Background/Objectives: Craft non-alcoholic and low-alcohol beer (NABLAB) is attracting increasing attention as potential functional beverages due to their content of bioactive compounds such as polyphenols, vitamins, and minerals, and their suitability for health-oriented lifestyles. This study investigated Italian consumers’ perceptions of craft NABLAB and explored possible generational differences in their acceptance. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional online survey was conducted between March 2024 and March 2025 among adults living in Italy. The questionnaire, composed entirely of closed-ended questions, investigated familiarity with craft NABLAB, attitudes toward their potential health-related properties, and willingness to recommend them. Results: A total of 527 valid responses were analyzed descriptively and grouped by generation (Generation Z, Millennials, Generation X, and Baby Boomers). Results showed that 68.3% of participants would recommend craft NABLAB to others interested in their functional properties, while 55.0% reported higher motivation to purchase when informed about their potential health benefits. Familiarity with these products remained limited (34.7% had tried them, and only 22.2% considered them easy to find). Baby Boomers and Millennials were more receptive, possibly due to greater health awareness and openness to innovation, whereas Generation Z displayed curiosity despite lower consumption experience. Conclusions: Overall, Italian consumers show a growing interest in craft NABLAB, especially when linked to wellness and active lifestyle benefits. Enhancing product availability and communication focused on health and functionality could promote more moderate and conscious drinking habits, contributing to a gradual cultural shift toward reduced alcohol consumption.

Background/Objectives: Physical activity is a cornerstone of preventive health, yet its practice often coexists with the consumption of alcoholic beverages like beer and wine. While these beverages contain bioactive compounds with potential health properties, alcohol itself carries significant risks. This systematic review aimed to synthesize and critically assess the evidence on physical activity and beer and wine consumption. Specifically, we examined their combined effects on metabolic syndrome components (body composition, blood pressure, lipids, glucose metabolism); inflammation and oxidative stress markers; mental health outcomes (cognitive function, mood, sleep); and physical performance, neuromuscular recovery, and fluid balance. Methods: Following a pre-registered protocol (PROSPERO: CRD420261281945), a systematic search of PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and SPORTDiscus was conducted for studies published between 2000 and 2025. Included studies were randomized controlled trials or observational studies involving physically active adults (aged ≥ 18 years) who consumed beer or wine. Studies focusing solely on sedentary populations were excluded. Outcomes assessed included metabolic syndrome components, inflammation, oxidative stress, mental health, cognitive function, and physical performance. Risk of bias was evaluated using Cochrane RoB 2 for RCTs and ROBINS-I for non-randomized studies. Results: Eight studies were included. Moderate beer or wine consumption did not substantially negate the beneficial effects of exercise on cardiometabolic health, body composition, or cognitive function. Higher alcohol intake was associated with elevated blood pressure. Acute post-exercise consumption of alcoholic beer impaired rehydration and neuromuscular recovery, whereas non-alcoholic beer did not. Conclusions: Given the small number of studies and risk of bias, these findings should be interpreted with caution. In physically active populations, moderate beer or wine consumption does not clearly undermine the benefits of regular exercise on metabolic syndrome components (body composition, blood pressure, lipids, glucose metabolism). No additional benefits on inflammation or oxidative stress were observed, nor on mental health outcomes (cognitive function, mood, or sleep). However, acute post-exercise alcohol intake impairs rehydration and neuromuscular recovery, whereas non-alcoholic beer represents a safer alternative.

The brewing industry generates substantial organic waste, prompting interest in sustainable valorization because these by-products retain significant residual nutritional and nutraceutical value. Based on these premises, this scoping review aims to evaluate whether DES- and NADES-mediated extractions can represent a green alternative to conventional organic solvents, assessing their capacity to yield stable, biocompatible extracts with potential nutritional relevance for athletic supplementation. Following PRISMA-ScR guidelines and prospectively registered on OSF, we screened PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases in June 2026, including 22 primary studies. Results show that DES and NADES can effectively dismantle brewing by-products, recovering antioxidants—specifically ferulic acid, p-coumaric acid, and xanthohumol (up to 285.92 mg GAE/100 g dw)—protein concentrates (up to 54.7 wt% total protein) rich in essential amino acids and branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), as well as immunomodulatory prebiotic fibers (β-glucans, arabinoxylans) and liquid phases that bio-ferment into polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs). Non-conventional technologies such as ultrasound and microwave-assisted extraction accelerate extraction kinetics by reducing solvent viscosity. It should be emphasized that the included studies are exclusively in vitro and characterize extracted compounds without evaluating effects on human subjects or athletic performance. However, several safety and regulatory gaps remain, including the presence of gluten in barley-derived extracts, the potential co-ingestion of antinutritional factors (e.g., oxalic acid), and the lack of toxicological data on intact eutectic phases. While DES- and NADES-derived extracts show promising in vitro bioactivities, further research is needed to validate their safety, bioavailability, and efficacy before they can be considered for human consumption or sports nutrition applications.

Le discours médiatique - étant une source puissante de (dés)information et souvent de manipulation - véhicule des modèles dominants et genrés à travers des stratégies qui incluent tous les niveaux du langage. Ainsi, par l’analyse contrastive de 100 articles de presse en français et en italien, l’étude vise à identifier les procès linguistiques utilisés par les journalistes de la Suisse latine pour représenter les femmes au sein des manifestations féministes. En s’appuyant sur les catégories socio-sémantiques pour la représentation des acteurs sociaux et des actrices sociales, nous voulons également vérifier si les procédés repérés s’inscrivent dans le protest paradigm ou s’ils en génèrent un autre, tout aussi discriminatoire et reposant sur le stéréotype de genre.