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

IF 3.4 3区 医学 Q2 NUTRITION & DIETETICS
Elisabetta Bernardi , Francesco Visioli
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Abstract

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.

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通过欢聚和共处促进福祉和健康的生活方式:被忽视的地中海饮食的益处。
在健康饮食(如地中海饮食)中,经常被忽视的是食物的准备和分享,这是在一个受社会规则而非时间限制支配的社会环境中进行(或曾经进行)的。进食行为是人类的日常行为,不仅限于满足营养和能量需求,还涉及构建社会层面的分餐,是人类文明进程和世界各地饮食文化的一部分。在这篇叙述性综述中,我们概述了社交活动在引导健康饮食对健康的影响方面的重要性,并特别提到了地中海饮食。根据现有的证据,我们认为,改善人们的饮食和生活方式、减少孤独感和促进分享饮食的公共卫生措施(如促进欢聚的鼓励措施)可以改善健康状况。旨在直接增加/改善人们的社会关系、人际网络和社交活动的干预措施可以直接或间接地改善人们的心理健康和总体健康状况。
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Nutrition Research
Nutrition Research 医学-营养学
CiteScore
7.60
自引率
2.20%
发文量
107
审稿时长
58 days
期刊介绍: Nutrition Research publishes original research articles, communications, and reviews on basic and applied nutrition. The mission of Nutrition Research is to serve as the journal for global communication of nutrition and life sciences research on diet and health. The field of nutrition sciences includes, but is not limited to, the study of nutrients during growth, reproduction, aging, health, and disease. Articles covering basic and applied research on all aspects of nutrition sciences are encouraged, including: nutritional biochemistry and metabolism; metabolomics, nutrient gene interactions; nutrient requirements for health; nutrition and disease; digestion and absorption; nutritional anthropology; epidemiology; the influence of socioeconomic and cultural factors on nutrition of the individual and the community; the impact of nutrient intake on disease response and behavior; the consequences of nutritional deficiency on growth and development, endocrine and nervous systems, and immunity; nutrition and gut microbiota; food intolerance and allergy; nutrient drug interactions; nutrition and aging; nutrition and cancer; obesity; diabetes; and intervention programs.
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