Importance of a healthy lifestyle in maintaining the population’s well-being and health,
especially in terms of balanced nutrition, is well known. Food choice of and dieting habits could
impact disease management, which is especially true for Parkinson’s disease (PD). However, nowadays, it is not that simple to maintain a balance in nutrition, and the idea of a healthy diet tends to
fade as the consequence of a western lifestyle. This should not only be dealt with in the context of
food choice, but also from an environmental point of view. What we put into our bodies is strictly
related to the quality of ecosystems we live in. For these reasons, attention should be directed to
all the pollutants, which in many cases, we unknowingly ingest. It will be necessary to explore the
interaction between food and environment, since human activity also influences the raw materials
destined for consumption. This awareness can be achieved by means of an innovative scientific
approach, which involves the use of new models, in order to overcome the traditional scientific
investigations included in the study of Parkinson’s disease.
Keywords: healthy lifestyle; pollutants; in vitro and in vivo model for PD CLICK TO REVIEW