Nutrition, Bernardi (UniBa): "Animal proteins are essential to consume."

"Contained in meat, they have a high biological value and contain amino acids that we do not produce."

"Animal proteins have a high biological value, complete in terms of essential amino acids, which we don't produce and must obtain through our diet." In fact, "we don't have protein stores in our bodies, whereas we do have fat stores—visible in our curves—or carbohydrates, in the form of glycogen. Protein is essentially stored in muscles: if we don't consume enough, muscle mass deteriorates because we need it." Elisabetta Bernardi, professor of Nutritional Biology at the University of Bari, said this in Rome at the presentation of the book 'A spasso con Lucy'.

"Meat," he adds, "has been included in the Mediterranean diet model, and due to its high nutritional value, moderate consumption is recommended. The Mediterranean diet," he emphasizes, "is considered healthy, linked to greater longevity and a lower incidence of chronic degenerative diseases. Its secret lies in not excluding any food, but in consuming them all in the right proportions, including meat," he concludes.