This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Elena Paravantes explains the history of portrayal of the Mediterranean diet outside of Greece leading up to today and why it is necessary to promote it. By describing the role of Crete in the Mediterranean Diet Eating Model, she discuss the significance and implications (economic & health) of an organized promotion leading to an establishment of a Mediterranean Diet Resource Center.
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H κ. Παραβάντη μας εξιστορεί την απεικόνιση της Μεσογειακής διατροφής σε χώρες εκτός Ελλάδος και γιατί είναι από τα πιό σημαντικά πράγματα που όπως προτείνει θα έπρεπε να επικεντρωθούμε και να προωθήσουμε. Περιγράφοντας τον ρόλο της Κρήτης στο Μεσογειακό Μοντέλο Διατροφής, καταλήγει στην πρόταση δημιουργίας μιας οργανωμένης δράσης προώθησης της Μεσογειακής Διατροφής και στην πρόταση δημιουργίας ενός Μεσογειακού Κέντρου Διατροφής και έρευνας στην Κρήτη.
Elena Paravantes is a Nutritionist and Writer specializing in the Mediterranean Diet. She has been active in the field of food and nutrition for over 15 years as a clinical nutritionist, consultant and lecturer, both in the U.S. and Greece. She is also the President of the American Overseas Dietetic Association and former delegate for the European Federation of the Association of Dietitians. She has been awarded the Outstanding Dietitian of the Year and Recognized Country Representative of the Year awards.
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Η Έλενα Παραβάντη είναι διατροφολόγος και συγγραφέας που ειδικεύεται στην μεσογειακή διατροφή. Δραστηριοποιείται στον τομέα των τροφίμων και της διατροφής εδώ και 15 χρόνια ως κλινικός διατροφολόγος, σύμβουλος και λέκτορας, τόσο στις ΗΠΑ όσο και στην Ελλάδα.
Είναι Πρόεδρος της American Overseas Dietetic Association και πρώην εκπρόσωπος της Ευρωπαϊκής Ομοσπονδίας του Συνδέσμου Διαιτολόγων. Έχει βραβευτεί με τα βραβεία Outstanding Dietitian of the Year and Recognized Country Representative of the Year awards.
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You also defiantly have defensive body language and you can sense the
entire audience could sense it also … Blah!
Eating a diet that your ancestors ate is a good idea. However, I take issue
with two things: One, the Ancel Keyes study has been thoroughly debunked.
Two, not every population in the world has historically had contact with
anything eaten in that area, thus it does not follow that every population
in the world should eat the Mediterranean diet. Is it going to hurt anyone?
No, probably not, but for goodness sake, if your ancestors got their
calories from farm-raised lard, nuts, or sausage&saurkraut, I say prepare
it in a like manner and eat up. I have to say I do heartily agree with the
general statement of “put down that processed crap.”
Would it be rude of me to comment on the presentation quality? I hope not,
because I wish to share that she didn’t get her point across very well. In
fact, I would have had a hard time figuring out what the point was if it
wasn’t in the description. I forgive vocabulary and syntax errors, but the
layout of a good verbal essay crosses all language barriers. She was a good
speaker, but lacked focus and connection between topics.
This talk was given by Elena Paravantes, a clinical nutritionist,
consultant and lecturer. In this talk, Ms Paravantes explains why it is
necessary to promote Mediterranean diet outside of Greece. She described
the role of Crete in the Mediterranean Diet Eating Model — olive oil, a
bit of wine etc contribute to their health and longevity in Crete. #oliveoil
#MediterraneanDiet #Mediterraneanhealth #extravirginoliveoil
Τι γνώμη έχει ένας ξένος για την #ελληνική #διατροφή;
Πρέπει να μιλάμε για Κρητική ή για Μεσογειακή #δίαιτα;
Τελικά, τι τρώμε και τι προωθούμε, εμείς οι ίδιοι;
Η Έλενα Παραβάντη, από τη σκηνή του #TEDxHER βάζει καίρια ερωτήματα και
προβληματισμούς.