11–12 Jul 2024
UniPA SAAF
Europe/Rome timezone
Innovations For Sustainable Crop Production In The Mediterranean Region

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Dr Giulia Accardi (Laboratory of Immunopathology and Immunosenescence, Department of Biomedicine, Neurosciences and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, 90134 Palermo, Italy.)
Topic 3. Food and Health: How the research of Well-being passes through the Agri-food Production System
Oral Presentation

Over the past two centuries, average lifespan has increased significantly, with the elderly population growing rapidly, particularly in Western countries. However, the increase in healthy lifespan has not kept pace, highlighting the need for strategies to prevent age-related diseases and reduce associated medical, economic, and social burdens. Nutrigerontology, the study of the impact of the...

Aurelio Seidita (Unit of Internal Medicine, “V. Cervello” Hospital, Ospedali Riuniti “Villa Sofia-Cervello”, Department of Health Promotion Sciences, Maternal and Infant Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties (PROMISE), University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy)
Topic 3. Food and Health: How the research of Well-being passes through the Agri-food Production System
Oral Presentation

A significant, although still undefined, percentage of the general population report problems caused by wheat and/or gluten intake [1]. This could be behind the rapid and progressive increase in the global market of gluten/wheat-free products. Non-celiac wheat sensitivity (NCWS) is a new clinical condition which has recently been added alongside celiac disease (CD) and wheat allergy (WA) to...

ANTONIO GARCIA RIOS (Department of Internal Medicine, Maimonides Biomedical Research Institute of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y la Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Institute of Health Carlos III, Madrid, Spain)
Topic 3. Food and Health: How the research of Well-being passes through the Agri-food Production System
Oral Presentation

Food habits and preferences of our population are continuously changing throughout the world. In an era with more evidence about the importance of diet for health, there is increasing abandonment of heart-healthy diets such as the Mediterranean diet. The direct consequence of this is an increase in metabolic diseases such as obesity, dyslipidemia, and diabetes, leading to a rise in...