It wins against the competition of 35 different diets.

In 2020, the Mediterranean diet is the best diet in the world. Announced by Coldiretti, the most important agricultural entrepreneurs' organization at National and European level, based on the best diets ranking 2020, elaborated by the U.S. News & World’s Report’s.
The nutrition based on the consumption of cereals, fruit, vegetables, fish, and extra virgin olive oil wins against the competition of 35 different diets, obtaining a score of 4,2/5. Followed by the dash diet (against hypertension) and the flexitarian (flexible vegetarian).
The strength of the Mediterranean diet is its positive effects on longevity and many health benefits. In addition to being a significant supporter of weight loss and weight control, it is also associated with the reduction of cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and other serious diseases. As Coldiretti points out: "The superiority of the Mediterranean diet was obtained thanks to the first position in 4 specific categories: prevention and treatment of diabetes, healthy eating, plant-based components and ease of following it".

The acknowledgments of the Mediterranean diet

The victory arrived 10 years after another significant acknowledgment: the inclusion of the Mediterranean diet in the Unesco list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
It was defined as a Made in Italy treasure, it allows us to conquer the mention as the most long-lived European country. Indeed, Italy's life expectancy arrives at 82,3 years (80,9 years for men and 85,2 for women).

The history

The worldwide appreciation towards the Mediterranean diet stems from the study of the American scientist Ancel Keys who lived for 40 years in the province of Salerno. Ancel and his wife Margaret dedicated their whole life studying the benefits of our diet and in 1975 they published the book: “Eat well and stay well the Mediterranean way”. The success was enormous and Ancel lived up to 100 years, thus becoming a living example of the effectiveness of his studies.