Pubblicazioni

Specchia ML, Beccia F, Cacciuttolo MG, Petrella L, Mungo T, Thiella S, Lucarelli A, Zace D, Di Pietro ML. Maternal and child nutrition insecurity, microbiome, and early neurodevelopment: an intricate interplay. Results from a systematic review. Eur J Public Health. 2026 Mar 14;36(2):ckaf246. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaf246. PMID: 41954918; PMCID: PMC13064505.            

Diet and lifestyles of young women of childbearing age: an Italian survey. Zaçe D, La Gatta E, Petrella L, Orfino A, Viteritti AM, Di Pietro ML. Ann Ist Super Sanità. 2024 Apr-Jun;60(2):89-97. doi: 10.4415/ANN_24_02_02. PMID: 38984622.

The Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Investigate the Association Between Maternal Food Insecurity and Fetal Structural Anomalies: Delphi Procedure and Pilot Study. Zaçe D, Hoxhaj I, Pasciuto T, Diakanthos M, Beccia F, Di Pietro ML, De Santis M. Matern Child Health J. 2023 Sep;27(9):1518-1528. doi: 10.1007/s10995-023-03675-8. Epub 2023 Jun 22. PMID: 37347377; PMCID: PMC10359368.

Prevalence, socio-economic predictors and health correlates of food insecurity among Italian children- findings from a cross-sectional study. Zaçe D, Di Pietro Ml, Reali L, de Waure C, Ricciardi W. Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, 2021, vol. 13, issue 1, No 3, 13-24.

Association of maternal food insecurity before and during pregnancy with fetal structural anomalies: A multicenter case-control study protocol. Zaçe D, Hoxhaj I, Pasciuto T, D'Anna R, Straface G, Reali L, De Santis M, Di Pietro ML. Nutr Health. 2021 Jun;27(2):265-271. doi: 10.1177/0260106020971858. Epub 2020 Nov 10. PMID: 33167749.

HEALTH INEQUALITIES CASE STUDIES ADDRESSING FOOD INSECURITY DURING THE NATIONAL LOCKDOWN IN THE COURSE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: THE CASE OF ITALY. Di Pietro ML, Beccia F, Hoxhaj I, Zaçe D. https://epha.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/hi-casestudy-foodinsecurity.pdf

Implementation level of best practice policies by Italian government for healthier food environments. D Zace, ML Specchia, A Di Pilla, E Carini, P Cacciatore, E Frisicale, M Silano, W Ricciardi, F Sassi. European Journal of Public Health, Volume 30, Issue Supplement_5, September 2020, ckaa166.1232

Prevalence and correlates of food insecurity among children in high-income European countries. A systematic review. Zaçe D, Di Pietro ML, Caprini F, de Waure C, Ricciardi W. Ann Ist Super Sanità. 2020 Jan-Mar;56(1):90-98. doi: 10.4415/ANN_20_01_13. PMID: 32242540.

Prevalence of Italian children living in food insecure households and their health status. Zace D, de Waure C, Teleman AA, Reali L, Di Pietro ML. Eur J Public Health. 2019, 29 (supplt_4), ckz186.171, https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckz186.171