Center for Public Health Research and Education
Academy of Athens

A voluntary code of conduct for promoting adherence to the Mediterranean diet: rationale and propositions

Delarue et al.

Journal of Nutritional Science.2026;15e55

https://doi.org/10.1017/jns.2026.10079

Received: October 3, 2025 / Revised: December 2, 2025 / Accepted: January 5, 2026 / Published: July 9, 2026

Follow-up associations between social support, physical activity and Mediterranean diet adherence in a digital intervention study: The CREDITS4HEALTH trial

Rapti et al.

Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 2026

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2026.103375

Received: September 4, 2025 / Accepted: May 25, 2026 / Available online: June 1, 2026 / Version of Record: June 9, 2026

Serum ferritin levels in a sample of older participants in the Greek HYDRIA survey: associations with sociodemographic and lifestyle parameters including Dietary Iron Intake and Mediterranean Diet Score

Papatesta E.M., Vourli G., Peppa E., Patsis I., Malamitsi-Puchner A. and Trichopoulou A.

British Journal of Nutrition. 2026 Feb 10; 1-19

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0007114526106540

Received: September 4, 2025 / Revised: January 17, 2026 / Accepted: January 26, 2026 / Published online: February 10, 2026

Adult asthma in Greece: prevalence, comorbidities, and risk factors.

Tomos I., Vourli G., Peppa E. and Trichopoulou A.

Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine. 2025

https://doi.org/10.1080/17476348.2025.2595726

Received: June 12, 2025 / Accepted: November 21, 2025 / Published: November 29, 2025

Estimates of the Dietary Glycemic Index and Load in a Representative Sample of the Greek Population

Georgia Vourli, Livia Augustin, Carlo La Vecchia, Eleni Peppa and Antonia Trichopoulou

Nutrients. 2025;17(22):3596

https://doi.org/10.3390/nu17223596

Received: October 6, 2025 / Revised: October 31, 2025 / Accepted: November 11, 2025 / Published: November 18, 2025

Mediterranean diet and Cantonese cuisine for human health: Report from a Sino-Italian bilateral meeting

Maggi, S. et al.

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research.2025;37(1)

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-025-03199-x

Received: August 4, 2025 / Revised: September 3, 2025 / Accepted: September 5, 2025 / Published: October 11, 2025

Olive fruit and olive oil in Greece: testimonies of its uses trough mythology, legend, history and philosophy

Protopapas-Marneli, M. and Trichopoulou, A.

International Journal of Gastronomy and Food Science.2025, 42: 101287

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijgfs.2025.101287

Received: January 13, 2025 / Accepted: September 3, 2025 / Available online: September 11, 2025 / Version of Record: September 26, 2025

Estimated dietary intake of polyphenols from culinary herbs and herbal infusions in the HYDRIA survey.

Peppa, E., Tomou, E. M., Vourli, G. and Trichopoulou, A.

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition.2025 Sep 12:1-9

https://doi.org/10.1080/09637486.2025.2556816

Received: October 30, 2024 / Accepted: August 30, 2025 / Published online: September 12, 2025

The impact of obesity on COPD development: unveiling the hidden risks

Tomos, I., Skourlis, N., Vourli, G., Peppa, E. and Trichopoulou, A.

Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine. 2025 July 6: 1-7

https://doi.org/10.1080/17476348.2025.2528945

Received: March 1, 2025 / Accepted: June 30, 2025 / Published online: July 6, 2025

Three decades of the Mediterranean diet pyramid: A narrative review of its history, evolution, and advances

Hu, F. B., Drescher, G., Trichopoulou, A., Willett, W. C. and Martínez-González, M. A.

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 2025 May 13.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajcnut.2025.04.036

Received: January 8, 2025 / Received in revised form: April 15, 2025 / Accepted: April 24, 2025 / Published: May 13, 2025

Author Correction: Burdens of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar-sweetened beverages in 184 countries

Lara-Castor, L. et al.

Nature Medicine. 2025 Jan 28; 31,696

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-025-03524-x

Received: May 23, 2024 / Accepted: October 7, 2024 / Published: January 6, 2025 / Correction published: January 28, 2025

Is Dietary (Food) Supplement Intake Reported in European National Nutrition Surveys?

Papatesta, E. M., Kanellou, A., Peppa, E. and Trichopoulou, A.

Nutrients.2023;15(24):5090

https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15245090

Received: November 10, 2023 / Revised: December 6, 2023 / Accepted: December 8, 2023 / Published: December 13, 2023

Consumption of herbal infusions/decoctions and tea in Greece: a Planeterranean perspective on the results of Hydria survey

Ekaterina‐Michaela Tomou, Eleni Peppa and Antonia Trichopoulou

J Transl Med. 2023; 21, 899

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-023-04781-5

Received: September 12, 2023 / Accepted: November 28, 2023 / Published: December 11, 2023

Scientific evidence supporting the newly developed one-health labeling tool “Med-Index”: an umbrella systematic review on health benefts of mediterranean diet principles and adherence in a planeterranean perspective

Roberta Zupo, Fabio Castellana, Prisco Piscitelli, Pasquale Crupi, Addolorata Desantis, Enrico Greco, Franca Paola Severino, Manuela Pulimeno, Andrea Guazzini, Tassos C. Kyriakides, Vasilis Vasiliou, Antonia Trichopoulou, Laura Soldati, Carlo La Vecchia, Giovanni De Gaetano, Maria Benedetta Donati, Annamaria Colao, Alessandro Miani, Filomena Corbo and Maria Lisa Clodoveo

J Transl Med. 2023; 21, 755

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-023-04618-1

Received: August 8, 2023 / Accepted: October 12, 2023 / Published: October 26, 2023

Center for Public Health Research and Education

The Center for Public Health Research and Education (CPHRE) was proposed by the Plenary decision taken at the 3123rd session on 6 October 2022, following the election of Professor Antonia Trichopoulou, in 2021 as a full member of the Academy of Athens in the seat "Medical Sciences: Epidemiology - Public Health".

The Hellenic Health Foundation (HHF) was a non-profit organization based in Greece, dedicated to expertise in the field of health research and the dissemination of critical health information to the public. The foundation’s mission now continues as an Independent Management Fund, under the name ‘Donation of the Hellenic Health Foundation, Dimitrios and Antonia Trichopoulou’, at the Academy of Athens Center for Public Health Research and Education (CPHRE). The Center for Public Health Research and Education was established in 2023, as decreed in the 3326 GOVERNMENT GAZETTE Issue A' 55/10.03.2023, with the purpose of promoting scientific research in the fields of health and disease prevention.

THE CENTER

The Center for Public Health Research and Education (CPHRE) will continue the legacy of HHF and pursue its mission, which includes:

  1. Conducting and supporting scientific research and education aimed at promoting health and preventing diseases.
  2. Recording data on the health of the Greek population at regular intervals by collecting socio-economic data, and health history, and assessing biochemical, genetic, anthropometric, nutritional, and environmental indicators in a representative sample of the population.
  3. Conducting epidemiological investigations and elaborate epidemiological and related studies.
  4. Contributing to the recording of specific genetic characteristics in a representative population of Greece and correlating them with health and disease characteristics.
  5. Contributing to the development of precision medicine by creating a database for genetic data.
  6. Utilizing databases for research and educational purposes.

RESEARCH PROGRAMS:

  • HYDRIA 2023 – Longitudinal data management and analysis
    Donation D. & A. Trichopoulou
  • Digitization of national and international research program archives
    Donation D. & A. Trichopoulou
  • The contribution of aromatic-medicinal plants in simple and complex foods and beverages to consumer health.
  • The genome of Greece project
  • Delphi Forum Conference

For more details about the Academy of Athens visit www.academyofathens.gr.

The Hellenic Health Foundation's work can be found at www.hhf-greece.gr.