World Food Day 2025: dai sogni all’azione concreta
WORLD FOOD DAY 2025: DAI SOGNI ALL’AZIONE CONCRETA Educazione, empowerment e innovazione per un presente alimentare equilibrato, sicuro e sostenibile Roma, 16 ottobre 2025 –In occasione del World Food Day, promosso dalla FAO con lo slogan “Hand in Hand for Better Foods and a Better Future”, Competere.eu e il Centro Studi e Ricerche sull’Obesità richiamano […]
Hand in Hand for Better Foods and Healthier Lives: Tackling the Global Crisis of Malnutrition
Leggi l’articolo in Italiano On October 16th, we celebrate World Food Day. This year’s theme, “Hand in Hand for better foods and a better future,” reminds us of a growing, silent crisis: while hundreds of millions face hunger, millions more live in overabundance. Even among those with privilege, unbalanced lifestyles and poor health choices are […]
Feeding the Future: The Essential Role of Animal Proteins
Over half of the world’s population is deficient in essential nutrients. That’s billions of people whose diets lack the essentials for growth, health, and productivity. In the face of population growth, environmental pressures, and persistent food insecurities, livestock remains indispensable – not just in Europe, but worldwide. Beyond calories, animal proteins sustain livelihoods and deliver […]
Competere’s Contribution to the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan
We are proud to share our contribution to the European Commission’s call for evidence on the EU Cardiovascular Health Plan. We welcome the initiative to address cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), a chronic pandemic of the 21st century, through prevention, early detection, treatment, and innovation. In the attached document, we share our perspective: effective action against CVDs […]
Educate or Tax? The Great Sugar Misunderstanding
Leggi l’articolo in italiano Demonizing sugar has become a trend, but is cutting it out of our diet really the solution? No. Once again, it’s not the food itself that is harmful, but the way we overconsume it. Sugar: What It Is and What It Does Sugar, in its many forms, is much more than […]
Wearables, AI & Precision Nutrition: What the EU Can Learn from the US
EUNews has published Pietro Paganini’s commentary on the latest White House initiative to improve Americans’ health, a plan that combines technology, prevention, and freedom of choice, while the rest of the world, including Europe, remains mired in ideological debates instead of embracing U.S.-style pragmatism. Read the full piece on EUNews or find a summary below. […]
The american reform against obesity: more movement, less impositions
Leggi l’articolo in italiano With the reintroduction of the Presidential Fitness Test, the Trump administration has taken a bold and effective step to address obesity, one of the most pressing health and economic challenges of our time. While the United Nations was preparing the Fourth High-Level Meeting (HLM4) on non-communicable diseases, pushing increasingly ideological and […]
Lucy arriva a Roma
9 luglio 2025, ore 11:15-12:30 Hotel Nazionale, Sala Cristallo Scrivici per partecipare Dalla savana africana al cuore della Capitale: un viaggio straordinario alle origini dell’umanità. Preparatevi a incontrare Lucy, la nostra più celebre antenata, protagonista di un racconto straordinario che parte da oltre 3 milioni di anni fa… e arriva fino a noi. È lei […]
Animal Proteins, Science, and Identity: Let’s Find Out Together!
Leggi l’articolo in italiano In an era where nutrition is at the center of a heated public debate, often influenced by ideological and polarizing positions, it is essential to return to scientific data to understand the role that certain foods, such as meat, have had, and continue to have, in our evolution and well-being. Hi, […]
Fewer Myths, More Data: Alcohol Seen Without Prejudice
Leggi l’articolo in italiano In recent years, a growingly strict approach toward alcoholic beverages has been spreading, with proposals for restrictive policies aimed at treating alcohol in the same way as tobacco. Alarmist labels, new taxes, sales limitations, and severe advertising restrictions are just some of the measures being discussed at both European and global […]