The Mediterranean Diet as a Method: From Healthy Lifestyles to Personalized Prevention
At “Positive Nutrition, Mediterranean and Nordic Dietary Models: Innovation and Sustainability for Future Food Systems” in Copenhagen on 28 October, Pietro Paganini explored how the principles of the Mediterranean Diet can inform modern prevention: connecting nutrition, movement and well-being with education, scientific innovation and individual choice. In a nutshell The Mediterranean Diet is more than […]
Sugar Tax: Public Health or Public Revenue?
Leggi l’articolo in italiano France, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands are debating sugar taxes once again. The promise is better health. But what do these taxes actually achieve? Who pays? And where does the money go? Competere’s new paper, developed with the support of UNALA, challenges the use of taxation as a shortcut to prevention. […]
World Food Day: Beyond Food Rules, Towards Informed Choices
“Innovate today. Nourish tomorrow.” The theme of World Food Day 2026 invites us to consider how innovation can make nutritious food more accessible while protecting the planet. It also raises a practical question: does the advice we offer help people make decisions in everyday life? As we mark World Food Day on 16 October, sustainability […]
Poland Says No to Nutri-Score: Time to Put Personalised Prevention First
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Poland is taking a more liberal approach to food information and withdrawing Nutri-Score from domestically produced foods. The decision invites reflection on the limits of labels that grade foods without considering individual needs, habits and the wider diet. The challenge is to help consumers make better choices, rather than decide for […]
The Neurodiversity-Nutrition Nexus: Inclusive Food Policies for All Minds
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Europe’s food policies are designed for a default eater. Millions of Europeans are not one. Picture a canteen at noon, in a school, an office or a hospital. Trays clatter, voices bounce off the walls and the smell of three different dishes fills the air. For most people it is simply lunch. […]
Ultra-Processed Foods: Beyond Oversimplification, Towards Smarter Prevention
Is a better definition enough to improve prevention? Our new policy guide explores why food policy needs to look beyond classification – and how science, AI, and personalized nutrition could help people make more informed choices. “Ultra-Processed Foods – Beyond Oversimplification: From Classification to Smarter Prevention. A Practical Guide for Policymakers”, by Pietro Paganini, is […]
Obesity Medications: A New Opportunity, but at What Cost?
Leggi l’articolo in italiano The arrival of GLP-1 receptor agonists could mark a turning point in obesity treatment. But their effectiveness will depend on how we choose to use them. Not as a shortcut to weight loss, but as a tool for treating a disease. Not for a few weeks, but as part of long-term […]
The Endless Race to Define Ultra-Processed Foods
Leggi l’articolo in italiano The race to define ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is exposing the limits of the category itself. As the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acknowledges the difficulty of developing a scientifically robust definition, the debate is shifting from processing methods to ingredients, risking a new battle over competing lists, criteria, and national rules. […]
Beyond Food Classification: The Future Is Precision Nutrition
Leggi l’articolo in italiano The debate over “ultra-processed foods” (UPFs) continues to search for a universal definition. But classification alone is not enough: categories describe a food, not how it interacts with the person eating it. Precision nutrition and artificial intelligence can combine data on food composition, health, eating habits and physical activity, turning it […]
Chile’s Warning Labels: What Our Analysis of the Lancet Study Reveals
The Lancet study on Chile’s food warning labels has been widely celebrated as proof that front-of-pack warning labels ‘work.’ But does the evidence really support such strong conclusions? A closer look at the data suggests a far more limited, context-specific, and politically amplified result than many public narratives imply. We have reviewed the recent Lancet […]