History
A group of companies from the food and agriculture sector wished to alert the public of the risks of abandoning healthy eating patterns, especially for children. They decided to create the Association for the Advancement of the Mediterranean Diet in 1995, with the mission of encouraging the consumption of traditional Mediterranean products.
The ADDM, jointly with other institutions such as the Barcelona City Council, created the Foundation in 1996.
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