Worldwide adherence to Mediterranean Diet between 1960 and 2011

From the 1960s to the early 21st-century adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MD) declined around the world. This was partly due to the westernization of eating habits. However, in the last decade a new variable came into play, the economic crisis, which may have affected dietary patterns.We analyzed worldwide trends of adherence to the MD between the periods 1961-1965, 2000-2003 and 2004-2011.Data was obtained from the Food and Agriculture...