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 A new World Health Organization Europe report looks into the health-promoting properties of the Mediterranean and the Nordic diet, which have won acclaim for helping to prevent cardiovascular disease, cancer, type 2 diabetes and in reducing the risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases. https://www.thelocal.it/20180507/nordic-and-mediterranean-countries-must-make-more-of-healthy-cuisine-who Mon, 07 May 2018 19:32:34 +0200 nordic-and-mediterranean-countries-must-make-more-of-healthy-cuisine-who The unleavened bread used to celebrate the Eucharist during Catholic masses can be made with genetically modified organisms, the Vatican said on Saturday, but they cannot be entirely gluten-free. https://www.thelocal.it/20170710/vatican-bans-gluten-free-bread-wine-doubtful-provenance-from-holy-communion-catholic-mass-eucharist Mon, 10 Jul 2017 10:57:47 +0200 vatican-bans-gluten-free-bread-wine-doubtful-provenance-from-holy-communion-catholic-mass-eucharist What's in a name? From 'mule testicles' to 'priest-stranglers', Italy is full of tasty foods with confusingly off-putting names. Here are ten of the most revolting-sounding dishes which we promise are nicer than the names suggest. https://www.thelocal.it/20170217/ten-italian-foods-with-disgusting-names Fri, 17 Feb 2017 09:44:27 +0100 ten-italian-foods-with-disgusting-names Valerio Piroddi, known to friends as Tziu (Uncle) Mundicu, had 111 candles to blow out on his birthday cake on Sunday, making him Italy's oldest man. https://www.thelocal.it/20161114/italys-oldest-living-man-just-turned-111 Mon, 14 Nov 2016 11:24:11 +0100 italys-oldest-living-man-just-turned-111 In one month it will be Emma Morano's birthday. Though she hasn't invited anyone, people from around the world are still likely to turn up to celebrate with the last known person alive to have been born in the 19th century. https://www.thelocal.it/20161031/emma-morano-worlds-oldest-person-shares-her-secrets-for-a-long-life Mon, 31 Oct 2016 09:42:47 +0100 emma-morano-worlds-oldest-person-shares-her-secrets-for-a-long-life The 'Da Michele' pizzeria in Naples is known as the best in the world, catering to hundreds of hungry Italians each night, and was featured in the film Eat, Pray, Love. Now, Londoners too can have a taste of Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20161014/italys-most-famous-pizzeria-sets-up-shop-in-london Fri, 14 Oct 2016 17:22:47 +0200 italys-most-famous-pizzeria-sets-up-shop-in-london One of the world's biggest gourmet food and wine fairs opens Thursday in Turin, with this year's edition taking its tasting sessions, workshops and street food parties to the streets for the first time. https://www.thelocal.it/20160922/massive-slow-food-festival-kicks-off-in-italy Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:17:57 +0200 massive-slow-food-festival-kicks-off-in-italy Battle lines are being drawn across Italy between the ever-increaseing number of people adopting a vegan diet and the proud defenders of the nation's culinary tradition. https://www.thelocal.it/20160905/why-does-italy-have-a-beef-with-vegans Mon, 05 Sep 2016 11:22:01 +0200 why-does-italy-have-a-beef-with-vegans With its combination of pasta, pizza and cheese, the Italian diet might not seem the healthiest. But how do Italians manage to live longer? American writer Rick Zullo tries to get to the bottom of it. https://www.thelocal.it/20160816/why-do-italians-live-longer-diet-pasta-pizza-food-italy Tue, 16 Aug 2016 14:42:42 +0200 why-do-italians-live-longer-diet-pasta-pizza-food-italy An Italian team has developed a vaccine that could protect against illnesses caused or exacerbated by modern western diets. https://www.thelocal.it/20160727/italian-team-finds-vaccine-against-illnesses-caused-by-the-western-diet Wed, 27 Jul 2016 11:51:03 +0200 italian-team-finds-vaccine-against-illnesses-caused-by-the-western-diet Turin's new Five Star Movement mayor, Chiara Appendino, presented her new council's five-year political programme on Tuesday, which included plans to reduce the amount of animal products eaten in the Piedmont capital. https://www.thelocal.it/20160721/new-mayor-wants-to-turn-turin-into-italys-first-vegan-city Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:51:43 +0200 new-mayor-wants-to-turn-turin-into-italys-first-vegan-city It may be on the Unesco heritage list, but global experts warn the Mediterranean diet, prized for its health benefits, is losing so much ground to the fast food culture that the decline may be irreversible. https://www.thelocal.it/20160711/global-push-to-make-mediterranean-diet-sexy-again Mon, 11 Jul 2016 10:06:00 +0200 global-push-to-make-mediterranean-diet-sexy-again The fabled Mediterranean diet is at risk of dying out, according to a new study which claims just 33 percent of all young Italians are now eating according to tradition. https://www.thelocal.it/20151229/is-this-the-end-of-the-mediterranean-diet Tue, 29 Dec 2015 11:31:23 +0100 is-this-the-end-of-the-mediterranean-diet Italy may be famed for its healthy lifestyle and Mediterranean diet – but the country is facing severe future health problems because of its overweight children. https://www.thelocal.it/20151106/why-are-italian-children-so-fat Fri, 06 Nov 2015 10:31:15 +0100 why-are-italian-children-so-fat A court in the northern Italian province of Alto Adige has ruled that a nursery school was wrong to expel a child whose mother requested that he be fed a vegan diet. https://www.thelocal.it/20150731/school-wrong-to-expel-vegan-child-says-court Fri, 31 Jul 2015 12:34:25 +0200 school-wrong-to-expel-vegan-child-says-court The vegan parents of an 11-month-year-old baby who is being treated for severe malnutrition at a hospital in Florence are being investigated by police. https://www.thelocal.it/20150703/italian-vegan-parents-probed-for-malnourished-baby Fri, 03 Jul 2015 13:43:28 +0200 italian-vegan-parents-probed-for-malnourished-baby An Italian court has ordered a vegetarian mother to cook meat for her son at least once a week after the boy's father complained that his son wasn't being given a proper diet. https://www.thelocal.it/20150528/italian-court-orders-mum-to-feed-child-meat Thu, 28 May 2015 17:32:23 +0200 italian-court-orders-mum-to-feed-child-meat A row has erupted in north-eastern Italy after a priest reportedly refused to host a vegan book launch, claiming that the meat- and dairy-free diet can prompt eating disorders. https://www.thelocal.it/20140227/veganism-can-cause-anorexia-italian-priest Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:31:00 +0100 veganism-can-cause-anorexia-italian-priest Italians might pride themselves on having a healthy and balanced diet but it is, in fact, the Dutch who have the best diet in the world, according to a new report from Oxfam, a UK charity that fights against poverty. https://www.thelocal.it/20140116/the-dutch-eat-healthier-than-the-italians Thu, 16 Jan 2014 13:07:00 +0100 the-dutch-eat-healthier-than-the-italians