**About the Editors**

#### **Monica Dinu**

Dr. Monica Dinu is currently Assistant Professor of Human Nutrition at the Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Italy. She holds a master's degree in Nutrition Sciences and a PhD in Physiological and Nutritional Sciences. Dr. Dinu is coordinator of the youth working group of the Italian Society of Human Nutrition (SINU) and secretary of the regional section. Her research activities include: (a) the design and implementation of clinical trials and observational studies to evaluate the role of food and dietary patterns on health-related biomarkers in primary and secondary prevention; (b) the development of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on the role of diet in the prevention and treatment of overweight, obesity and chronic diseases; and (c) the development and validation of questionnaires to assess food consumption and adherence to dietary patterns. She has participated in many research projects of international and national interest. She is the author of 70 scientific articles published in international peer-reviewed journals, and of 2 book chapters.

#### **Daniela Martini**

Prof. Daniela Martini is currently Associate Professor of Human Nutrition at the University of Milan. She is also Secretary of the Italian Society of Human Nutrition (SINU). She completed a master's degree in Human Nutrition at the University of Milan (2007) and a PhD in Food Science and Nutrition (2015) at the University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome. Her expertise includes the development and the optimization of strategies to favor the transition towards healthy and sustainable diets, including aspects related to food regulation (mainly nutrition labelling, nutrition and health claims), and the evaluation of the role of foods and dietary models in the modulation of health markers (e.g., oxidative stress in in vivo models). She is the author of 98 scientific manuscripts published in international peer-reviewed journals, and of 3 book chapters.
