Greece Blog References

Mediterranean diet in Greece

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Harvard Health Publishing (2014). Plant-based diet: Nuts, seeds, and legumes can help get you there. Retrieved from https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/plant-based-diet-nuts-seeds-and-legumes-can-help-get-you-there

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Gunnars, K. (2019). Why Extra Virgin Olive Oil Is the Healthiest Fat on Earth. Retrieved from https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/extra-virgin-olive-oil

Mayo Clinic (2019). Mediterranean diet: A heart-healthy eating plan. Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/mediterranean-diet/art-20047801#:~:text=The%20Mediterranean%20diet%20is%20a,and%20seeds%2C%20and%20olive%20oil.

Mileff, G. (2018). Vegetarianism in Ancient Greece and Rome. Retrieved from https://owlcation.com/humanities/Vegetarianism-in-Ancient-Greek-and-Rome

Diet Among Children and Students In Greece

Theodoridis, Grammatikopoulou, Gkiouras, Papadopoulou, Agorastou, Gkilka, Maraki, Dardavessis, Chourdakis, (2018). Food Insecurity and Mediterranean diet adherence among Greek university students. Nutrition, Metabolism, & Cardiovascular Diseases, 28:447-485.

Androutsos, O., Perperidi, M., Georgiou, C., Chouliaras, G., & Martí, A. (2021). Lifestyle Changes and Determinants of Children’s and Adolescents’ Body Weight Increase during the First COVID-19 Lockdown in Greece: The COV-EAT Study. Nutrients, 13(3), 930. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13030930

Vasileiou, K. Z., Sotiropoulos, I., & Georgakopoulos, G. (2012). Characteristic Elements of Mediterranean Diet: The Consumption of Vegetables and Legumes in Greece (1950-2005). Journal of Management and Sustainability, 2(1), 94–105.

Vassiliki Benetou, Afroditi Kanellopoulou, Eleftheria Kanavou, Anastasios Fotiou, Myrto Stavrou, Clive Richardson, Philippos Orfanos, & Anna Kokkevi. (2020). Diet-Related Behaviors and Diet Quality among School-Aged Adolescents Living in Greece. Nutrients, 12(3804), 3804. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12123804

Cultural Impact of the Greek Mediterranean Diet

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Gct. (2021, June 6). Greeks daily diet changes due to financial crisis. Greek City Times. https://greekcitytimes.com/2018/10/16/greeks-daily-diet-changes-due-to-financial-crisis/

History.com Editors. (2018, August 23). Ancient Greek democracy. HISTORY. https://www.history.com/topics/ancient-greece/ancient-greece-democracy

The impact of the crisis on the health system and health in Greece - Economic crisis, health systems and health in Europe - NCBI bookshelf. (2015). National Center for Biotechnology Information. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK447857/

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'The Mediterranean diet is gone': Region's children are fattest in Europe. (2018, May 24). the Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/24/the-mediterranean-diet-is-gone-regions-children-are-fattest-in-europe

U.S. News & World Report. (2020). What is Mediterranean Diet? https://health.usnews.com/best-diet/mediterranean-diet

Vasilopoulos, C. (2019, December 26). Greeks moving away from Med diet, survey finds. Olive Oil Times. https://www.oliveoiltimes.com/world/greeks-moving-away-from-med-diet-survey-finds/66147

Who invented the Mediterranean diet - Greece, Italy, Lebanon or Syria? (2018, September 27). Food. https://www.sbs.com.au/food/article/2018/09/27/who-invented-mediterranean-diet-greece-italy-lebanon-or-syria

Zennie, M. (2014, May 29). US kids AREN'T the fattest in the world (Greeks and Italians are). Mail Online. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2642803/American-kids-ARENT-fattest-world-distinction-belongs-Greece-Italy.html

ORGANIC FARMING & REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE

Works Cited

Callarose. “Funding the Transition to Regenerative Agriculture.” Nerds for Earth, 3 Oct. 2019, nerdsforearth.com/funding-the-transition-to-regenerative-agriculture/.

Cibo. “Scaling Sustainable Agriculture EBook.” CIBO Technologies, 28 Oct. 2020,

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“It's Getting More Mainstream. But How Scalable Is Regenrative Agriculture?” AgFunderNews, 21 July 2020, agfundernews.com/regenerative-agriculture-is-getting-more-mainstream-but-how-scalable-is-it.html.

International Trade Administration. (2019, June 4). Greece - Agricultural Sector. Greece

Country Commercial Guide.

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“Practicing Regenerative Design in Greece.” EuropeNow, www.europenowjournal.org/2020/11/09/regenerative-design-practices-in-greece/.

Regan, Rachel. “Sierra Club Grassroots Network.” COP21 Nations Back Regenerative Farming | Grassroots Network, content.sierraclub.org/grassrootsnetwork/team-news/2019/12/cop21-nations-back-regenerative-farming.

“Regenerative Agriculture: A Portrait in Greece.” FoodUnfolded, www.foodunfolded.com/article/regenerative-agriculture-a-portrait-in-greece.

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Agriculture? Long Beach, CA: CSU Chico.

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Soil Association (n.d.). What is agroecology? Bristol, England: Soil Association.

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How Sustainable is Tourism in Greece?

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“Fresh Water Resources in Greece.” Climatechangepost.com, 2021, www.climatechangepost.com/greece/fresh-water-resources/.

Giacheia, Assil. “Global Water Crisis: Greece Ranks 26th in the World in Water Scarcity.” GreekReporter.com, 25 Jan. 2021, greekreporter.com/2019/08/07/global-water-crisis-greece-ranks-26th-in-the-world-in-water-scarcity/.

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Tounta, Philia. “Greek Tourism in the 21st Century: The Unseen and Insulting Side of Greek Tourism That Hurts.” TravelDailyNews International, 29 Jan. 2018, www.traveldailynews.com/post/greek-tourism-in-the-21st-century-the-unseen-and-insulting-side-of-greek-tourism-that-hurts.

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