Poor nutrition Is a European Emergency, Say the WHO and ESPEN
It might come as a surprise however Europe has a poor nutrition issue. It impacts countless individuals, yet it is deeply undervalued and needs a shared effort to be fixed. This is the alarm raised throughout the joint session of The European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism (ESPEN) and the World Health Organization (WHO) in Milan, Italy, throughout the 46th ESPEN Congress. The session, led by ESPEN President Rocco Barazzoni, highlighted the concern of poor nutrition associated to aging and health problem in Europe.The Italian SituationAmongst the examples of important circumstances is that of older grownups in Italy, as highlighted by Marco Silano, senior scientist and director of the Department of Food, Nutrition and Health at Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS), Roma, Italy....