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Books

  • Dernini S. and Capone R. (eds.) (2024). Sustainable Food Systems: Change of Route in the Mediterranean. CIHEAM Bari, Valenzano: CIHEAM Bari. (doi.org/10.48259/bc1962f);
  • Dernini S. and Capone R. (eds.) (2022). A change of route: towards more sustainable and resilient food systems in the Mediterranean countries. The Mediterranean diet as a strategic resource for accelerating the Agenda 2030 in the Region. The 3rd world conference on the revitalization of Mediterranean diet, Bari 28-30 September 2022. Valenzano: CIHEAM Bari. (doi.org/10.48259/bc1961b);
  • Capone R., Dernini S. Eds. (2020). Strategies towards more sustainable food systems in the Mediterranean region: The Mediterranean Diet as a lever for bridging consumption and production, in a sustainable and healthy way. CIHEAM. Bari;
  • Burlingame, B. and Dernini, S. Eds. (2019). Sustainable Diets. Linking Nutrition and Food Systems. CABI. Oxfordshire/Boston;
  • Meybeck, A., Redfern, S., Hachem F., Capone, R., S. Dernini, S. (Eds), (2017). Development of Voluntary Guidelines for the Sustainability of Mediterranean Diet in the Mediterranean Region. FAO/CIHEAM. Rome;
  • Burlingame, B. and Dernini, S. Eds. (2012). Sustainable Diets and Biodiversity. Directions and Solutions for Policy, Research and Action. FAO. Rome;
  • Dernini, S. (2007). Plexus Black Box. A Multicultural Aesthetic Inquiry on An International Community-Based Art Project. Casa Editrice Università "La Sapienza". Rome;

Book Chapters and Articles in Scientific Journals

  • Delarue J., Dernini S., Berry E.M., Burlingame B., González-Gross M.M., Capone R., Vecchio Y., Brighenti F., Trichopoulou A., for the Joint Med Diet Task Force of International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM), Federation of European Nutrition Societies (FENS), and Union of Nutritional Sciences (IUNS). (2026). A voluntary code of conduct for promoting adherence to the Mediterranean diet: rationale and propositions. Journal of Nutritional Science 15: e55, 1–10. (doi.org/10.1017/jns.2026.10079).
  • Dernini S. (2026) Sustainable Diets: A Historical Perspective. In: Encyclopedia of Food Security and Sustainability, Elsevier.
  • Macheka L., Kanter R., Lawrence M., Dernini S., Naja F. & Oenema S. (2025). Sustainable diets: where from and where to? Journal of Nutritional Science,14, e78. (doi.org/10.1017/jns.2025.10049)
  • Hwalla N., Trichopoulou A., Delarue J., Adinolfi F, Brighenti F., Burlingame B., Capone R., Dernini S., El Moujabber M., Gonzalez-Gross M., Vecchio Y., Massouh N., Naja F. (2025). Proposing a unified Mediterranean diet score to address the current conceptual and methodological challenges in examining adherence to the Mediterranean diet. Frontiers in Nutrition,12, 1533176.
  • Capone R., Miano T., Dernini S. (2025). Food Environment and digital technologies, tools for the sustainable transformation of food systems in the Mediterranean. New Medit Journal 24 (4). 149-152
  • Capone R., Dernini S. (2024). Sustainable food systems. Change of route in the mediterranean. New Medit Journal; Vol. 23 (3). 129-132
  • Dernini, S. (2023). La diète méditerranéenne est-elle durable?. Cahiers de Nutrition et de Diététique; 5-58 : 295-304
  • Burlingame, B., Lawrence, M., Macdiarmid, J., Dernini, S., & Oenema, S. (2022). Linking Nutrition and Food Systems. IUNS Sustainable Diets Task Force. Trends in Food Science & Technology.
  • Dernini, S. (2022). Dietas sostenibles en el contexto de systemas alimentarios sostenibles: Retos para el presente y para el futuro. In: F. Xavier Medina, F.X. Lorenzo Mariano, L., Conde, D. and Alicia Aguilar A.(eds.). Consumo alimentario y sostenibilidad. Mra Ediciones 19-42
  • Dernini, S., Capone, R. (2021) A Change of Route in the Mediterranean, revitalising the 'Mediterranean Diet' towards more Sustainable Food Systems: A Cross-disciplinary Approach. Alimenta Populorum series, International Commission on the Anthropology of Food and Nutrition (ICAF).
  • Serra-Majem, L., Tomaino, L., Dernini, S., Berry, E.M., Lairon, D.; Ngo de la Cruz, J., Bach-Faig, A., Donini, L.M., Medina, F.X., Belahsen, R., Piscopo, S., Capone, R., Aranceta-Bartrina, J., La Vecchia, C., Trichopoulou, A. (2020). Updating the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid towards Sustainability: Focus on Environmental Concerns. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health, 17, 8758.
  • Ridolfi, R., Dernini, S., Morrison, J., Mathiesen, AM., Capone, R. (2020). Changing Route: Common Action on Food Systems Transformation in the Mediterranean. New Medit, vol. 19(3):119-128
  • Dernini, S., (2019). Sustainable Diets: A Historical Perspective. In: Ferranti, P., Berry, E.M., Anderson, J.R. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Food Security and Sustainability, vol. 2,. Elsevier. 370–373.
  • Dernini, S., Lairon, D., Berry, E. M., Brunori, G., Capone, R., Donini, L. M., Iannetta, M., Mattioni, D., Piscopo, S., Serra-Majem, L., Sonnino, A., Stefanova, M. (2019). The Med Diet 4.0 Framework: A Multidimensional Driver for Revitalizing the Mediterranean Diet as a Sustainable Diet Model. In: Burlingame B and Dernini S (Eds) Sustainable Diets: Linking Nutrition and Food Systems; CABI 187-198.
  • Solon, M. M., Mink, P., Dernini, S., Bortoletti, M., & Lomax, J. (2018). The One Planet Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) Programme as a Multi-stakeholder Platform for a Systemic Approach. In: Burlingame, B and Dernini, S (Eds) Sustainable Diets: Linking Nutrition and Food Systems. CABI. 178-189.
  • Capone, R., Bottalico, F., Palmisano, G. O., El Bilali, H., Dernini, S. (2019). Food Systems Sustainability, Food Security and Nutrition in the Mediterranean Region: The Contribution of the Mediterranean Diet. In: Ferranti, P., Berry, E.M., Anderson, J.R. (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Food Security and Sustainability, vol. 2,. Elsevier. 176-180.
  • Peng, W., Dernini, S., Berry, EM. (2018). Coping with food insecurity using the sociotype ecological framework. Frontiers in Nutrition, 5, 107.
  • Dernini, S. (2017). Med Diet 4.0: a transdisciplinary framework for revitalizing the Mediterranean diet as a sustainable diet, linking food security, nutrition and sustainability. In: Meybeck, A., Redfern, S., Hachem, F., Capone, R., & Dernini, S. (Eds). Development of Voluntary Guidelines for the Sustainability of the Mediterranean Diet in the Mediterranean Region. FAO/CIHEAM. 89-92
  • Dernini, S. (2017). Towards a 10YFP–SFSP Mediterranean Multistakeholder Platform on Sustainable Food Systems. In: Meybeck, A., Redfern, S., Hachem, F., Capone, R., & Dernini, S. (Eds). Development of Voluntary Guidelines for the Sustainability of the Mediterranean Diet in the Mediterranean Region. FAO/CIHEAM. 123-130
  • La Vecchia, C., Dernini, S. (2017). Mediterranean diet, overweight, cancer risk and sustainable benefits. Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Public Health, 14(2):e12556-1
  • El Bilali, H., O'Kane, G., Capone, R., Berry, EM., Dernini, S. (2017). Exploring Relationships between Biodiversity and Dietary Diversity in the Mediterranean Region: Preliminary Insights from a Literature Review. American Journal of Food and Nutrition, 5(1): 1-9.
  • Moscatelli, S.,Gamboni, M., Dernini, S., Capone, C., El Bilali, H. , Bottalico, F., Debs, P., Cardone, G. (2017). Exploring the Socio-cultural Sustainability of Traditional and Typical Agro-food Products: Case study of Apulia Region, South-Eastern Italy. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 5(1): 6-14
  • Dernini, S., Berry, EM., Serra-Majem L., La Vecchia, C., Capone, R., Medina, FX., Aranceta-Bartrina J., Belahsen, R., Burlingame, B., Calabrese, G., Corella, D., Donini, LM., Lairon, D., Meybeck, M., Pekcan, AG., Piscopo, S., Yngve, A., and Trichopoulou, A. (2017) Med Diet 4.0: the Mediterranean diet with four sustainable benefits. Public health nutrition, 20(7), 1322-1330.
  • Dernini, S. (2016). Sustainable Diets and the Decalogue for Sustainable Food and Nutrition in the Community. J Environ Health Sci 2(5): 1- 3.
  • Hachem, F., Capone, R., Yannakoulia, M., Dernini, S., Hwalla N. (2016). The Mediterranean diet: A sustainable consumption pattern. In, Mediterra 2016. FAO/CIHEAM–SciencesPo Les Presses, Paris/Rome; 243-261.
  • Dernini S. and Berry EM. (2016). Historical and Behavioral Perspectives of the Mediterranean Diet. In, Mediterranean Diet - Dietary Guidelines and Impact on Health and Disease. Romagnolo DF, Selmin OI. (Eds.). New York: Humana Press, Springer; 29-41.
  • Donini, L. M., Dernini, S., Lairon, D., Serra-Majem, L., Amiot, M. J., del Balzo, V., Polito, A., et al. (2016). A consensus proposal for nutritional indicators to assess the sustainability of a healthy diet: the Mediterranean diet as a case study. Frontiers in Nutrition, 3.
  • Dernini, S. (2016). How to assess the sustainability of diets. The example of the Mediterranean diet. In: Meybeck, A., S. Redfern, S. (Eds) Knowledge and Information for Sustainable Food Sysems, Proceedings of a workshop, FAO, Rome, 181-198.
  • Dernini S. Berry E. (2015). Mediterranean diet: from a healthy diet to a sustainable dietary pattern. Frontiers in Nutrition, 2:15.
  • Berry EM., Dernini S., Burlingame B., Meybeck A., Conforti P. (2015). Food security and sustainability: can one exist without the other? Public Health Nutrition. 18(13), 2293-2302.
  • Cosimo Lacirignola, Roberto Capone, Sandro Dernini, Hamid El Bilali, Alexandre Meybeck, Barbara Burlingame, Vincent Gitz, Philipp Debs, Gianluigi Cardone, Noureddin Driouech (2015). Mediterranean food consumption patterns: diet, environment, society, economy and health. A White Paper, Priority 5 of Feeding Knowledge Programme, Expo Milan 2015. CIHEAM / FAO, Rome.
  • Serra Majem, L, Dernini, S. (2015). A road map for the sustainability of the Mediterranean diet. In: Meybeck, A., Redfern, S., Paoletti, F., Strassner, C. (Eds.). Assessing Sustainable Diets Within the Sustainability of Food Systems. Mediterranean Diet, Organic Food: New Challenges, Proceedings of an International Workshop, FAO, Rome, 69–74.
  • Dernini, S., Capone, R. (2015). Towards the Med Diet Expo 2015 Call: Time to Act. In: Meybeck, A., Redfern, S., Paoletti, F., Strassner, C. (Eds.). Assessing Sustainable Diets Within the Sustainability of Food Systems. Mediterranean Diet, Organic Food: New Challenges, Proceedings of an International Workshop, FAO, Rome, 139-146.
  • Lacirignola C., Meybeck A., Capone R., Gitz V., Debs P., Bucatariu C., Dernini S., Hamid El Bilali H., Smolak J.. (2014). Tackling food losses and waste in the Mediterranean: from knowledge to action. In: Food Losses and Waste in the Mediterranean. Paris: CIHEAM, Watch Letter, 30. 19-24
  • Capone R., Iannetta M., El Bilali H., Colonna N., Debs P., Dernini S., Maiani G, Intorre F., Polito A, Turrini A, Cardone G., Lorusso F., Belsanti V. (2013). A Preliminary Assessment of the Environmental Sustainability of the Current Italian Dietary Pattern: Water Footprint Related to Food Consumption. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research, 1(4), 59-67.
  • Dernini S., Meybeck A., Burlingame B., Gitz V., Lacirignola C., Debs P., Capone R., El Bilali H. (2013). Developing a methodological approach for assessing the sustainability of the sustainability of diets: The Mediterranean diet as a case study. New Medit; 3: 28-36.
  • Noureddin D., Capone R., Dernini S., Berjan S., El Bilali H., Radovic M., Despotovic A., Panin B. (2013). Consumer perceptions of agro-food products with ethical values in Serbia: an exploratory study. International Journal of Nutrition and Food Sciences, 2(3), 153.
  • Dernini S. and Burlingame B. (2012). La dieta mediterranea: un modello di studio per le diete sostenibili. In: La dieta mediterranea tra mito e realtà. Lucchin L., Caretto A. (Eds). Il Pensiero Scientifico Editore; 145-14
  • Dernini, S., Berry, EM., Bach-Faig, A., Belahsen, R., Donini ,LM., Lairon, D., Serra-Majem, L., Cannella, C. (2012). A dietary model constructed by scientists: The Mediterranean diet. In: Mediterra 2012. CIHEAM–SciencesPo Les Presses, Paris; 71-88.
  • Lacirignola, C., Dernini, S., Capone, R., Meybeck, A., Burlingame, B., Gitz, V., El Bilali, H., Debs, P., Belsanti, V. (2012). Towards the development of guidelines for improving the sustainability of diets and food consumption patterns: the Mediterranean diet as a pilot study. CIHEAM, Options Mediterraneennes, Paris, Series B, number 70.
  • Dernini, S., Meybeck, A., Burlingame, B., Gitz, V., Lacirignola C., Capone, R., El Bilali, H., Debs, P., Belsanti, V. (2012). Towards the development of guidelines for improving the sustainability of diets and food consumption patterns: the Mediterranean diet as a pilot study. A FAO/CIHEAM discussion paper. Rome: FAO.
  • Del Balzo, V., Diolordi, L., Pinto, A., Giusti, AM., Vitiello, V., Cannella, C., Dernini S., Donini, LM., Berry EM. (2012). Mediterranean diet pyramids: towards the Italian model. Ann Ig, 24: 443-447.
  • Del Balzo, V, Vitiello, V, Dernini, S, Zicari, S, Giusti ,AM, Donini, LM, Pinto, A, Cannella, C. (2012). Computer tailored nutrition education: Mediterranean diet. Ann Ig, 24(2): 123-30.
  • Burlingame, B., Charrondiere, R., Dernini, S., Stadlmayr, B., Mondovì,S. (2011). Food biodiversity and sustainable diets: Implications of applications for food production and processing. In, Green Technologies in Food Production and Processing". Boyce J., Arcand Y. (Eds.). Springer. 643-657.
  • Dernini, S. (2011). The erosion and the renaissance of the Mediterranean diet: A sustainable cultural resource. Quaderns de la Mediterrania, IEMED. 16:75-82.
  • Burlingame, B. and Dernini, S. (2011). Sustainable diets: the Mediterranean diet as an example. Public Health Nutrition, 14(12A), 2285–2287.
  • Bach-Faig, A., Berry, EM., Lairon, D., Reguant, J., Trichopoulou, A.,Dernini, S., Medina, FX, Battino, M., Belahsen, R., Miranda, G., Serra-Majem, L. (2011) Mediterranean diet pyramid today. Science and cultural updates. Public Health Nutrition, 14(12A), 2274–2284.
  • Proietti, AR, del Balzo,, V, Dernini S, Donini, LM, Cannella, C. (2009). Mediterranean diet and prevention of non-communicable diseases: scientific evidences. Ann Ig, 21(3): 197-210.
  • Dernini, S. (2008). The Strategic Proposal to the Candidacy of the Mediterranean Diet for Inclusion in the UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage. In: Mediterranean Year Book 2008. IEMED/Fundacio CIDOB. 288-291.
  • Donini, L.M., Del Balzo, V., Dernini, S., Scanu, A., Cannella, C. (2007). La Piramide Alimentare Italiana. Le Scelte del Consumatore, 167, 6-8.
  • Dernini, S. (2006). Transmitting Mediterranean Food Culture through Art: A Creative Interdisciplinary Approach. Public Health Nutrition, 9 (8A), 1141-1143.
  • Dernini, S. (2006). Towards the Advancement of the Mediterranean Food Cultures. Public Health Nutrition, 9 (1A),103-104.
  • Cannella, C., Dernini S. (2006). Walnut: Insights and Nutritional Value. Acta Horticulturae, 705, 547-549.
  • Rinaldi A., Dernini., Pellegrini MG., De Marco. (1978). Synthesis and chromatographic properties of s-carboxymethylhomocysteamine (2-carboxymethyl3-aminopropyl sulfide). Phosphorus and Sulfur; 4(1):27-31.
  • Dernini S., Coccia R., Cini C., De Marco C. (1978). Pyridoxal phosphate catalyzed alpha-beta elimination of selenahomolysine. Italian Journal of Biochem; 27(1):29-35.
  • De Marco C., Dernini S., Rinaldi A. (1976). Pyridoxal Phosphate-Catalyzed Elimination of Selenalysine. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics; 173:750-752.
  • De Marco C., Dernini S., Rinaldi A., Cavallini D. (1976). Synthesis of 2-Amino-2-Carboxyethil-3-Aminopropyl Selenide, the higher homologue of Selenalysine. Gazzetta Chimica Italiana; 106: 211-213.
  • De Marco C., Cossu P., Dernini S., Rinaldi A. (1976) Chromatographic Separation of Selenohypotaurine, Selenotaurine, Selenohomohypotaurine and Selenohomotaurine Journal of Chromatography;129:369-374
  • De Marco C., Dernini S. (1976). "Synthesis of 2-Amino-2-Carboxyethil-3-Aminopropyl Selenide, The Higher Homologue of Selenalysine". Gazzetta Chimica Italiana; 106(1-2):211- 213.
  • De Marco C., Cossu P., Dernini S., and Rinaldi A. (1976). Chromatographic Separation of Selenohypotaurine, Selenotaurine, Selenohomohypotaurine and Selenohomotaurine, Journal of Chromatography; 129: 369-374.
  • De Marco C., Rinaldi A., Dessi M.R., Dernini S. (1976). Oxidation of Se-Carboxymethyl-Selenocysteine by L-Aminoacid Oxidase and by D-Aspartate Oxidase, Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry; 12: 89-92.
  • Rinaldi A., Pellegrini M.G., Dernini S., De Marco C. (1976). Synthesis of Selenocystathionamine and Preliminary Data on Its Oxidation by Diamineoxidase. Italian Journal of Biochemistry; 25:152-159 213.
  • Coccia R., Dernini S. (1976). "Degradazione Alcalina della Selenocistina". Bollettino della Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale; 15:1210-1214.
  • Coccia R., Dernini S., De Marco C. (1976). Sintesi della Seleno-Omocistamina e della Seleno-Omolantionamina. Bollettino della Società Italiana di Biologia Sperimentale; 12:917-921
  • Rinaldi A., Dernini S., and De Marco C. (1975). Copper Catalyzed Alkaline Autoxidation of Selenocystamine Ital. Journ of Biochem; 24:3-4.
  • De Marco C., Dernini S., Rinaldi A. (1975). Synthesis and Chromatographic Properties of Se-carboxymethyl-Selenocysteamine. Analytical Biochemistry; 69: 289-93.
  • De Marco C., Rinaldi A., Dernini S., Cavallini D. (1975). The Synthesis of 2-Aminoethyl-2-Amino-3-Carboxyethyl Selenite, A New Analogue of Lysine. Gazzetta Chimica Italiana; 105:1113-1115.
  • Rinaldi A., Fadda MB., Dernini S., De Marco C. (1975). Copper Catalyzed Alkaline Autoxidation of Selenocystamine. Italian Journal of Biochemistry; 24(3-4):219-230.
  • De Marco C., Dernini S., Rinaldi A. (1975). Synthesis and Chromatographic Properties of Se-carboxymethyl-Selenocysteamine. Analytical Biochemistry; 69: 289-93.
  • Rinaldi A., Dernini S., Fadda M.B., De Marco C. (1975). Synthesis and Chromatographic Properties of Cysthationamine, A Substrate for Diamineoxidase, Italian Journal of Biochemistry; 24:207-218.
  • De Marco C., Rinaldi A., Dernini S., Cossu P., Cavallini D. (1975). Chromatographic Separation of Lysine, Thialysine and Selenalysine, Journal of Chromatography; 114: 291-296.
  • De Marco C., Cossu P., Rinaldi A., Dernini S. (1975). Ion-Exchange Chromatography of Some Selenodiamines, Journal of Chromatography: 115:621-624.
  • Rinaldi A., Dernini S., De Marco C. (1975). Ion-exchange chromatography of some thiodiamines. Journal of Chromatography; 108:391-396.