Task 6.1 · Completed · May 2025

"Eat Well. Live Well. The Mediterranean Diet."

Four multilingual educational training videos produced by CNR IBE, UEX, and DMU — Deliverable D6.1

 
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4 multilingual educational videos covering the Mediterranean diet across all age groups, based on the Mediterranean pyramid

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Hosted on CNR IBE SharePoint · Lead: Elena Buonafede, Tolga Izgü
Children (≤9 years)
Lead: CNR IBE — playful introduction to Mediterranean foods and healthy eating habits
Teenagers (10–17)
Lead: UEX — engaging content connecting MD to energy, sport, and student lifestyle
Adults (18–64)
Lead: CNR IBE — focus on convenience, cooking practices and chronic disease prevention
Seniors (≥65)
Lead: CNR IBE — nutritional needs in ageing, bone health and Mediterranean traditions
Video Content Structure

All 4 videos follow a shared pedagogical framework based on the Mediterranean Pyramid:

  • Individual nutritional needs per age group
  • Cooking practices and preparation methods
  • Examples of authentic Mediterranean dishes
  • Footage from project fieldwork and Living Labs
  • Scientific messaging aligned with Mediterranean Pyramid
Multilingual: Available in Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, French, and English
Task 6.2 · In Progress · Deadline Oct 2025

MOOC Online Training Programme

Massive Open Online Courses developed by ADU, with CICYTEX, UTM, IPLEIRIA, DMU, TSP, and UNIFI

 
1
Individual Nutritional Needs
1.1 Fundamentals of Nutrition
Nutrients in the context of the Mediterranean Diet — UEX / Spain
1.2 Digestive Physiology
Metabolism of MD nutrients and digestion processes — UEX / Spain
1.3 Factors Influencing Diet
Application of the Mediterranean Diet in daily life — UNIFI / Italy
2
Cooking Practices
2.1 Healthy Culinary Technologies
Modern and traditional cooking methods that preserve nutritional value — ADU / Türkiye
2.2 Promoting Healthy Culinary Habits
Building sustainable cooking routines and Mediterranean meal patterns — ADU / Türkiye
ADU leads Module 2, leveraging Turkish culinary expertise and traditional Mediterranean cooking traditions
3
Household Shopping Planning
3.1 Fresh, Local, and Seasonal Foods
How to select and source quality Mediterranean ingredients — IPLEIRIA / Portugal
3.2 Seasonal Shopping Calendars
Practical tools for planning Mediterranean meals around seasonal availability — IPLEIRIA / Portugal
Task 6.6 · Ongoing

Awareness Raising Events

 
Eat Well. Live Well. The Mediterranean Diet.
7 July 2025  ·  CNR Florence

A public conference organised by the CNR IBE team in Florence, hosting experts including doctors, researchers, historians and a representative of the Fondazione Dieta Mediterranea. Presentations covered Mediterranean diet health effects, socioeconomic determinants, olive oil research, and biodiversity.

IBE / CNR Florence Public Event Fondazione Dieta Mediterranea
2nd Annual Consortium Meeting
25–27 September 2025  ·  Faculty of Science of Tunis

The annual project meeting gathered all 13 partner institutions in Tunis, hosted by LIPAH/UTM. WP leaders presented progress, results, and plans. The meeting featured presentations by researchers from UNIPR, UEX, UNIFI, ADU, JASSP and IBE, and included the premiere of the D6.1 training videos.

UTM · LIPAH All Partners Present D6.1 Video Premiere
All Tasks & Deliverables

WP6 Deliverables Status

 
Task Description Lead Deliverable Deadline
T6.1 Development of training content — 4 age-targeted multilingual videos IBE D6.1 M24 (May 2025)
T6.5 Communication and dissemination kick-off package ADU D6.2 M6
T6.2 MOOC online multilingual digital training (3 modules, 7 sub-topics) ADU D6.2b M24 (Oct 2025)
T6.3 Digital eating decision-making tools with scientific project results UNIFI D6.3 M36
T6.4 Policy recommendation papers for Mediterranean Diet adoption CICYTEX D6.4 M36
T6.6 Awareness raising campaign across all partner countries UTM D6.5 M36