2023 EDITION
OVERVIEW
This year’s TTM Conference revolved around five themes reflecting the interdisciplinary focus of our TMC work:
- As research on the optimal, traditional Mediterranean diet continues, we heard an overview of results of the latest studies as well as what’s on the research agenda of leading nutrition scientists in areas including lifestyle, wellness, Mediterranean diet, cardiovascular and brain health, cancer, microbiota, prevention of inflammation and other chronic diseases, and emerging areas of translational research.
2. At a time when chefs and restaurateurs in Europe and the Mediterranean region are still rebuilding from COVID, in many cases dealing with labor shortages, and trying to keep up with the ever-evolving appetites of their customers, we discovered how innovators are crafting a larger role for irresistible vegetables and other plant-sourced dishes on their menus.
3. While cooking with olive oil is second nature to chefs and cooks in the Mediterranean, we considered the art and science of applying low and high heat to olive oil and extra-virgin olive oil—looking at results from a nutritional, sensory and gastronomic point of view.
4. We explored what the plant-forward Mediterranean diet means today in food cultures and restaurant menus of the traditional olive growing regions of North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East.
5. Finally, we looked at the challenge of educating the public about the optimal, traditional Mediterranean diet—specifically in mass media, caterings, restaurants, healthcare and school settings—and what can be done to deepen general understanding of this healthy, climate-smart dietary pattern beyond sound bites and social media posts.
DIGITAL MAGAZINE
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SESSIONS
2023 SESSIONS VIDEOS
