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Dallolio L, Gallè F, Masini A, Valeriani F, Ceciliani A, di Cagno A, Galeone D, Pecoraro P, Valerio G, Liguori G, Romano Spica V, Brandi G, Baldelli G, Capelli G, Coco D, Corradi M, Cortis E, Deiana P, Di Rosa E, Marini S, Mulato R, Parisi A, Pesce C, Riegger S, Staiano A, Siniscalco A, Trombetta M, Ubaldi F. Active breaks: a strategy to counteract sedentary behaviors for Health Promoting Schools. A discussion on their implementation in Italy. Ann Ig 2023; 35:202-212. [PMID: 35788249 DOI: 10.7416/ai.2022.2532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
Abstract School Active Breaks are short bouts of physical activity (5-15 minutes) conducted by appropriately trained teachers and delivered during or between curricular lessons. They are a good strategy to counteract sedentary behaviors, and a growing body of evidence shows that they can represent also a tool to promote and improve health, school wellbeing and academic achievements. On 19 February 2022, the Working Group on Movement Sciences for Health of the Italian Society of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health organized an Awareness Day on the effectiveness, usefulness and feasibility of School Active Breaks, opened to teachers, educators, school leaders, pediatricians, personnel from Departments of Prevention and Public Health and Health Policy-makers. During the event, the testimonies about the experiences already carried out in Italy showed that School Active Breaks are an effective intervention that each school can easily include in its educational offer and apply in any context.
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Affiliation(s)
- L Dallolio
- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Science, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Naples "Parthenope", Italy
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- Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Science, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy
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- Department for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy
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- General Directorate for Health Prevention, Ministry of Health, Rome, Italy
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- Local Health Agency Naples 3 South, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Naples "Parthenope", Italy
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- Department of Movement Sciences and Wellbeing, University of Naples "Parthenope", Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Public Health Unit, University "Carlo Bo", Urbino, Italy
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- School Active Breaks awareness day, Italy.,Department of Biomolecular Sciences, Public Health Unit, University "Carlo Bo", Urbino, Italy
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- School Active Breaks awareness day, Italy.,National Centre for Diseases Prevention and Health Promotion, National Institutes of Health, Rome, Italy
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- School Active Breaks awareness day, Italy.,Department of Education, University of Rome "Roma Tre", Rome, Italy
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- School Active Breaks awareness day, Italy.,Department of Life, Health and Environmental Sciences, University of L'Aquila, Italy
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- School Active Breaks awareness day, Italy.,Pediatric Unit, Sant'Eugenio Hospital, ASL Rome 2, Rome, Italy
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- School Active Breaks awareness day, Italy.,Office of School Sport Policies, Italian Ministry of Education, Rome, Italy
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- School Active Breaks awareness day, Italy.,Office of School Sport Policies, Italian Ministry of Education, Rome, Italy
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- Department for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,School Active Breaks awareness day, Italy
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- School Active Breaks awareness day, Italy.,Moving School 21 ONLUS, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy.,School Active Breaks awareness day, Italy
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- School Active Breaks awareness day, Italy.,Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy
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- School Active Breaks awareness day, Italy.,Moving School 21 ONLUS, Bologna, Italy
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- School Active Breaks awareness day, Italy.,Department of Translational Science, University of Naples, Federico II, Naples, and Italian Society of Pediatrics (SIP), Italy
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- School Active Breaks awareness day, Italy.,Dinamica Tai Chi Chuan e Arti associate A.S.D., Rome, Italy
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- School Active Breaks awareness day, Italy.,"FairPlay4U" Educational Project for School, Galatea Communications, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Movement, Human and Health Sciences, University of Rome "Foro Italico", Rome, Italy.,School Active Breaks awareness day, Italy
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Mangia NP, Fancello F, Deiana P. Microbiological characterization using combined culture dependent and independent approaches of Casizolu pasta filata cheese. J Appl Microbiol 2016; 120:329-45. [PMID: 26551888 DOI: 10.1111/jam.13001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2015] [Revised: 09/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/02/2015] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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AIMS Casizolu is a traditional Sardinian (Italy) pasta filata cheese made with cow raw milk belonging to Sardo-Modicana and/or Bruno-Sarda breeds added with natural whey starter. This work aims to describe the traditional technology of this product and to evaluate the microbial groups/species involved in the first month of ripening. METHODS AND RESULTS Raw milk, curd after stretching and Casizolu cheese samples from two different farmsteads were subjected to enumeration of microbial groups, isolation and genotypic characterization of isolates and PCR temporal temperature gel electrophoresis (TTGE) analysis. The counts of lactobacilli and lactococci groups in raw milk were about 5-6 log UFC ml(-1) of milk. These counts tended to increase in curd and cheeses, reaching values higher than 8 log UFC g(-1) of cheese. Culture dependent and independent approaches employed in this work highlighted the fundamental role of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, Streptococcus thermophilus and Lactobacillus paracasei in the manufacture and ripening of Casizolu cheese. Other species frequently isolated were Enterococcus durans, Enterococcus faecium, Enterococcus italicus while Enterococcus lactis, Streptococcus parauberis, Lactobacillus plantarum, Lactobacillus pentosus, Lactobacillus brevis, Lactobacillus fermentum and Lactococcus raffinolactis were isolated occasionally. CONCLUSIONS Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, Strep. thermophilus and Lact. paracasei were the principal bacterial species involved in the Casizolu cheese manufacturing and ripening. For the first time, Ent. italicus and Ent. lactis were isolated in the pasta filata cheese. SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE STUDY This study shows the first data on microbial groups and species involved in the manufacture of Casizolu cheese and highlights the role of Lact. paracasei and Enterococcus spp. from the earliest stages of ripening cheese; furthermore, provides evidence that raw milk cheese is a source of new strains and therefore a reservoir of microbial biodiversity.
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- N P Mangia
- Department of Agriculture, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Department of Agriculture, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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Moschetti G, Blaiotta G, Aponte M, Catzeddu P, Villani F, Deiana P, Coppola S. Random amplified polymorphic DNA and amplified ribosomal DNA spacer polymorphism: powerful methods to differentiate Streptococcus thermophilus strains. J Appl Microbiol 1998; 85:25-36. [PMID: 9721653 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.1998.00461.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Streptococci from different collections and dairy materials were characterized by conventional and molecular methods. After amplification of the 16S-23S rDNA spacer region, all the strains referable to the genus Streptococcus exhibited a single polymerase chain reaction (PCR) product, allowing their differentiation from enterococci. Cleaving this PCR product with Hae III, two different restriction patterns could be observed, allowing Streptococcus salivarius DSM 20560T, Strep. thermophilus NCDO 822 and two strains of Streptococcus spp. to be gathered in one group and all the other strains in another. In order to achieve strain typing, all the cultures were investigated by random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)-PCR analysis employing two selected primers. The results were treated by cluster analysis, appearing significantly consistent with both the taxonomic position and the origin of the strains. Pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) of Sma I digests of the genomic DNA from 11 representative strains with decreasing levels of RAPD similarity allowed their diversity to be confirmed, even though RAPD-PCR proved to be less discriminating than PFGE analysis. The results are discussed with reference to the capability of the analytical procedures used to aid both identification and strain typing of streptococci, as well as the taxonomic structure of the species Strep. thermophilus.
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- G Moschetti
- Istituto di Microbiologia Agraria e Stazione di Microbiologia industriale, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Portici, Italy
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This study was undertaken to investigate the effects of melanocortins and opioids on rat early postnatal body and organ growth. Among melanocortins tested desacetyl-alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) at dosages of 0.3 and 3 micrograms/g/day was effective in stimulating neonatal growth with a weight gain of 7 and 5.6%, respectively, after 2 weeks of treatment. Likewise, a weight rise of 4.2 and 3% was obtained with 3 micrograms/g/day of both alpha-MSH and Nle4-D-Phe7 alpha-MSH. As far as opioids were concerned, while N-acetyl-beta-endorphin (beta-End) was ineffective, the activity of beta-End was dependent on dosage. Indeed, newborns treated with 0.03 microgram/g/day showed a slight, but significant, increase in weight, whereas a marked decrease in growth followed treatment with 0.3 and, mainly, 3 micrograms/g/day, with a final weight loss of 3.4 and 5.5%, respectively. All melanocortins exerted a positive action on muscular and brain trophism and, in addition, desacetyl-alpha-MSH also induced a rise of fat deposits. On the contrary, while the 0.03 microgram/g/day beta-End dose caused an increase in muscular and brain weight, the higher dosages of the opioid were detrimental, not only for muscle and brain, but also for both liver and spleen weight. A slight, although significant (P < 0.05), enhancement of serum dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) level was found after the injection of 0.3 microgram/g desacetyl-alpha-MSH, whereas both the 0.3 and 3 micrograms/g doses of desacetyl-alpha-MSH and the 3 micrograms/g dose of alpha-MSH determined the rise of plasma androstenedione (P < 0.05). All tested melanocortins and opioids failed to modify the concentrations of corticosterone. Our results suggest that melanocortins and opioids can modulate early postnatal growth in rats either by direct or indirect mechanisms.
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- A Mauri
- Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cagliari, Via Ospedale 46, I-09124 Cagliari, Italy
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Mauri A, Piccione E, Deiana P, Volpe A. Obstetric and perinatal outcome in human immunodeficiency virus-infected pregnant women with and without opiate addiction. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 1995; 58:135-40. [PMID: 7774739 DOI: 10.1016/0028-2243(94)01990-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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This study was undertaken to assess the impact on gestation played by the simple human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-seropositive status either alone or complicated by opiate abuse in the absence of other confounding variables. To this purpose the main obstetric complications and the perinatal outcome were prospectively evaluated in 38 simple HIV-infected women, 14 of whom were simple carriers and 24 under methadone treatment, and in 76 uninfected women, 16 of whom were methadone users and 60 controls. In simple HIV-carriers maternal weight gain (P < 0.001) and both 1- and 5-min Apgar scores (P < 0.005) were reduced whereas the incidence of miscarriage was increased (P < 0.05). Worse obstetric and perinatal outcomes were found in HIV-seropositive drug addicts, in which gestational length (P < 0.001), maternal weight gain (P < 0.001) and Apgar scores were lower (P < 0.005 and P < 0.001, respectively) and the rate of preterm labour, small for gestational age newborns, vaginal and urinary infections as well as of unexplained fever (P < 0.05) was higher. Outcomes were similar in HIV-seropositive and seronegative drug addicts and in both groups a positive correlation (r = 0.62 P < 0.001, and r = 0.44, respectively) was found between the number of infectious episodes throughout pregnancy and the mean dose of opiate consumed daily. Our results suggest that HIV-seropositive condition might exert slight direct and indirect detrimental effects on pregnancy. Whatever the maternal serologic status, opiate intake not only causes a further worsening of gestational and perinatal outcomes, but also increases the susceptibility towards pathogens.
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- A Mauri
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Cagliari, Italy
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