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"Planeterranean" Diet: Globally Extending the Health Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet

Guest Edited by: 
Professor Salvatore Nesci, PhD, University of Bologna, Italy
Professor Prisco Piscitelli, PhD, University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Professor Laura Soldati, PhD, University of Milan, Italy
Professor Claudia Vetrani, PhD, Pegaso University, Naples, Italy
Professor Luigi Barrea, PhD, Pegaso University, Naples, Italy

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Journal of Translational Medicine is calling for submissions to our Collection on "Planeterranean" Diet: Globally Extending the Health Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet. Medical evidence supports the pivotal role of the Mediterranean diet in the prevention of non-communicable diseases. Nevertheless, the application of this dietary pattern in non-Mediterranean countries is still challenging. “Planeterranean” is the project of the UNESCO Chair of “Health Education and Sustainable Development”, recently presented with an editorial on the Journal of Translational Medicine, to develop healthier dietary patterns and build up country-specific nutritional pyramids based on locally available foods, presenting the same healthy nutritional properties of Mediterranean Diet.

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  1. The health benefits of the Mediterranean diet are partially attributed to the polyphenols present in extra virgin olive oil (EVOO), which have been shown to have anti-cancer properties. However, the possible e...

    Authors: Marilena M. Bourdakou, Eleni Melliou, Prokopios Magiatis and George M. Spyrou
    Citation: Journal of Translational Medicine 2024 22:869
  2. There is currently a lack of comprehensive evidence regarding the correlation between Alternate Mediterranean Diet (AMED) and the survival of patients with ovarian cancer (OC). This prospective cohort study fi...

    Authors: Yu-Han Chen, Rui-Han Bao, Jia-Cheng Liu, Jia-Xin Liu, Jia-Nan Sun, Lang Wu, Dong-Hui Huang, Xiao-Ying Li, Qian Xiao, Sha Ni, Meng Luan, Qi-Jun Wu and Ting-Ting Gong
    Citation: Journal of Translational Medicine 2024 22:860
  3. The underlying medical conditions and gut dysbiosis is known to influence COVID-19 severity in high-risk patients. The current review proposed the optimal usage of nutraceuticals & pharmacological intervention...

    Authors: Anju Kaushal
    Citation: Journal of Translational Medicine 2024 22:847
  4. The Mediterranean Diet (MD) has been recognized for its benefits for human health and sustainability for the planet, but it has considered not easy to reproduce in other populations. The United Nations Educati...

    Authors: Carlotta Franchi, Francesca Orsini, Federica Cantelli, Ilaria Ardoino, Prisco Piscitelli, Shana Shaji, Tao Ran, Nicholas Ainslie, Chiara Graziadio, Claudia Vetrani and Annamaria Colao
    Citation: Journal of Translational Medicine 2024 22:806
  5. The Mediterranean diet (MD), known to prevent obesity, overweight and the related non communicable diseases (NCD), is based on typical dishes, foods and on a common cultural milieu. Although MD is the basis of...

    Authors: Ester Luconi, Martina Tosi, Patrizia Boracchi, Ilaria Colonna, Emilia Rappocciolo, Anita Ferraretto and Erna C. Lorenzini
    Citation: Journal of Translational Medicine 2024 22:703
  6. Lung cancer is the deadliest cancer type worldwide with ~ 1.8 million deaths per-year. Smoking accounts for ~ 85% of all cases, with a described joint effect with unhealthy diet in lung cancer risk increase. P...

    Authors: Roberto Cuttano, Francesco Mazzarelli, Kuku Miriam Afanga, Fabrizio Bianchi and Elisa Dama
    Citation: Journal of Translational Medicine 2024 22:632
  7. Dizziness and vertigo rank among the top 10 reasons for emergency and clinical referrals to neurologists. Chronic dizziness and imbalance not only reduce quality of life, but also increase mortality. While the...

    Authors: Seong-Hae Jeong, Eun Ji Kim, Eunjin Kwon, Ji-Soo Kim and Sukyoung Jung
    Citation: Journal of Translational Medicine 2024 22:522
  8. Substantial evidence embraced the nutrition competence of the Mediterranean diet (MD) as a healthy model for decreasing the risk of chronic diseases and increasing longevity, with the bonus of ensuring environ...

    Authors: Mona Hashim, Hadia Radwan, Leila Cheikh Ismail, MoezAllslam Ezzat Faris, Maysm N Mohamad, Sheima T. Saleh, Bisan Sweid, Raghad Naser, Rahaf Hijaz, Rania Altaher, Eman Rashed, Eman Turki and Mahra Al Kitbi
    Citation: Journal of Translational Medicine 2024 22:513
  9. The Mediterranean Diet (MD) has garnered increasing attention for its potential protective effects against gastric cancer (GC). The MD’s rich content of antioxidants, polyphenols, and other bioactive compounds...

    Authors: Claudia Reytor-González, Ana Karina Zambrano, Martha Montalvan, Evelyn Frias-Toral, Alison Simancas-Racines and Daniel Simancas-Racines
    Citation: Journal of Translational Medicine 2024 22:483
  10. The measurement of the skin carotenoids using the Veggie Meter® has emerged as a rapid objective method for assessing fruit and vegetable intake, highly recommended by the Mediterranean Diet (MD), which repres...

    Authors: Giuseppina Augimeri, Manuel Soto, Fabrizio Ceraudo, Giovanna Caparello, Melisa Villegas Figueroa, Mirko Cesario, Lorenzo S. Caputi, Berniza Calderón and Daniela Bonofiglio
    Citation: Journal of Translational Medicine 2024 22:424
  11. The Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) is a widely studied dietary pattern reflecting the culinary traditions of Mediterranean regions. High adherence to MedDiet correlates with reduced blood pressure and lower card...

    Authors: Ana Karina Zambrano, Santiago Cadena-Ullauri, Viviana A. Ruiz-Pozo, Rafael Tamayo-Trujillo, Elius Paz-Cruz, Patricia Guevara-Ramírez, Evelyn Frias-Toral and Daniel Simancas-Racines
    Citation: Journal of Translational Medicine 2024 22:417
  12. Ulcerative colitisis (UC) classified as a form of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) characterized by chronic, nonspecific, and recurrent symptoms with a poor prognosis. Common clinical manifestations of UC inc...

    Authors: Fazheng Yu, Xueyu Hu, HongLin Ren, Xiaoxu Wang, Ruoran Shi, Jian Guo, Jiang Chang, Xiaoshi Zhou, Yuanyuan Jin, Yansong Li, Zengshan Liu and Pan Hu
    Citation: Journal of Translational Medicine 2024 22:308
  13. Over the last decades, the Mediterranean diet gained enormous scientific, social, and commercial attention due to proven positive effects on health and undeniable taste that facilitated a widespread popularity...

    Authors: Justyna Godos, Francesca Scazzina, Corrado Paternò Castello, Francesca Giampieri, José L. Quiles, Mercedes Briones Urbano, Maurizio Battino, Fabio Galvano, Licia Iacoviello, Giovanni de Gaetano, Marialaura Bonaccio and Giuseppe Grosso
    Citation: Journal of Translational Medicine 2024 22:294
  14. The morbidity of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is increasing and is associated with adverse perinatal outcomes and long-term maternal and infant health. The exact mechanism underlying changes in plasma f...

    Authors: Haoyi Du, Danyang Li, Laura Monjowa Molive and Na Wu
    Citation: Journal of Translational Medicine 2024 22:180
  15. The consumption of various herbal infusions was and is common in the traditional Mediterranean diet, and apparently are used in many other regions of the world outside of the Mediterranean region. The present ...

    Authors: Ekaterina-Michaela Tomou, Eleni Peppa and Antonia Trichopoulou
    Citation: Journal of Translational Medicine 2023 21:899
  16. Med-Index is a one-health front-of-pack (FOP) label, based on Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) principles, developed to summarize information about the nutritional properties and related-health benefits of any foo...

    Authors: Roberta Zupo, Fabio Castellana, Prisco Piscitelli, Pasquale Crupi, Addolorata Desantis, Enrico Greco, Franca Paola Severino, Manuela Pulimeno, Andrea Guazzini, Tassos C. Kyriakides, Vasilis Vasiliou, Antonia Trichopoulou, Laura Soldati, Carlo La Vecchia, Giovanni De Gaetano, Maria Benedetta Donati…
    Citation: Journal of Translational Medicine 2023 21:755
  17. The terms metabolically healthy obesity (MHO) and metabolically unhealthy obesity (MUO) categorize subjects with obesity based on the presence or absence of cardio-metabolic risk factors. Detecting MUO phenoty...

    Authors: Luigi Barrea, Ludovica Verde, Daniel Simancas-Racines, Ana Karina Zambrano, Evelyn Frias-Toral, Annamaria Colao, Silvia Savastano and Giovanna Muscogiuri
    Citation: Journal of Translational Medicine 2023 21:675

Meet the Guest Editors

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Professor Salvatore Nesci, PhD, University of Bologna, Italy

Salvatore Nesci, PhD, is Associate Professor of Biochemistry at the Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences of University of Bologna. He is member of the Council of the PhD Program in Veterinary Sciences and tutor of the “Collegio Superiore” of the University of Bologna. His research is focused on the molecular mechanisms involved in the biological transduction of energy in mitochondria, cell metabolism analysis, and studies of enzymatic kinetic approaches on structure-activity relationship (SAR) and function. Nesci is Associate Editor, Editorial Board Member, and Reviewer of several international journals.

Professor Prisco Piscitelli, PhD, University of Naples Federico II, Italy

Prisco Piscitelli, MD, PhD, has a specialization in Public Health & Preventive Medicine. He is a Senior Epidemiologist at Euro Mediterranean Scientific Biomedical Institute (ISBEM) and Vice President of the Italian Society of Environmental Medicine (SIMA). Piscitelli is also a Research Staff member at UNESCO Chair on Health Education and Sustainable Development, University of Naples Federico II.

Professor Laura Soldati, PhD, University of Milan, Italy

Laura Soldati, PhD, is contract professor in Applied and Technical Dietary Sciences at Specialization Schools in Nutrition Sciences and in Nephrology at the University of Milan, Italy, with Suitability as Associate Professor. She was Member of the Council of the PhD Program in Molecular and Translational Medicine (2000-2019), Member of the Animal Welfare Organization (OPBA) (2014-2016), Consultant at the Sidra Medical and Research Center, Doha, Qatar (2015), and Member of the Academic Senate, representative of Medical Sciences (2016-2018).

Professor Claudia Vetrani, PhD, Pegaso University, Naples, Italy

Claudia Vetrani, PhD, is a Nutritionist and Research Fellow at the Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II. Her main research activities are focused on lifestyle changes for the prevention and treatment of cardio-metabolic diseases, and the role of functional foods and dietary patterns in the prevention and treatment of diabetes: evaluation of metabolic effect and potential mechanisms of action.

Professor Luigi Barrea, PhD, Pegaso University, Naples, Italy

Prof. Luigi Barrea is Associate Professor of Clinical Nutrition and dietetics (MED-49, ICAN-49) at the Department of Humanities, Pegaso University of Naples, Italy. He actively collaborates as a Nutritionist with the Endocrinology, Diabetology and Andrology Units, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II. He is President of the degree course in Motor Sciences and Sport (L-22) and Vice President of the Italian Obesity Society (SIO), Campania Region. He is coordinator of the Club on dietary therapies in endocrinology and metabolism of the Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE). His research focuses on the influence of different dietary therapies (such as the Mediterranean diet and the ketogenic diet) and of nutrition on the endocrine axes in the patient with obesity. Prof. Luigi Barrea is Associate Editor, Editorial Board Member, and Reviewer of several international journals of clinical nutrition, endocrinology, and obesity. 

About the Collection

In 2010, the Mediterranean Diet was acknowledged UNESCO as an “Intangible Heritage of Humanity”. Medical evidence supports the pivotal role of the Mediterranean diet in the prevention of non-communicable diseases. Nevertheless, the application of this dietary pattern in non-Mediterranean countries is still challenging. “Planeterranean” is the project of the UNESCO Chair of “Health Education and Sustainable Development”, recently presented with an editorial on the Journal of Translational Medicine, to develop healthier dietary patterns and build up country-specific nutritional pyramids based on locally available foods, presenting the same healthy nutritional properties of Mediterranean Diet.

We are searching for possible contributors to this challenging research activity coming from all parts of the world, who are willing to address the challenge of transferring the Mediterranean Diet key concept to non-Mediterranean areas, generating evidence on the topic of health benefits of different foods available worldwide, as well as their environmental sustainability within a “One Health” perspective. Original Research Articles, as well as epidemiological surveys are solicited; systematic reviews, meta-analyses, original research articles, short articles or commentaries are welcome and expected to add relevant information to the current knowledge.

Submission Guidelines

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This Collection welcomes submission of original research articles, short articles, as well as epidemiological surveys, systematic reviews, meta-analyses, or commentaries. Before submitting your manuscript, please ensure you have read our submission guidelines. Articles for this Collection should be submitted via our submission system, Editorial Manager. During the submission process you will be asked whether you are submitting to a Collection, please select ""Planeterranean" Diet: Globally Extending the Health Benefits of the Mediterranean Diet" from the dropdown menu.

Articles will undergo the journal’s standard peer-review process and are subject to all of the journal’s standard policies. Articles will be added to the Collection as they are published.

The Guest Editors have no competing interests with the submissions which they handle through the peer-review process. The peer-review of any submissions for which the Guest Editors have competing interests is handled by another Editorial Board Member who has no competing interests.