Food, Health and Sustainability

Abstract

The world is at present the protagonist in a scenario where food has more and more influence in our lives. Food education aims to raise awareness of choices in order to promote a relationship with food that is both pleasant at an individual level and sustainable on a general level, both correct from
a nutritional point of view and respectful of the environment. This is the reason why our purpose is to try to offer a panorama on the theme “food-health-sustainability” in order to show the importance of being aware of the different factors that influence our lives, our choices and our future both as persons and as citizens. The first part of this contribution is the result of data analysis collectedthanks to an investigation carried out by the University of Urbino during Expo 2015; with the aid, for the whole contribution, of a scientific bibliographical research both meticulous and up-to-date. The second part of the contribution focuses on the safety and healthiness of food because the pedagogic challenge is the quality of life and, in particular, that of future generations. The third part, obesity and physical activity. We can achieve many goals if we do a gradual, correct and regular physical activity that should also be very carefully planned both at school and during our free time: we can be in good shape by eating healthy; we can know ourselves, other people, the environment; we can learn a lot of things with joy and easily because we learn the world through our bodies, especially children.