142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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“Good, clean and fair” food: A global approach to sustainability and health through the analysis of Slow Food Presidia products

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 8:50 AM - 9:10 AM

Andrea Pezzana, MD , university of gastronomic sciences, bra, Italy
Laura Bersani , laboratorio chimico camera di commercio, torino, Italy
Francesca Baldereschi , Slow Food International and Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity, Bra, Italy, bra, Italy
Raffaella Ponzio , Slow Food International and Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity, Bra, Italy, bra, Italy
Daniela Vassallo , ospedale mauriziano, torino - italy, torino, Italy
Michela Zanardi , ospedale san giovanni bosco, torino - italy, torino, Italy
Zaira Frighi , ospedale san giovanni bosco, torino - italy, torino, Italy
Paola Chiara Durelli , ospedale san giovanni bosco, torino - italy, torino, Italy
Carlo Petrini , Slow Food International and Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity, Bra, Italy, bra, Italy
Slow Food is a non-profit member-supported association, founded in 1989 to counter the rise of fast food and fast life. After cataloguing hundreds of products at risk of extinction (Ark of Taste), in 2000 the first 90 Italian Presidia were presented, soon followed by Africa, South America and Asia. The project has become one of the most effective tools for Slow Food policy on agriculture and biodiversity. There are 200 Presidia in Italy and 170 International involving 2500 small-scale producers, the best example of the “good, clean and fair” food.  

Since 2009, the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity (SFFB) with three Universities (Torino, Palermo, Pollenzo) and the Chemical Laboratory of the Chamber of Commerce Turin, has started a process of:

-       chemical and bromatological evaluation of some Presidia, plant- and animal products, compared to usual Italian bromatological references

-       evaluation of sustainability of European Presidia, with four areas investigated by using numeric indicators: environmental, economic, social and cultural objectives.

By considering total sustainability they showed extra-values, while on the nutrition side, compared to commonly consumed foods, the plant products showed interesting levels of total dietary fiber and micronutrients, favorable aromatic profiles and lower content of simple sugars, while animal products had increased quantity of ω-3 fatty acids, reduced amount of saturated fatty acids and cholesterol.

Our experience with Slow Food Presidia products showed how social, agri-environmental and economic aspects should be combined with nutrition evaluation. Food and health relationship must be considered taking into consideration producers, consumers, communities and environment.

Learning Areas:

Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Describe Slow Food approach to healthy and sustainable traditional food Compare traditional foods and commonly consumed foods

Keyword(s): Food Security, Environmental Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Cordinator of the nutritional project, professor of Dietetics and Nutrition at Pollenzo Gastronomic sciences University
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.