Tool4MEDLife project &
New foods and educational toolkits for a healthy and sustainable mediterranean lifestyle.
Promoting the adherence and the knowledge about the Mediterranean Diet
Boost community awareness of healthy eating habits by offering straightforward advice encouraging everyone to adopt the nutritional shift toward the Mediterranean Diet practices.
Dietary habits
in targeted population
New and
healthy foods
Awareness
on eating behaviors
From Tradition to Innovation:
New foods and educational toolkits for a healthy and sustainable mediterranean lifestyle
Tool4MEDLife aims to promote the Mediterranean Diet by creating educational tools for the population and developing innovative and sustainable foods from food waste.
The research approach
Communication and awareness
The Mediterranean diet is a way of life
International researchers united for a common goal
Research people's nutritional and health status
Studying the habits and adherence to the diet in the targeted Mediterranean population considering age, socio-economic status, gender, educational level, occupation, country, attitudes, and beliefs.
Sustain people in covering nutritional needs
Designing new and healthy foods from EVOO and dairy products to sustain people in covering nutritional needs, promoting physical and mental wellness and to enable the placing on the market of new food products beneficial to health. Particular attention will be directed to the circular economy and on reducing food waste.
Educate the consumer
Developing educational strategies to improve Mediterranean Diet adherence and awareness toward healthy dietary behaviors to influence people on the beneficial impact of a balanced diet and lifestyle. We aim to increase consumers’ awareness of the nutritional properties of foods, the environmental impact of food choices, how to consume a balanced meal and cover nutrients needs.
News & Articles
Healthy nutrition for optimal growth
From tradition to the challenges of the present era – Tool4MEDLife and the Mediterranean Diet
Tool4MEDLife at PRIMA’s ‘Project Day 2024’: Innovation and Collaboration for the Mediterranean
National Fundings agencies
