Impact of information technology supported serious leisure gardening on the wellbeing of older adults: The Turntable project.

Objective: The study presented in this paper aimed to assess the effect of an Information Technology enabled community gardening program for older adults, developed by an international consortium.

Methods: We have executed a quantitative, pre- and post-test field trial with older adult volunteers to test the proposed programme in two European countries, Italy and Belgium (n=98). We used standardized and ad hoc questionnaires to measure changes in the volunteers' mental and psychological state during the trial.

[Effect of "Pintes" white wine on metabolic parameters in patients with metabolic syndrome].

Unlabelled: Moderate alcohol consumption has been associated with decreased cardiovascular mortality in the general population. Relatively few studies have been conducted to evaluate the effect of white wine on insulin sensitivity.

Aims: The authors studied the impact of moderate Pintes white wine consumption on insulin sensitivity and other metabolic parameters.