The concept of “Mediterranean diet” is the result
of a study of the food habits of the Mediterranean
population, initiated in the 50’s.
This study revealed that those populations showed
a minimum risk of diseases related with nutrition, as
well as a low index of heart diseases and a long life.
Despite the differences between the traditional diets of
each country, all of the Mediterranean diets have the following
characteristics:
• Consumption of fresh food of the season and without any
chemical processing;
• Bread is very used in this type of diet, not only as na attendance
but as well as a main ingredient of some traditional recipes;
• Vegetables, aromatic herbs, fresh fruit and nuts are often
consumed;
• The fat consumed in this type of diet is mainly vegetable, most of
it in the form of oils: olive oil( main source of fats), nut’s oil and
fish oil. The lard isn’t very used. The same happens with butter
and margarine;
• Low consumption in which concerns to milk, yogurts, cheese and
red meat;
• Moderated use of eggs, poultry and fish. The fish is the main
source of proteins;
• The main dessert are fresh fruits;
• Chemical processed sugar and honey are consumed rarely;
• Wine is consumed with moderation, mainly at meals;
• Physical exercise is an important complement of the diet.
Countries where Mediterranean
Diet exists
• The Mediterranean diet is characteristic of the countries of the
mediterranean basin. This map shows the countries where it
exists.
Characterizing youngster’s diet
Nowadays, teens nutrition is dominated by meat, chips and
refrigerants. The consumption of fish, fruit, vegetables, soup,
rice and pastas are discriminated.
These nutrition Estes desequilíbrios alimentares têm
essencialmente origem numa falta de tempo para preparar
refeições saudáveis, muito por causa do ritmo de vida e do
stress provocado pela cidade. Assim, os jovens têm tendência a
comer fora de casa refeições rápidas, que têm preços
acessíveis mas não são saudáveis – fast food.
Young people who consume almost everyday this type of
food could suffer health problems, for example:
• Obesity;
• Diabetes;
• Cardiovascular Diseases.
This situation gets worst by the fact
that teens these days don’t do much
physical exercise and also because of
the sedentarism on our day-to-day.
Differences and Points in Common
Between Mediterranean Diet and the
Diet Done by Young People
While studying, teenagers need energy to
accomplish their tasks and works. So the teen’s diet
should include a little bit of everything – fruits,
salads, meat of all kinds, glicides(bread, pasta, rice)
and even some candies, but in moderate quantities.
They should avoid industrialized products( very
popular among teenagers) which most of times are
consumed in more quantity than they should. It’s also
essential that teens do a lot of exercise and drink
more water.
Introduction to the Comics
• More and more a larger number of diseases are
relationated with “food problems”. These problems
afect the arteries, leading to coronary diseases.
This comic tries to show the differences between
an organism of a person who follows the
mediterranean diet and the one of someone who
just eats fast food .
The UFO arrives to the Earth to investigate the Earth people’s food
habits. (1 e 2)
To accomplish his mission, the UFO is going to enter in the organism of
someone who often eats fast food and investigate it.3 e 4)
It goes through his digestiv tube and through his arteries analysing the
consequences of this type of diet (5)and goes out by the nose.(6)
After, we does a little trip to the Mediterrane.(7 e 8)
He enters the organism of a person that has the tipic diet of this zone. Once
again, he investigates his arteries and his digestiv tube. (9 e 10)
He gets out through the nose and he comes back
to his planet with some conclusions.(11 e 12)
The mediterranean diet, followed by our ancestors is
a kind of diet very healthy and with low health risks,
due to his low percentage in fats and great consume
of vegetables and fruits. On the other hand, the fast
food, which is the diet followed by teenagers these
days, it has too much salt, fats, proteins and lack of
vitamins and fibers, which can lead to cardiovascular
diseases and obesity.
Conclusion
We can conclude that Mediterranean based diet is
better for young people, because it has a great
variety and it’s healthy and can give them all the
nutrients and energy necessary to a good development
and activities. Dieta Mediterrânica é ideal para os
jovens, já que é uma dieta variada e saudável que
lhes pode fornecer os nutrientes e energia
necessária ao seu metabolismo e actividades. A
aquisição desta dieta como hábito alimentar é também
desejável, já que também é caracterizada por
incentivar à prática de exercício físico que, na mesma
medida dos alimentos que compõem a dieta, ajuda à
prevenção de problemas de saúde graves.
Work done by:
• Ana Catarina nº 2
• João Diogo nº9
• João Manuel nº10
• Mónica Santos nº13
Class: 11º1ª
Trabalho no âmbito do projecto ESaT