Authors: Antonio C, Valeria L Abstract Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) also known as chronic diseases last for a long time and progress generally slow. Major non-communicable diseases are cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes. Wrong healthy lifestyles and food behaviours play an important role for determining such diseases. The changing of unhealthy behaviours or the maintenance of healthy lifestyles have an enormous value not only for individuals, with the reduction of diseases and longer life expectancy, but also for the entire community. Recent meta-analyses reported Mediterranean diet to be an optimal diet in its whole and not only for its single components, in order to preserve and maintain a good health status. A greater adherence score ...