Live 11:00 AM- 12:00 Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle: A Symposium on Diet and Human Health : Opening Remarks October 19, 2018
Reporter: Stephen J. Williams, Ph.D.
11:00 Welcome
Prof. Antonio Giordano, MD, PhD.
Director and President of the Sbarro Health Research Organization, College of Science and Technology, Temple University
Welcome to this symposium on Italian lifestyle and health. This is similar to a symposium we had organized in New York. A year ago Bloomberg came out with a study on higher longevity of the italian population and this study was concluded that this increased longevity was due to the italian lifestyle and diet especially in the southern part of Italy, a region which is older than Rome (actually founded by Greeks and Estonians). However this symposium will delve into the components of this healthy Italian lifestyle which contributes to this longevity effect. Some of this work was done in collaboration with Temple University and sponsored by the Italian Consulate General in Philadelphia ( which sponsors programs in this area called Ciao Philadelphia).
Greetings: Fucsia Nissoli Fitzgerald, Deputy elected in the Foreign Circumscription – North and Central America Division
Speaking for the Consulate General is Francesca Cardurani-Meloni. I would like to talk briefly about the Italian cuisine and its evolution, from the influence of the North and South Italy, economic factors, and influence by other cultures. Italian cooking is about simplicity, cooking with what is in season and freshest. The meal is not about the food but about comfort around the table, and comparible to a cullinary heaven, about sharing with family and friends, and bringing the freshest ingredients to the table.
Consul General, Honorable Pier Attinio Forlano, General Consul of Italy in Philadelphia
11:30 The Impact of Environment and Life Style in Human Disease
Prof. Antonio Giordano MD, PhD.
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