Through my personal blog I share information about why health, science and technology improve our daily lives in so many ways.
I blog about :
- WHAT research and innovation do, what are they useful for, including novelties in areas like health, and how they impact new policies
- HOW research and innovation happen: how are they funded and who carry them out
- WHERE citizens can access key results of research and innovation: resources, conferences, websites, and other channels
FATS IN OUR DIET: why we need (some of) them so badly
Fats (or lipids) are a type of nutrient with structural and metabolic functions. But not all fats are created equal and not all fats have the same impact on our health. Did you know that some vitamins are fats? When it comes to fats, what is best for our health: an “alpha” or an ”omega”,…
Recent European research and innovation advances on artificial intelligence and health: what and how it is done
The world around us is undergoing a massive digital transformation, revealing artificial intelligence as a powerful system of tools and processes to generate, store, manage and utilise data in novel ways and to integrate inputs from a myriad of players all at once. This feat is expediting the ways through which we generate solutions to…
WHAT A DIFFERENCE A CHICKPEA MAKES: important research on legumes
Good health and wellness often relies on a healthy balanced diet, regular physical activity, good overall hygiene habits and some common sense preventive and therapeutic measures whenever needed. Ever since the World Health Organisation (WHO) launched the “Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health” (2003) where fruits and vegetables were acknowledged as important components…
PERSONALISED NUTRITION – What is it, why should you care and what is new?
Nutrition impacts human health and wellness to a great extent. Yet in terms of daily meals, just like in many other fields, one size does not fit all. Humans are very diverse across the globe, and certain conditions, diseases or individual specificities make some nutrients more adequate than others. Geographical and socioeconomical disparities also influence…
ADVANCES IN THE SCIENCE BEHIND THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET: the fascinating research improving the production of high-quality olive oil in Europe
Olive oil, one of the pillars of the so-called Mediterranean Diet, is a premium dietary ingredient full of healthy nutrients. In order to obtain this “liquid gold”, olives need to be carefully harvested from olive trees, selected, cleaned, and grinded into a paste. This paste is then malaxed (mixed) so that the small oil droplets…
YOU SAY TOMATO, I SAY TOMATE : European research on this nutritious food
Most of us love to eat tomatoes. But what’s in a name (or in this case, in a fruit)? Why should we eat them on a regular basis and what is Europe doing to guarantee a sustainable supply of healthy and nutritious tomatoes for us all? The tomato (or tomate, as we call it in…
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