Do not follow Occidental style diets with high environmental impact. Only healthy diets such as the Mediterranean diet can guarantee the physical health of individuals and of the planet.
Food has an impact on environmental resources, in terms of consumption of water, soil, energy, as well as gas production, acidification and eutrophication. The “Occidental diets” (full of refined foods, animal fats, sugars and low in fiber) are those that...
Obese people of any age are not to be blamed. The stigma of obesity worsens the condition of those who are affected.
Weight stigma can have a negative impact on physical, psychological and social health of obese patients often belonging to fragile categories. This promotes discrimination regarding accessibility, appropriateness and quality of the offered care. To counter this...
Avoid contacting professionals who are not experts in the diagnosis and treatment of eating disorders, only specialized or competent health care teams belonging to different disciplines can take care of these serious pathologies in a multidisciplinary way.
Eating disorders are serious diseases that significantly affect the mental and physical health of those affected, also altering the social and relational sphere. Treatment must include more competent figures and care settings appropriate to the severity of the case....
Do not encourage the extensive and indiscriminate use of vitamin and mineral supplements as preventive elements for cancer and cardiovascular disease.
There are strong and recent scientific evidences that don’t document a real protective effect on cancer risk from the use of vitaminic and mineral supplements. The exceptions are calcium-based supplements which appear to have a protective role on colorectal cancers...The campaign DOING MORE DOES NOT MEAN DOING BETTER – CHOOSING WISELY ITALY is promoted by Italy’s Slow Medicine
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