Table 1.

Differences between the traditional Mediterranean diet and the “Western civilisation” diet.

Traditional Mediterranean Diet	Western Civilisation Diet
Breastfeeding	Adapted milk
Varied, seasonal fruit	Baby food jars and canned fruits
Vegetables and leafy vegetables	Baby food jars and canned vegetables and leafy vegetables
Pulses and non-processed nuts	Canned pulses and dried, fried, or salted nuts
Minimally processed and fermented whole grains	Refined, processed cereals with industrial fermenting agents
Fermented milk, principally goat’s and sheep’s	Whole, processed milks, mainly from cows
Occasional lean meat, in small quantities	High consumption of red, processed meats
Minimally processed, perishable, fresh and local foods	Nonperishable processed and ultra-processed foods
Homemade food	Pre-cooked food
Limits on products with added chemicals	Presence of chemical agents and enzyme disrupters