The US also "blesses" the Mediterranean diet: it is the healthiest and helps the heart

The Mediterranean diet is a precious asset that must be protected and promoted. That is what emerges from a study published in the renowned American cardiology journal, which sees the "Mediterranean diet" eating pattern as an elixir for combating various diseases, especially cardiovascular ones.

The appeal is being relaunched in Italy by Cia -Confederazione italiana agricoltori- which points to the US survey citing over 50 studies that to date would confirm that the Mediterranean diet is also the healthiest for the heart, because it is based on a variety of ingredients and the absence of saturated fats, with an abundant consumption of fruit and vegetables, cereals, olive oil and wine, and would therefore prove to be a useful "anti-inflammatory mix" of great value in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.
Indeed, it has reportedly been shown that the Mediterranean diet manages to keep triglyceride, cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure levels lower.

Other studies conducted in Great Britain reportedly go further, quantifying in percentage terms the benefits of the Mediterranean diet in preventing numerous diseases: from a 9% reduction in the incidence of heart problems and conditions, to a 13% reduction in the incidence of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, up to 6% for the onset of cancer.

The CIA stresses that even UNESCO has recognized the Mediterranean diet as a world heritage of humanity, and that today it is important to "take advantage of this international milestone to steer young people in particular toward proper nutrition".

The social and health advantages would be countless, with considerable economic benefits. In Italy alone, the social costs of obesity and sedentary lifestyles approach 65 billion euros a year: 0.38 of GDP.
And around 12% of children are obese and one in three overweight, which means roughly 400 thousand overweight individuals among children alone.