Spending time in natural environments can benefit health and well-being. This time the news comes from a research published in the journal Scientific Reports of the Nature group, according to which to have beneficial effects on physical and psychological...
Preliminary results show that treatment of liver cells with certain bioactive molecules from citrus fruits and red vine is able to stimulate their ability to respond to circulating glucose levels. 'Specifically, the different plant matrices seem to favour the...
In the last few days we have witnessed panic scenes due to the spread of the coronavirus: escapes from the red zone, supermarkets taken by storm to stock up on masks, disinfectants, food and other consumer goods. Not to...
"Diet" from the Latin "diaeta", in turn from the Greek "δίαιτα"(dìaita), means "way of life". This etymological meaning places diet, our way of eating, in the much broader and more valuable chapter of lifestyle. However, we are witnessing a...
The launch of PULVIRUS, a joint research project among ENEA, the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) and the National System for Environmental Protection (SNPA, composed of ISPRA and the Regional Agencies of the National System for Environmental Protection) with...
Plastic baby bottles release an average of 4 million microplastic particles per liter of formula milk fed. The data is the result of a study conducted by John Boland of Trinity College Dublin in Ireland, which also specified that...
Excessive hygiene can damage health and the environment.
Many scientific researches that have shown that living in an aseptic
environment is harmful to our immune system, especially for those of children
who instead should train themselves to react correctly to external stimuli....
The increasing presence of micro- and nano-sized plastics in
the environment and food chain is of growing concern. Although mindful
consumers are promoting the reduction of single-use plastics, some
manufacturers are creating new plastic packaging to replace traditional paper
uses, such as plastic...
They were once considered the "bread of the poor" for their extraordinary energetic and nutritional properties. Chestnuts, a typical autumn fruit, have a high nutritional power and bring numerous benefits to the body: chestnut flour is obtained from their...
The pandemic we are experiencing has imposed substantial changes on us, it has an impact on our lifestyle habits, as well as on our biological rhythms. Our state of health is put at risk by the infection from SARS-COV2,...
