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...
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...
The oil in the kitchen

The oil in the kitchen

Oil and World Food Day 2020 Today is World Food Day 2020 and we have decided to dedicate it to oils, pillars of our diet and inevitable actors of all our culinary chores !Indeed, one thing that is never missing in any dish, be it a condiment or part of the cooking...
Autoimmunity and nutrition

Autoimmunity and nutrition

The autoimmunity problem The immune system has among its functions that of protecting the body from external agents such as viruses or bacteria through the production of antibodies (acquired immunity) or specific classes of leukocytes (innate immunity). Normally this...