Culture and society

Pasta has very ancient and debated origins, attributed to the ancient Romans and Greeks but also to the Arabs and later spread to Sicily reaching Naples, and Asia.

Chinese, Japanese, Lebanese, Indian, Korean, Mexican… Ethnic cuisine is now very widespread and is also making its way into Italian eating habits. Curiosity about the gastronomic and nutritional traditions of other peoples has grown a lot in recent years both due to a greater propensity to travel...

Every 25 June, since 2011, World Vitiligo Day has been celebrated in Italy and around the world. It is an important opportunity to raise awareness about an autoimmune disease that affects millions of people and can have profound physical and emotional implications.

Albinism (from the Latin albus, "white") is a genetic condition that results in a reduction or absence of melanin in the skin, hair and eyes. This condition is prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa: in Tanzania around 1 in 1,400 people are being affected, and prevalence is as high as 1 in 1,000 in...

The behaviors enacted by those suffering from Eating Disorders can alter eating habits, with very detrimental consequences for health and impact on the body's ability to receive appropriate and balanced nutrition. On the occasion of the month dedicated to these Disorders, we explore how it is...

Beginning with the "Barbenheimer" phenomenon, on which Ryan Goslin and Emily Blunt joked about during Oscar awards ceremony [1], it seems that in recent times there has been a real return to the movie theaters, despite the proliferation of digital platforms where to consume, in a different way,...

"Eating Disorders" represent a group of complex disorders manifested by a persistent alteration in eating behavior.

In Eating Disorders Month, we delve into how these disorders are defined, which warning signs to look out for, and how to most appropriately support those who suffer from them.

Most people who suffer or have suffered from eating disorders have experienced, or still experience, or still experience, damage to the oral cavity. However, with the support of the right professionals, damage can be prevented or remedied when it has already occurred.

In a famous passage from the Confessions, St. Augustine argues that there are not, properly speaking, three times, past, present and future; time is essentially in the soul, in which things are present in various ways. What we call the present is the immediate perception of things, the future is...