“We chose the Mediterranean diet because I believe it is truly one of the excellences of our nation. Today is a day dedicated to Made in Italy and I believe that the Mediterranean diet, also for the Ministry of Health, has a particular meaning. Since the beginning of my mandate I wanted to give great impetus to the entire prevention system, because today a large part of the National Health Fund is for treatment; only a smaller part is used for prevention more in prevention, because prevention reduces the number of future sick people, but above all it allows Italian citizens to live better”. Thus the Minister of Health, Orazio Schillaci, in his speech at the conference organized today at the Paestum and Velia Archaeological Museum (Salerno), on the occasion of the first national Made in Italy Day on the Mediterranean diet.
The American scholar Ancel Keys, who theorized and valorized the benefits of the Mediterranean diet on health, “found America here – continues Schillaci – This can also be a good omen for future generations. I believe that investment in research for a nation is the best it can do. I also said this last week in a very important meeting with Prime Minister Meloni and a group of scientists – the minister underlines – because research investment is a investment that returns from an economic point of view and is an investment that represents a fundamental driving force for the entire nation”. For this reason “I believe that the Government is paying and will pay more and more attention to this. Research, young people and prevention – he concludes – are important to ensure a better future for all of us”.
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