The volume stands out for its cross-disciplinary and systematic approach to the relationship between healthcare and food, weaving together epistemology, ethics, and law into a coherent analytical framework. Drawing on scientific, philosophical, and legal sources at both national and international level, the work offers a rigorous reconstruction of the concept of integral well-being and its grounding in contemporary regulatory frameworks, with particular focus on the evolution of food law in the context of climate change and the One Health approach.

Against a backdrop of rapidly evolving challenges — from the biopolitics of nutrition to the governance of emerging food technologies, from behavioural paternalism to responsible food communication — food law emerges as a genuine law in action. Edited by Francesco Bruno, Marta Bertolaso and Adriano Fabris, this volume provides an essential reference for legal scholars, philosophers, life scientists, and practitioners alike, offering new perspectives for rethinking the relationship between individual well-being, community health, and environmental sustainability.