The recipe for health? Prevention: eat healthy, play sports, do not smoke and do not drink alcohol “. Also this year the Lilt – Italian League for the Fight Against Tumors – Section of Verona – proposes for the school year 2021/22 more awareness initiatives towards young Scala students of lower middle schools, for students of technical hotel institutes and for all schools of all levels in the province of Verona.
“Do not go … in smoke” and “Me-la mangio” are the slogans adopted by La Lilt to prevent young students from lower secondary schools on behavioral and dietary behaviors that are harmful to health. With the patronage of the Municipality of Verona and the sponsorship of the Cattolica Assicurazioni Foundation, Lilt launches two competitions among the lower middle schools in the province of Verona. The competition is open to students of the second and lower third grade. The students will have to create a slogan, accompanied by drawings, comics, images, figures at will for the competition having as theme “no to smoking” and “yes to healthy eating”. The announcement can be downloaded from the website https://www.legatumorivr.it/
“According to recent projections by the World Health Organization and the UK Health Forum – says Maria Dal Mas Cadura, president of LILT Verona – in Italy alone, in 15 years, 20% of the male and 15% of the female population will be obese . In our country, one in 10 children under the age of 5 is obese, a cause, according to experts, often attributable to the lifestyle of the parents. Unfortunately, an obese child will be a sick adult. It is therefore advisable to educate the youngest and make them aware of how essential it is to lead a regular life and eat well. For this reason, LILT is involved, with the Miur, in schools with education projects on correct lifestyles and healthy eating. ” For the above, it is important to know how to nourish oneself with a diet rich in fresh fruit, vegetables and low in fat, which is the Mediterranean Diet, as always “queen of prevention”. For this reason Lilt adheres to the competition of Lilt del Veneto for the hotel institutes “Health in the plate”. Students are asked to create tasty recipes that respect the concept of healthy eating which will be evaluated by a commission composed of nutritionists, chefs and regional representatives of Lilt.
“The LILT, thanks to its memoranda of understanding with the Ministries of Health and Public Education, has been entering schools for some time with projects aimed at Prevention in support of the Health Education activity included in the training offer of the individual institutes” he concludes Silvana Iglio, vice president of Lilt Verona, contact person for awareness projects in schools.
Another initiative promoted by Lilt Verona for schools of all levels in the province is “Gaining health with Lilt”, a psychological counseling service to support difficult situations related to the use of smoking and improper nutrition. The training course also provides for the attribution of credits for teaching.