Importance of Mediterranean Nutrition in Tourism Businesses and Current Approaches

Abstract

Eating as a social entertainment causes dynamism in tourism destinations. New diet tendencies in healthy food production act as a bridge between life science and the tourism industry. It forms a basis for alternative tourism. Studies are indicating that the Mediterranean-type nutrition model may have important roles in reducing the incidence of some important diseases and the risk of death, in terms of easy perception, psychological relaxation, and longer life. Another feature that distinguishes this model from other diet models and makes it of particular importance for tourism businesses is that it has a socio-cultural structure. It is not just a dietary pattern, but a cultural model that includes the entire food chain.