and so on. These products play an important role in the treatment of chronic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes mellitus (II type), high cholesterol, hypertension, cancer, digestive disorders, skin problem, low energy-balance, depression, and stress. Therefore, this communication to be an instrumental in making the dietary application, effectiveness, and beneficial features of Mediterranean diet more and more widespread for people during the global pandemic.