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Being and well-being: Traditional healthy diets from the Mediterranean and beyond
Italy and FAO organize the second event dedicated to the benefits of the Mediterranean diet for the Agenda 2030

Wednesday 27 November 2019 at 9:30, FAO HQ, Rome

The latest FAO State of Food Security and Nutrition<http://www.fao.org/state-of-food-security-nutrition/en> report shows that malnutrition in all its forms is one of the 21st Century’s big challenges. While 821 million people suffer from hunger, the prevalence of obesity and overweight is growing fast everywhere in the world and obesity now affects about 13.3 percent of the global adult population, or 672 million people.

Unhealthy diets remain one of the main contributors to malnutrition in all its forms and a significant risk factor for the global burden of disease.

On Wednesday 27 November 2019 at 9.30 AM, the Permanent Representation of Italy to the UN-Rome based agencies, with the support of FAO, will organize the second of a series of events dedicated to the benefits of the Mediterranean diet for the Agenda 2030.

Titled “Being and well-being: Traditional healthy diets from the Mediterranean and beyond”, will be shedding light on the principles of healthy diets from the Mediterranean region and other regions of the world with the objective of preserving, protecting and supporting their contribution to improved nutrition. The event also aims to build partnerships in order to take action for the promotion of sustainable healthy traditional diets.

FAO Director-General Qu Dongyu will deliver opening remarks with the Secretary General of Italy’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Elisabetta Belloni, and the Secretary General of Italy’s Ministry of Health, Giuseppe Ruocco.

The first panel discussion (10:00-11:30), dedicated to the cases of Italy, Lebanon and Portugal will see the participation of:

• Anna Lartey - Director of Nutrition and Food Systems Division
• Elisabetta Moro – Co-director MedEatResearch Mediterranean Diet Center for Social Research  University of Naples “Suor Orsola Benincasa”
• Gabriele Riccardi - Endocrinologist - University Federico II Naples
• Farah Naja – Nutritionist - American University of Beirut
• Pedro Graça - Nutritionist - University of Porto (FCNAUP)
• Claudio Franceschi – Immunologist - University of Bologna

The second panel discussion (11:50-13:00), dedicated to Japan, Kenya and Indigenous Diets will see the participation of:

• Anna Lartey - Director of FAO’s Nutrition and Food Systems Division
• Yoshihide Endo-Former Delegate of Japanese Government to the ICN2 (FAO GIAHS Coordinator)
• Mercy Lungaho - International Research Lead and Nutrition Advisor for International Center
for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)
• Edmond Dounias – Representative for Indonesia of French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development

The event is open to the media and can be followed via webcast here<http://www.fao.org/webcast/home/en/>.

Related Links
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FAO Nutrition<http://www.fao.org/nutrition/en/>

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