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Angel Ernesto Sierra Ovando

University Olmeca, México

Title: Food guide of the Mexicanized Mediterranean Diet

Abstract

Objective: To create the infographic of the Mexicanized Mediterranean Diet food guide and evaluate its understanding. 

Material and Methods: Descriptive type study, which consisted of two phases, the 1st. The infographic of the Mexicanized Mediterranean Diet food guide was created. 2nd Appreciation and comprehension of the food guide infographic was evaluated online for the university population, including relatives and acquaintances. 

Results: 273 participants with an average age of 42, 74% women and 26% men, more than 94% of the participants responded that they understood the infographic in its entirety. DMM is practical, applicable, affordable, understandable, and good for humans and the environment. 

Conclusion: The Mediterranean Diet can partially or totally prevent metabolic syndrome, the Mexicanized Mediterranean Diet food guide promotes a healthy life and well-being for all ages, supports the objectives of sustainable development, will be a practical, applicable public health tool, affordable, understandable, suitable for promotion in the Mexican population. 

Keywords: Mediterranean Diet; Prevention; Dietary guidelines; Metabolic syndrome

Biography

Ángel Sierra, Olmec Tabasco University, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona Spain Doctor of Medicine (Autonomous University of Barcelona). Member of the Ibero-American Health Marketing Network, Kakawlabs laboratory researcher. Member of the State System of Researchers. Creator of the Mexicanized Mediterranean Diet research line and cocoa as the main representative of it, in his twenty-two-year career he has taught and researched, recently awarded as an advisor at Expo Ciencias Tabasco and Expo Ciencias Nacional 2021, 2023.