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The goal is to raise more than € 3 million. Researchers: “The
diet rich in fruits and vegetables valuable ally for our health”

Saturday oranges health Airc back to color squares. Twenty thousand volunteers will distribute 330 thousand meshes of blood oranges and Italians, with a minimum contribution of € 9, will support the work of researchers. Vitamins in exchange for “fuel” for science.

to encourage healthy habits at the table, which are fundamental for the prevention, with health ??Oranges is distributed the special “The right food for all ages. Tips for a healthy diet “, created with the help of Anna VILLARINI, biologist nutritionist and researcher of the Int Milan.

Every age has its own needs and thus also what we put in the pot should vary over time. The guide is also published some recipes prepared by Chef Sergio Barzetti, in collaboration with Italian cuisine, to put into practice the advice of the experts.

“The goal is to raise more than € 3 million – says Colnaghi – The funds raised through the Oranges of health constitute the first injection of financial resources for 2014, because the fundamental help to ensure the continuity of 490 research projects three-year and five-year active in the most qualified Italian research institutions. These projects were selected from a shortlist of 600 foreign auditors, according to the process of peer review. ” And among the winners of the loans we are the new generation of research because it emphasizes Colnaghi, “now we need to focus on the generational change scientists. Just think of the fact that no Nobel Prize has been awarded for an idea had after 35 years. ”

mortality from cancer, experts point out, has been steadily declining for more than 20 years in Italy, with one exception: lung cancer in women. “Of course – explains the scientific director of the Italian Association for Cancer Research, Maria-Ines Colnaghi after a 50-year period that we can define a” heroic phase “of the research, the scenario has changed a lot compared to the past. Once upon a time – tells Colnaghi – The National Cancer Institute (Int) in Milan was called `military hospital ‘. With today’s cancer research aimed at a tumor on two care, but also among these are diseases that heal completely and others do not. ” The message is: the research has come a long way, but there are still many miles to go. Hence the appeal to support it.

“Despite the crisis – said Colnaghi – the number of donors (though it gives less) held, and Italians who have risen to allocate 5 per thousand AIRC (1.6 million). We are working to get to finance as many projects as possible. We also renewed the call for `Marie Curie Programme ‘, which will allow us to obtain financing from the EU for another 4 years of scholarships for those who want to go abroad and for those who want to come back or to do research in Italy. ”

On the occasion of the appointment with the Oranges of Health, meanwhile, comes the warning from the experts on lifestyles and the invitation to quit smoking, in particular for generations of Italians who smoked more (40 – his 70 today): men and women of middle age, the researchers warn, must say goodbye to cigarettes, and even teenagers should stay away from tobacco. “The epidemiological data support the hypothesis that tumor prevention, through nutrition and metabolic status, it is able to prevent or to support the growth and tumor development. That is why it is crucial to choose carefully the foods to bring on our table – recommends Antonio Moschetta, scientific director of the Oncology Institute of Bari – and the Mediterranean diet, rich in fruits and vegetables, is a valuable ally for our health. ”