World Nutrition Day "Mediterranean diet"
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September 19, 2020
The Board of Directors of the Union of Dietitians-Nutritionists of Greece, of the Central Macedonia branch, in collaboration with the Tourism Department of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, within the framework of the Food Festival, organizes an open interactive event on the occasion of the World Nutrition Day which is celebrated every year on October 16.
Our goal is to highlight the role of the Mediterranean Diet and all its parameters, for the functioning of the human body, the defense system but also the treatment of diseases, the health of the human body, the proper development of our children, nutritional prevention and treatment diseases.
The event will take place on Saturday, October 17 to pedestrianthat of Agia Sophiaand for the hours 11:00-16:00 with musical support.
We would like to inform you that the event is planned to be a day and to operate in the form of stations (stands) in the pedestrian area with various thematic sections (body measurement, healthy nutrition, nutrition for children with toys, sports and nutrition, standard weekly nutrition programs, traditional recipes etc.) with the aim of raising public awareness of nutrition and health issues.
There will be contests with giveaways of healthy snacks and food.
The cornerstone of the event will be the installation of two large food pyramids at the junction of Agia Sophia and Tsimiski and in the middle of the pedestrian street at the height of Georgiou Stavrou Street, which will be visible from a long distance and will act as symbolic awareness stations for the public who will be visiting the event. The entire organization will be staffed by our members, with the aim of providing the public with documented information from nutrition and dietetics scientists.