OBJECTIVE To present the Mediterranean diet (MD) pyramid: a lifestyle for today. DESIGN A new graphic representation has been conceived as a simplified main frame to be adapted to the different nutritional and socio-economic contexts of the Mediterranean region. This review gathers updated recommendations considering the lifestyle, dietary, sociocultural, environmental and health challenges t...

the aim of this paper is to study individuals’ motivations to consume artistic goods in yasuj city located in south-west of iran. methodologically, this is a qualitative research and relevant data is collected by in-depth interviews. a sample consisted of 40 persons (20 males and 20 females), between the ages of 22 to 48 years old were interviewed. the interviews took more than 23 hours. the pl...

The embodiment of culture in possessions has been widely documented in consumer research. We argue that this process of embodiment is motivated by an emotional experience that remains relatively unexplored in the literature. In this paper we explore how this emotional meaning manifests in the consumption of trauma through three case-studies: HMS Titanic, Elvis Presley and Cadbury’s Wispa bar. A...

OBJECTIVE To define the Mediterranean diet model inside a Mediterranean social and cultural food framework and from the perspective of a local model of consumption. DESIGN Reflexion and review of literature available in relation to the Mediterranean diet, locality and proximity. SETTING AND SUBJECTS Mediterranean region and its populations. RESULTS The Mediterranean local food system unde...

Most cultural-led redevelopment projects in today’s global cities are devised with the clear objective of stimulating their economic growth. Redevelopment schemes usually aim to develop consumption services and urban settings to make the city more attractive for investors. In many cases, redevelopment has led to a diminishment in diversity of local cultural spaces in the inner-city areas. Histo...

Obesity levels in England are significantly higher than in much of the rest of Europe. This article examines aspects of the physical and cultural context of food consumption in England, and the evolution of government policy on obesity, as a background to an analysis of how law might play a role in obesity prevention. Research suggests that individual food choices are associated with cultural a...

This study determines the impact of demographics, dietary and health knowledge, and food culture on fruit and vegetable consumption of college students in Arkansas and Florida. Our empirical analysis demonstrates that food culture significantly impacts consumption of fruits and vegetables; a finding which emphasizes the need to target cultural aspects when developing effective and efficient man...

The rise of cultural industries is in part facilitated by the rise of leisure and entertainment in the advanced industrialized economies. This article explores one such example, taking ‘ethnic’ art, Xamenco, and examining the role of consumption in shaping Xamenco, both as an art form and as an industry. The global reach of the Xamenco industry is assessed by focusing on two major markets, Japa...

Cities now occupy a central role in economic regeneration. Literature on such regeneration has focused on the supply side, neo-liberal leanings of projects, the centrality of cultural production and consumption, and the undemocratic, exclusionary geographies being produced through such regeneration schemes. This paper explores how urban regeneration strategies, premised on promoting cultural pr...