Ludovico Abenavoli obtained his medical education at the "Catholic University" in Rome, Italy, and graduated in medicine in 2002. In 2010, he earned his Ph.D. in nutrition from the University "Tor Vergata" in Rome, Italy. He is currently an associate professor in gastroenterology at the Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" in Catanzaro, Italy. His research interests mainly focus on hepatology and gastroenterology nutrition.