Decalogue for Sustainable Food and Nutrition in the Community: Gran Canaria Declaration 2016
Lluis Serra-Majem1,2,3,4*, Javier Aranceta Bartrina4,5, Adriana Ortiz-Andrellucchi1,2, Cristina Ruano- Rodriguez1,2, Esther Gonzalez-Padilla1,2, Florence Egal6, Jose Antonio Gonzalez7, Carmen Perez-Rodrigo4,5, Gemma Salvador Castell8, Merce Vidal Ibanez8, Agneta Yngve9, Juan Moreno Rodriguez10, Luis D. Boada1, Juan Luis Gomez Pinchetti7, Carmelo Leon Gonzalez7, Emilio Martinez de Victoria Munoz4,11, Octavio P. Luzardo1, Jordi Pich Sole12, Rafael Urrialde13, Ana Luisa Alvarez-Falcon14, Luis Bello Lujan1, Tamara Casanas-Quintana1,2, Caterina Terrassa12, Patricia Henriquez-Sanchez1,2, Antera Martel Quintana7, Dara Bello Oshanahan15, Lourdes Ribas Barba16, Roberto Capone3,17, Almudena Sanchez-Villegas1,2, JoyNgo de la Cruz16, Sandro Dernini3,18,19
Affiliation
- 1Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences (IUIBS), Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain
- 2Ciber Obn Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Institute of Health ‘‘Carlos III’’, Madrid, Spain
- 3International Mediterranean Diet Foundation, London, UK
- 4Spanish Academy of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Barcelona, Spain
- 5Spanish Society of Community Nutrition; 5bis University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
- 6International Urban Food Network, Rome, Italy
- 7Banco Español de Algas, Instituto de Oceanografía y Cambio Global, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain
- 8Agencia de Salud Pública de Cataluña. Departamento de Salud
- 9Department of Food, Nutrition and Dietetics, Uppsala University, Sweden
- 10Consumers Union of Andalusia, Spain
- 11University of Granada, Spain
- 12University of Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
- 13Spanish Nutrition Foundation,Madrid, Spain
- 14Hospital Universitario de Gran CanariaDrNegrín, Las Palmas, Spain
- 15Dara feeling food, Las Palmas, Spain
- 16Nutrition Research Foundation, Barcelona, Spain
- 17CIHEAM-Centre International de HautesÉtudesAgronomiquesMéditerranéennes, París, Francia
- 18CIISCAM-International Inter-University Center for Mediterranean Food Culture Studies, Rome, Italy
- 19FAO, Rome, Italy
Corresponding Author
Lluís Serra-Majem, MD, PhD, Research Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain, Tel: (+34) 928453475/ Fax: (+34) 928451416; E-mail: lluis.serra@ulpgc.es
Citation
Serra-Majem, L., et al. Decalogue for Sustainable Food and Nutrition in the Community: Gran Canaria Declaration 2016. (2017) J Environ Health Sci 3(2): 1- 5.
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© 2017 Serra-Majem, L. This is an Open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
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Abstract
The “Decalogue for sustainable food and nutrition in the community: Gran Canaria Declaration 2016” aims to improve food sustainability across the globe. Public Health, Nutrition, Consumer, Social, Marine and Environmental Sciences and Tourism are important topics that have been highlighted in this Decalogue, whose full implementation promote the development of sustainable consumption and production patterns. Keeping in mind that the Mediterranean Diet represents one of the most outstanding and emblematic examples of healthy and sustainable food and nutrition, being recognised as Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO, the Mediterranean diet is a cultural heritage that looks to the future. This document also takes into consideration scientific evidences that justify the development and implementation of these 10 keys for a healthier life and world. Investing in the future we want is everyone’s responsibility, and a commitment of the present and future generations.
