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Italian Studies on Food and Quality of LifeThe Relationship between Food Styles and Health: A Contribution from Italian Official Data

Italian Studies on Food and Quality of Life: The Relationship between Food Styles and Health: A... [The link between food and health has been explored since ancient times. Studies in the medical field have highlighted how poor eating habits are related to specific diseases (i.e. diabetes or cardiovascular disease). A proper nutrition is indissolubly part of a healthy lifestyle. Therefore, food and health are essential elements to define the level of quality of life in any context, and not only at the individual level. Social Indicators Research’s approach underlines the complexity of the relationship between food and health, highlighting the role of the social context. This work analyses some of the official indicators provided by the Italian National Institute of Statistics, using the Dynamic Factor Analysis, a specific multidimensional data analysis technique that emphasizes the indicators’ dynamics in time. This makes it a valuable tool even in a perspective approach (therefore, in a Futures Studies perspective), suggesting well-founded elements for quality-of-life related policies.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Italian Studies on Food and Quality of LifeThe Relationship between Food Styles and Health: A Contribution from Italian Official Data

Part of the Social Indicators Research Series Book Series (volume 85)
Editors: Facioni, Carolina; Di Francesco, Gabriele; Corvo, Paolo
Facioni, Carolina; Corazziari, Isabella; Maggino, Filomena
Italian Studies on Food and Quality of Life — May 11, 2022
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Springer International Publishing
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
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978-3-030-97805-1
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1 –19
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10.1007/978-3-030-97806-8_1
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Abstract

[The link between food and health has been explored since ancient times. Studies in the medical field have highlighted how poor eating habits are related to specific diseases (i.e. diabetes or cardiovascular disease). A proper nutrition is indissolubly part of a healthy lifestyle. Therefore, food and health are essential elements to define the level of quality of life in any context, and not only at the individual level. Social Indicators Research’s approach underlines the complexity of the relationship between food and health, highlighting the role of the social context. This work analyses some of the official indicators provided by the Italian National Institute of Statistics, using the Dynamic Factor Analysis, a specific multidimensional data analysis technique that emphasizes the indicators’ dynamics in time. This makes it a valuable tool even in a perspective approach (therefore, in a Futures Studies perspective), suggesting well-founded elements for quality-of-life related policies.]

Published: May 11, 2022

Keywords: Food and Health; Futures Studies; Social Indicators; DFA

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