14:00 – 16:30 | Opening Session
14:00 – 14:10 | Welcome Greetings – Saluti Autorità
Ignazio Abbate, Mayor of Modica – Sindaco di Modica
Ruggero Razza, Health Officer Sicily Region – Assessore alla Salute Regione Sicilia
Rosa Giaquinta, President Medical Division of Ragusa – Presidente Ordine dei Medici di Ragusa
Opening Remarks:
Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Italy
14:10 – 14:30 | Opening Lecture: Chocolate emotions – Emozioni di cioccolato
Chiara Bertinelli, Perugia, Italy
Session 1: Cocoa, Polyphenols and Health
Cacao, polifenoli e salute
Chairpersons:
Margarida Castell, Spain
Catherine Tsang, Great Britain
14:30 – 14:50
The relationship between cocoa, polyphenols and human hypertension
Rapporto tra cacao, polifenoli e ipertensione umana
Naomi Fisher, Boston, USA (on Skype)
14:50 – 15:10
Role of cocoa polyphenols and their impact on human health
Ruolo dei polifenoli del cacao e loro impatto sulla salute umana
Emilio Jirillo, Bari, Italy
15:10 – 15:30
Effect of cocoa on glucocorticoid hormones and aspects of stress
Effetti del cacao sugli ormoni steroidei e sullo stress
Catherine Tsang, Ormskirk, Great Britain
15:30 – 15:50
Mild Cognitive Impairment and cocoa polyphenols
Lieve deficit cognitivo e polifenoli del cacao
Angela Marra, Messina, Italy
15:50 – 16:10
Chocolate and mood disorders: current evidence
Cioccolato e disturbi dell’umore: evidenze attuali
Nicola Veronese, Venezia, Italy
16:10 – 16:30
General Discussion
16:30 – 16:50 | Choco Break
16:50 – 18:30 | Session 2: Technology and Effects on Nutrition
La tecnologia e i suoi effetti sulla nutrizione
Chairpersons:
Paolo Blasi, Bologna, Italy
Filippo Pinelli, Perugia, Italy
16:50 – 17:10
Cocoa among chemistry, technology and nutrition: re-use and valorization of by-products and formulation of healthy ingredients
Cacao fra chimica, tecnologia e nutrizione: ri-utilizzo e valorizzazione di sottoprodotti e formulazione di ingredienti salutistici
Marco Arlorio, Novara, Italy
17:10 – 17:30
Raw chocolate and chocolate with additives: what really matters?
Cioccolato crudo e cioccolato con additivi: cosa realmente vale?
Mirco Della Vecchia, Treviso, Italy
17:30 – 17:50
Raw chocolate: much more than “raw”
Cioccolato raw, molto più che “crudo”
Davide Guarnaccia, Perugia, Italy
17:50 – 18:10
Effect of roasting on cocoa and chocolate polyphenols
Effetto della tostatura sui polifenoli del cacao e del cioccolato
Paolo Blasi, Bologna, Italy
18:10 – 18:30
General Discussion
18:30 | Transfer to Museo del Cioccolato (Walking Distance)
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