Section A The Mediterranean diet: Concepts and overviews -- The Mediterranean diet: History, concepts and elements / Jordi Salas-Salvad�o, Christopher Papandreou -- Mediterranean diet: A long journey toward intangible cultural heritage and sustainability / Llu�is Serra-Majem, F. Xavier Medina -- Mediterranean diet in children and adolescents / Emmanuella Magriplis, Antonis Zampelas -- The Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular disease: An overview / Emmanuella Magriplis, Antonis Zampelas -- Socioeconomic factors for the adherence to the Mediterranean diet in North Africa: The shift from 1990 to 2019 / Karima El Rhazi, Khaoula El Kinany, Vanessa Garcia-Larsen -- Mediterranean lifestyle: Linking social life and behaviors, residential environment, and cardiovascular disease prevention / Ekavi N. Georgousopoulou, Elena S. George, Duane D. Mellor, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos -- Orthodox religious fasting: A vital subset of the Mediterranean diet / Theocharis Koufakis, Spyridon N. Karras, Pantelis Zebekakis, Kalliopi Kotsa -- Food security and adherence to the Mediterranean diet: An interplay of socio-demographic characteristics / Maria G. Grammatikopoulou, Konstantinos Gkiouras, Antigoni Tranidou, Dimitrios G. Goulis -- Mediterranean diet, nutrition transition, and cardiovascular risk factor in children and adolescents / Roberta Ricotti, Marina Caputo, Flavia Prodam -- Precision nutrition: Mediterranean diet and genetic susceptibility / Mahmut Cerkez Ergoren, Gulten Tuncel -- Mediterranean food and environmental impacts / Youssef Aboussaleh, Hamid El Bilali, Francesco Bottalico, Gianluigi Cardone, Giovanni Ottomano Palmisano, Roberto Capone - -Mediterranean adequacy index: Features and applications / Alessandro Menotti, Paolo Emilio Puddu -- Nutritional adequacy of the Mediterranean diet / Itandehui Castro-Quezada, Blanca Rom�an-Vi�nas, Llu�is Serra-Majem -- Toward a Mediterranean-style diet beyond the Mediterranean countries: Evidence of implementation and adherence / Fotini Tsofliou, Xenophon Theodoridis, Eirini-Iro Arvanitidou -- Section B Components of the Mediterranean diet -- Contribution of nuts to the Medierranean diet / Emilio Ros -- The Mediterranean diet and mineral composition / Marta Mes�ias, Isabel Seiquer, Cristina Delgado-Andrade -- Hydroxytyrosol as a component in the Mediterranean diet and its role in disease prevention / MCarmen Ram�irez-Tottosa, Cristina Ramirez-Perez, Jos�e J. Gaforio, Jos�e L. Quiles, Juan A. Moreno, Cesar L. Ramirez-Tortosa -- Light, regular red wine consumption at main meals: A key cardioprotective element of traditional Mediterranean diet / Marcello Iriti, Elena Maria Varoni, Sara Vitalini -- Frying a cultural way of cooking in the Mediterranean diet and how to obtain improved fried foods / Alba Garcimartin, Adri�an Macho-Gonz�alez, Giulia Caso, Juana Benedi, Sara Bastida, Francisco J. S�anchez-Muniz -- Wild greens used in the Mediterranean diet / R�ubia C.G. Corr�ea, Francesco Di Gioia, Isabel C.F.R. Ferreira, Spyridon A. Petropoulos -- Raisins and the other dried fruits: Chemical profile and health benefits / Magdalena Jeszka-Skowron, Beata Czarczy�nska-Go�sli�nska -- Date palm fruit (Phoenix dactylifera): Nutritional values and potential benefits on health / Najla Bentrad, Asma Hamida-Ferhat -- Dietary fiber intake and the Mediterranean population / Ligia J. Dominguez, Mario Barbagallo -- Oleic acid and implications for the Mediterranean diet / Aleksandra Arsic -- Fish in the Mediterranean diet / Mar�ia Molina-Vega, Ana Mar�ia G�omez-P�erez, Francisco J. Tinahones -- The Mediterranean diet and its individual components: Linking with obesity in Italy / Silvio Buscemi, Davide Corleo, Fabio Galvano, Antonino De Lorenzo -- Bioactive compounds in oranges from the Mediterranean climate area / Laura Cebadera-Miranda, Patricia Morales, Monta�na C�amara -- Section C Medical, health, and nutritional aspects of the Mediterranean diet -- Gestational diabetes mellitus and Mediterranean diet principles / Carla Assaf-Balut, Nuria Garcia de la Torre, Laura del Valle, Johanna Valerio, Alejandra Dur�an, Elena Bordi�u, Ana Barabash, Miguel Angel Rubio, Alfonso Luis Calle-Pascual -- The Mediterranean diet and asthma / Despina Koumpagioti, Barbara Boutopoulou, Konstantinos Douros -- The Mediterranean diet, dietary inflammatory index, and adiposity / Cristina Galarregui, M. Angeles Zulet, J. Alfredo Mart�inez, Itziar Abete -- Microglia-mediated neuroinflammation and Mediterranean diet / Ruth Hornedo-Ortega, Roc�io M. de Pablos, Ana B. Cerezo, Tristan Richard, M. Carmen Garcia-Parrilla, Ana M. Troncoso -- Mediterranean diet, inflammation, and telomere length maintenance / Sergio Davinelli, Giovanni Scapagnini -- Olive oil nutraceuticals and chronic disease prevention: More than an offshoot of the Mediterranean diet / Ahmad Alkhatib -- The Mediterranean diet and metabolic syndrome / E. Gouveri, G. Marakomichelakis, E.J. Diamantopoulos -- The Mediterranean diet and breast cancer risk / Christiana A. Demetriou, Maria G. Kakkoura, Andreas Hadjisavvas, Maria A. Loizidou, Carlotta Sacerdote, Paolo Vineis, Kyriacos Kyriacou -- The Mediterranean diet and arthritis / Francesca Oliviero, Paolo Sfriso, Paola Galozzi, Leonardo Punzi, Paolo Spinella -- Mediterranean diet and pregnancy / E. Gesteiro, Francisco J. S�anchez-Muniz, Sara Bastida -- Laryngopharyngeal reflux and the Mediterranean diet / Craig H. Zalvan, Jan Geliebter, Raj Tiwari -- The Mediterrarean style diet and cognition / Roy J. Hardman, Melissa Formica -- Mediterranean diet and mental well-being in the young / J.J. Muros, E. Knox -- Mediterranean diet and female fertility: Cross-talk of an evidence-based approach / Maria G. Grammatikopoulou, Maria Lampropoulou, Dimitrios G. Goulis -- Mediterranean diet and the postprandial state: A focus on inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and hemostatis / Prarskevi Detopoulou, Elizabeth Fragopoulou, Tzortzis Nomikos, Smaragdi Antonopoulou -- Socioeconomic determinants of the adherence to the Mediterranean diet / Marialaura Bonaccio, Americo Bonanni, Maria Benedetta Donati, Giovanni de Gaetano, Licia Iacoviello -- Fungal species and toxins in wines and grapes in the Mediterranean area / Francesco Tini, Giovanni Beccari, Lorenzo Covarelli -- Metabolomics and the Mediterranean diet / M. Isabel Ruiz-Moreno, Alberto Vilches-Perez, Cristina Gallardo-Escribano, Maria Garces-Martin, M. Rosa Bernal-Lopez -- Antiinflammatory activity exerted by minor compounds found in virgin olive oils / Cristina S�anchez-Quesada, Carmen Rodr�iguez-Garc�ia, Jos�e J. Gaforio -- Red wine and atherosclerosis: Implications for the Mediterranean diet / Bianca Scolaro, Inar Alves Castro -- Section D Novel nutraceuticals and edible plants used in the Mediterranean region -- Effects of nutraceuticals of Mediterranean diet on aging and longevity / Anna Aiello, Giulia Accardi, Calogero Caruso, Giuseppina Candore -- Essential oils from Mediterranean aromatic plants / Filomena Nazzaro, Laura De Martino, Florinda Fratianni, Vincenzo De Feo -- Apoptotic activities of Mediterranean plants / Jos�e-Luis Rios, Isabel And�ujar.