★ 20 Years of Research Translated into Action: A nutritionist and food science expert transforms complex journal findings into practical life solutions, using human trial data instead of animal study inferences.
★ Focus on "How" over "Why": Every chapter offers ready-to-implement health strategies, turning science into an everyday kitchen tool you can use right away.

What should we eat to benefit our health? The latest scientific studies, reviewed here by Noos nutritionist Elisabetta Bernardi, show how proper nutrition and the famous Mediterranean diet can improve our lives.

I have high cholesterol—which foods should I prioritize? And to protect my bones? To prevent diabetes, should I limit all sugars? What can I do about cellulite? The link between diet and health is very close, because we are what we eat, and in this way, we provide our bodies with the building blocks for its continuous regeneration. But an excess of some nutrients or a deficiency of others can prevent our bodies from reacting and defending against the illnesses that affect them. This book seeks to debunk the myths linking certain foods to the onset of specific diseases, even with simple examples like the healthy habit of eating fruit at the end of meals. Everything is consistent with scientific evidence, citing only studies conducted on humans and not the "preliminary" results of research on animals or in vitro.

Elisabetta Bernardi
Elisabetta Bernardi is a nutritionist, biologist, and specialist in Food Science. With over twenty years of experience in communication and scientific research applied to nutrition, she is the author and host of the "Science in the Kitchen" segment for the television science programs "Superquark," hosted by Piero Angela, and "Noos," hosted by Alberto Angela. She is a lecturer at several universities, author of numerous scientific publications and popular science books, and co-author of university textbooks.