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Carmela Cotrone posted a new activity comment 1 month, 1 week ago
Dear Valerio,
Thank you for sharing the GUSTI experience. Its integrated approach is very much aligned with the vision of the Mediterranean Diet Eurocluster.
Within MedDiet Go, we are working to strengthen the Mediterranean Diet and the GUSTI experience in developing gastronomic itineraries, stakeholder networks, community-based storytelling and…[Read more] -
Carmela Cotrone replied to the topic Welcome! Preserving the Mediterranean Diet Through Sustainable Travel in the forum Sustainable Tourism and Gastronomy 2 months ago
One of my strongest memories connected to the Mediterranean Diet is not a single dish, but the experience of rural and coastal territories that I visited during these years of project, where food, landscape and community life are deeply connected: olive groves, small farms, local markets, family-run restaurants, fishermen’s villages and inland a…[Read more]
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Carmela Cotrone replied to the topic Welcome! Let’s talk about Mediterranean Diet Culture and Heritage 🏛️🍷 in the forum Heritage, Tradition & Culture 2 months ago
Two Mediterranean territories that, in my view, strongly embody this living heritage are Crete and Cilento.
In Crete, the Mediterranean Diet is not only a nutritional model, but a social practice rooted in hospitality, sharing, seasonality and the strong relationship between rural communities, local products and everyday conviviality. The table…[Read more]
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Carmela Cotrone replied to the topic Welcome! Let’s talk about the Mediterranean Diet & Health 🩺📊 in the forum Health 2 months ago
For me, the most important benefit of the MD is long-term healthy aging, because the MD healthy food brings together many dimensions: cardiovascular protection, metabolic balance, daily energy, and quality of life over time.
The biggest challenge is not really using more olive oil or choosing healthy fats; it is reducing ultra-processed foods…[Read more]
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Carmela Cotrone became a registered member 1 year, 3 months ago

Dear Carmela,
We can discuss this further by email. My address is v.palasciano@tno.it
I look forward to hearing from you. See you soon.
Valerio