Health benefits induced by adherence to the Mediterranean lifestyle components diet and physical activity

The purpose of this overview is to present the evidence that adherence to Mediterranean lifestyle components is beneficial for functional and cognitive health. Although Mediterranean diet is the principal component of this lifestyle, other components, like physical activity and socializing, form com...

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Published inAnnales kinesiologiae (Koper, Spletna izd.) Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 15 - 30
Main Author Meulenberg, Cécil J. W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published ANNALES ZRS, Scientific Publishing House of ZRS Koper 22.05.2019
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health benefit
interactions
lifestyle
mediterranean diet
physical activity
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Summary:The purpose of this overview is to present the evidence that adherence to Mediterranean lifestyle components is beneficial for functional and cognitive health. Although Mediterranean diet is the principal component of this lifestyle, other components, like physical activity and socializing, form complex interactions and together they complete into the Mediterranean lifestyle. Individual components and their interactions have not been studied thoroughly, however, there is an increasing attention for these matters through scientific literature in original research, reviews and meta-analysis. This paper considers the recent knowledge and trends related to defining the indicators concerning these lifestyle components, as well as summarizes the health benefits induced by adherence to them and explains why Mediterranean lifestyle components are important for health.
ISSN:2232-2620
2335-4240
DOI:10.35469/ak.2019.175