Bologna – Italy

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Population Group Targeted

Adults affected by type 2 diabetes and who belong to one of these ethnic groups – Italian, East European, North African, the Indian subcontinent.

Diabetic adults
from different ethnic groups
(adults with NCDs)

Low SES
low icome
rural
immigrants

PRESENTATION OF THE AREA AND ITS RELEVANCE

About Pilastro in Bologna…

  • High prevalence of immigrants from ethnic populations 
  • Many ethnic groups have a high risk of developing type 2 diabetes, not only due to a genetic predisposition or socio-economic issues, but also due to cultural habits (diet, exercise). 

Goals of the Living Lab: 

  • Overcoming cultural and economic barriers to healthy diets.  
  • Combatting food poverty and malnutrition.  

    CONTACT US

    Uberto Pagotto

    Clinician, Full Professor of Endocrinology and Metabolism​

    Flaminia Fanelli

    Biotechnologist, ​Assistant Professor in Endocrinology​

    Valentina Lo Preiato

    Clinician​ Expert in obesity and diabetes

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