The Local Italy https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Gene makes coffee-lovers full of beans: Italian study A groundbreaking study carried out in coffee-mad Italy has helped identify a gene scientists say could regulate our appetite for espressos and cappuccinos. https://www.thelocal.it/20160829/italian-study-finds-new-gene-controlling-coffee-consumption Mon, 29 Aug 2016 14:40:07 +0200 italian-study-finds-new-gene-controlling-coffee-consumption Italy knocked off podium of wine consumption worldwide For the first time, Italy has been overtaken by Germany in wine consumption. https://www.thelocal.it/20160425/italians-no-longer-top-wine-consumption-alcohol-drinker-drinking-usa-germany Mon, 25 Apr 2016 12:30:02 +0200 italians-no-longer-top-wine-consumption-alcohol-drinker-drinking-usa-germany More Italian women drink beer than the Irish More women in Italy drink beer than those in Ireland, Britain and Germany, according to a study by AssoBirra, an Italian beer association. https://www.thelocal.it/20131011/more-italian-women-drink-beer-than-the-rish Fri, 11 Oct 2013 14:22:00 +0200 more-italian-women-drink-beer-than-the-rish