Having graduated in medicine and food science, he is currently a Professor of human nutrition at FEDERICO II University of Naples; l’ Università Del Piemonte Orientale Di Alessandria and l’Università di Torino e di Messina. Author of many books on food and nutrition and advisor to the Italian health ministry, he is a frequent contributor to television and radio programs on Rai-1 and Rai-Radio, as well as a columnist for print publications such as ‘Corriere della Sera’.