WEIGHT IS NOT EVERYTHING

WEIGHT IS NOT EVERYTHING

Global obesity epidemic? The condition of obesity is the result of complex interactions between genetic and environmental factors. The diagnosis is based on the body mass index (BMI) defined as the weight of the individual divided by the square of the height (kg/m2)....
INFLAMMATION: A GOOD OR A BAD?

INFLAMMATION: A GOOD OR A BAD?

The characteristics of inflammation Inflammation is a physiological protective mechanism that our body uses to respond to an external insult and to try to survive it. Starting from the first description “calor, rubor, tumor, dolor et functio laesa” (heat,...
Liver: organ not to be overloaded

Liver: organ not to be overloaded

NON-ALCOHOLIC HEPATIC STEATOSIS Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common form of chronic liver disease worldwide (about 25% of the general population), and among patients, a not insignificant percentage (3-5%) develops non-negligible...
Dried fruits at Christmas

Dried fruits at Christmas

Every dried fruit, its fats Nuts are a particular food category. It is a complete food even if the fatty macro nutritional component prevails over carbohydrates and proteins. And it is precisely the fat component that requires particular attention in the quantities to...
Fats and epithelial cell balance

Fats and epithelial cell balance

Intestinal wellbeing: the BARRIER system Our body interacts with the external environment through the epithelial organs which represent real defensive structures organized to protect the organism from external agents.One of these is the intestinal tract which acts as...
Supplement VS Nutraceutical

Supplement VS Nutraceutical

Heading CHOICE OF THE INTEGRATOR In the first article of the CHOICE OF THE SUPPLEMENT column we dealt with a vast and general theme but of fundamental importance in daily purchasing choices: how do we correctly choose a supplement? Today, with this second article, we...
Honey, pay attention to the nutritional content

Honey, pay attention to the nutritional content

Have you ever considered how peculiar honey is? Biologically honey is a reserve food that bees and a few other similar insects process because they need to accumulate food supplies, feeding on pollen and nectar temporarily available. In essence, they work to transform...
Childhood obesity

Childhood obesity

Nutrition education begins in the womb Our time being is when the word “pandemic” has become in everyday use. And yet, the same term has extended been used to refer to those metabolic pathologies, typical of adulthood, which today are increasingly...
Omega-3 allies of the immune system

Omega-3 allies of the immune system

The immune response The immune system carries out its defensive action against pathogens by implementing two types of response. The first one is that of the inborn, rapid and non-specific immune system, consisting of: • physical barriers such as the skin and...