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On May 22, the International Day for Biological Diversity will be celebrated once again. This year, the theme it explores is One Ocean: Many Worlds of Life, a subject that is always relevant because71% of the earth’s surface is covered by oceans. -
Food for all
The measure of the child: this is the leading topic of the 69th National Convention of the Italian Pediatric Society (Bologna, May 8-10). This not to miss event will examine the particular condition of the child regarding medical care and early education for a healthy lifestyle. -
Food for sustainable growth
What if I told you that I eat 5,600 litres of water every day? Eating water might sound strange, but I discovered that we eat loads of it, we are addicted to it and we don’t know it. -
Food for all
The new 2013 edition of the BCFN Well-Being Index measures well-being by evaluating different dimensions of the social and human condition, going beyond the mere reporting of GDP, and using a more comprehensive assessment. According to the index, quality of life for Italians is one of the lowest among the countries included in the analysis.
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In 2006, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) – an independent, nonprofit government advisory organization – published a report about marketing of foods and beverages to young children. -
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The project ideas presented by finalists in the first BCFN YES (Young Earth Solutions) during the opening session of the 4th International Forum on Food & Nutrition that took place on November 28-29 at the Bocconi University in Milan. -
The International Forum of the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition (BCFN) held in Milan this past November 28th and 29th offered the opportunity to talk about what our true values are and the current and future/projected global food challenges. -
Food for sustainable growth
Wasting food is bad. Everyone knows that. But not everyone is aware of how big a problem it is. Because not only does it happen at home, it occurs throughout the entire lifecycle of food products. It starts in the fields where loss is caused by limitations in farming, harvesting and storage methods, as well as logistical and infrastructural inefficiency (especially in Developing Countries) or simple market opportunities (laws that forbid the sale of products that don’t meet certain legislated standards or given aesthetic parameters). -
Food for culture
How and what will we be eating in twenty years? "Making predictions is not easy. Especially for the future," said Nobel winner for physics Niels Bohr, speaking in the last century. It’s certainly easier if... -
It’s almost here, BCFN’s 4th International Forum on Food and Nutrition http://www.barillacfn.com/en/forum/forum-2012/. As in previous years, during the two days of the forum, the major paradoxes afflicting the agri-food sector will be analyzed. Together with leading experts from around the world, we will try to understand why, still today, more than one billion people go hungry, while the same number of individuals suffer from diseases associated with over-eating. -
At the 4th International Forum on Food and Nutrition, “Let’s meet the authors” will be dedicated to meetings between the public and some of the most important international authors on food and nutrition. It is a unique occasion to meet individuals who will shed light on global dietary dynamics. In the Forum 2012 Book Space, [...] -
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The Double Pyramid and the LARN for an Ever More Sustainable Dietary Style From the new reference values for nutrients (LARN) [Livelli di Assunzione Raccomandati di Energia e Nutrienti - Italian Recommended Energy and Nutrients Intake Levels] to the dietary/environmental Double Pyramid for a sustainable dietary style for the health of the individual and for [...] -
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The fact that the Mediterranean diet is the most nutritionally healthy one for man and, environmentally, for our planet, is nothing new. But given that when we talk about sustainability, we shouldn’t only take into consideration the natural environment and society, but also the economy ‒ and the food industry can be no exception ‒ in order to define the Mediterranean diet "sustainable", we also need to analyze to what extent it impacts on our "pocketbooks" through comparison with other alternate solutions. -
Food for health
Obesity has become epidemic. In fact, according to the experts who took part in the BCFN Talk last July 17th, it has become a real pandemic. Naturally, the situation is not the same everywhere, for example, it is greater among poor families in rich countries (in some cases, well over 25% of the population). But if we look at the younger generations, bearing in mind that one overweight child out of every three will remain that way as an adult, the alarm is planet-wide. -
Food for all
“Welcome to the new food economics!” proclaims Lester R. Brown (one of the most authoritative voices on sustainable development and one of the keynote speakers at the BCFN Forum) in the pages of the journal Foreign Policy. -
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Andrea Segrè, Director, Department of Agroindustrial Sciences and Technology, University of Bologna, President of “Last Minute Market” and BCFN Advisor The waste also means loss of calories The causes of waste in the distribution-consumption cycle BCFN Recommendations When we talk about food waste, we’re referring to something that is produced, packaged, distributed, but then is [...] -
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How much does being responsible cost? Sustainability, in the agrifood and other sectors, can be defined in three areas, in order of importance: environmental, social and economic. -
Food for sustainable growth
Those who in future will write the history of sustainable development will certainly consider 2012 to be a date to remember, as it was the year of the Rio+20 Earth Summit. But only our descendants will be able to judge whether the event had a real impact on our way of thinking about growth, and above all on our actions in the economic field. -
Food for culture
Everyone can see how new technologies are rapidly changing our lives, above all in the way we share and receive information. Some say that this effect will be increasingly evident in the food world. In the past, when we thought about the future of food, (typically in science fiction stories) we may have imagined a world in which humans replaced meals with pills containing all their nutritional needs. -
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Prof. Maura Franchi, Department of Economics, University of Parma How individuals’ sensibilities are changing Food is not a medicine Web opportunities 2.0 Which communication strategies? How do we go about communicating something we believe is right, that we know is better for health, and for individuals’ well-being? It’s not easy, because in the context of [...] -
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Giovanni Fattore, Bocconi University of Milan It is possible to produce well-being and health, not with drugs, but rather with food or, more precisely, how one eats. And it certainly saves money. Unfortunately, even though the cost/benefit studies on health (suitability) are numerous and accurate, scientifically measuring the economic effects of an inadequate diet is [...] -
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Riccardo Valentini, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2007 and BCFN Advisor Sustainability and GDP: an inverse correlation? The sudden rise in the sustainability index How to rediscover the necessary balance Our lifestyles also influence our future lives and those of the young generations; and our diet affect the future [...] -
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Marisa Porrini, Department of Food, Nutrition and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan Need to Develop and Adopt Sustainable Diets What nutritional adequacy means The new LARN LARN and environmental impact Approximately one billion people are undernourished (FAO 2010). More than one billion suffer from malnutrition and lack of micronutrients (FAO 2011). On the other hand, [...] -
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Catherine Leclercq and Stefania Sette, INRAN [Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione - National Food and Nutrition Research Institute] Every day, enormous quantities of food are produced, transformed, distributed. and consumed. These activities result in direct impacts on human health and the environment that cannot be underestimated, given that in Italy [...] -
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At a time when rates of overweight and obesity are an at all-time high, and related costs to individuals and society are expected to soar, an unprecedented public health campaign was launched in the United States (US) to address the epidemic, called The Weight of the Nation. -
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Even today, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), “street food” feeds 2.5 billion people daily. -
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The problem of world hunger has long been discussed, but recently it has been compounded by the water crisis, a problem that involves one billion people who do not have access to sufficient water resources. -
Food for health
Being overweight is no longer simply a question of appearance (which we generally worry about in the months right before “swim suit season”). The extent of this phenomenon is spreading throughout the world, and not just in rich countries. -
Food for culture
The recognition that proper nutrition is the basis for good health is certainly nothing new. People have been saying it for at least 2,500 years. For example, Hippocrates, in the 4th century BC, wrote De Diaeta to explain that food was the basic therapeutic instrument for combating the physical imbalances that cause disease. -
To solve the weighty problems afflicting our planet, especially those relating to food and nutrition, there are three major drivers to activate if we want to obtain significant results: The first, is innovation, because it is unlikely that the approaches and knowledge of the past – which are, in fact, a large part of the cause of the current situation – will be sufficient to solve our problems. -
Food for health
The relationship between food and well-being is highlighted in BCFN's new publication. For a healthy life, eating is a pleasure that can make you feel good. -
Food for all
Asking people today what they would like to buy tomorrow presents a challenging question to answer. In fact, few of us really know how our consumption habits will evolve over time, because a lot depends on personal and economic factors, current trends and what the market has to offer. -
Food for sustainable growth
According to the French Agence de l’Environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'Energie (Environment and Energy Management Agency), every year, each person in France throws away about 13 kg of food – from uneaten leftovers, still-packaged food products, and expired produce and packaged goods. -
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It used to be that our mothers told us to clean our plates. Today, many people are studying how to reduce food waste. -
Food for culture
Those who struggle to reach their ideal weight have a saying: “better in the garbage than on your hips.” A questionable rule of behavior that goes against the lingering unease many of us still feel when throwing away food -
Food for sustainable growth
The question is not whether it is better to aim for growth at all costs or whether the moment has come to point the economy in a new direction. -
Food for culture
The Mediterranean diet – which brings together pleasure and health by uniting the act of sharing with proper nutritional balance – does not conform to either of the two categories of diets -
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We all know that water is indispensable for life on earth. Less well-known is the fact that every product, edible or not, requires a large quantity of water to produce. -
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Is it possible to perpetually grow in a world which by its very nature is not infinite? -
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We all know that many of the things we consume have a negative impact on the environment. Sometimes, to make them more sustainable, we need to invest significant amounts or make sacrifices to convenience or the lifestyles we are used to -
Food for culture
In the past, mothers were the ones who told their children to finish their vegetables and eat their fruit. Today, children are eating away from home more and more and when they do return, they sit in front of the television instead of playing outside.
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Every year 36 million people die of starvation in some parts of the planet, while in some other areas one person out of ten is obese. The implication is that we seem not to care about the future -
Food for culture
“The destiny of nations depends on the manner in which they feed themselves”. This statement by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin suggests that the history of humankind could be viewed from a particular perspective, that is considering our food choices, beliefs and knowledge. -
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The official launch of the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition in the United States encourages debate about food production models that are sustainable for the environment The U.S. launch of the BCFN on October 26 was marked by a policy event co-hosted with The National Journal in Washington, D.C. -
Food for health
It is well-known that a healthy, balanced diet can help prevent and even treat many diseases. Some studies have shown that spending one euro on prevention means spending three euros less on treatments. -
Food for culture
Children who eat together with family members may be more likely to experiment with new types of foods, according to a new study from a Ph.D. candidate at Loughborough University in the United Kingdom -
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In a study conducted by BCFN, was estimated as 30% of the ecological footprint of a country like Italy is connected to the chain of production and the consumption of food. -
Food for culture
The Migrantes Report has been presented at the end of 2010. It says that there are almost 5 million foreigners living in Italy (one out of every 12). Moreover, it is estimated that by 2050 there will be about 10 million foreigners, about 20% of the total population. -
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Moreover, it is necessary to change our eating habits. It is the economist Jeremy Rifkin who suggests a quick and efficacious intervention to prevent “the extinction of mankind”. For over a century our economy has been founded on fossil fuels only. This short-sighted and bad politics had negative effects on agricultural product prices also. In the American [...] -
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Although many people might not be aware of this, food has an intrinsic cultural value. Its meaning depends on geographic areas and thus can change from place to place. -
Food for sustainable growth
While Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) came out in 1997, they have yet to improve farm economy in most of the poor nations. -
Food for all
This is the main focus of the final report of the Commission the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress. Jean-Paul Fitoussi, Amartya Sen and Joseph Stiglitz explain in their work that not only economic indicators and material wealth have to be considered but also a plurality of other aspects of well-being -
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Solidarity is not enough to solve the worldwide issue of famine - food sovereignty is needed. Food is an essential need, indispensable for all humans to live, but more than 1 billion people worldwide cannot satisfy their hunger today. -
Food for culture
Among all the different dietary habits in the world, Mediterranean and Asian diets share a common thousand-year tradition based on taste, although they are quite far away.