Americans have become considerably more obese over the past 25 years. This increase is primarily the result of consuming more calories. The increase in food consumption is itself the result of technological innovations which made it possible for food to be mass prepared far from the point of...

"Between 1850 and 1950, experts and entrepreneurs in Britain and the United States forged new connections between the nutrition sciences and the commercial realm through their enthusiasm for new edible consumables. The resulting food products promised wondrous solutions for what seemed both...

1. Introduction to Encapsulation Processes Steva Lević, Branko Bugarski and Viktor Nedović2. Carrier Materials for Encapsulation Ch.V.K. Sudheendra and Ami Patel3. Encapsulation Techniques for Food Purposes Laura G. Gómez-Mascaraque, Bojana Balanč, Verica Djordjević, Branko Bugarski and...

Americans have become considerably more obese over the past 25 years. This increase is primarily the result of consuming more calories. The increase in food consumption is itself the result of technological innovations which made it possible for food to be mass prepared far from the point of...

Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Trends and transformations in European agricultural economy, rural communities and food sustainability in context of new common agricultural policy / Jean Vasile Andrei, Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania, Alexandra Alecu, Petroleum-Gas University of...

"This book features timely and relevant information on food system sustainability around the globe, highlighting best practices, theoretical concepts, and emergent research in the field"--Provided by publisher.

The literature abounds with evidence that consumers are critical of many new technologies used in modern food production. Influenced by the work on risk perception and technology acceptance in the 1980s, research has aimed to better understand the controversy around new food technologies....

[...] In Zusammenarbeit mit relevanten Akteuren aus Forschung und Wirtschaft hat der Bio-ÖkonomieRat im Rahmen eines Workshops Forschungsempfehlungen erarbeitet, um dem steigenden Wettbewerb um die Biomasse zu begegnen, Wege zu einer stärkeren Nachhaltigkeit in Produktion, Verarbeitung und...

The introduction of genetically modified (GM) crops in the mid 1990s appeared to be the latest in a string of technological innovations in agriculture. However, consumer resistance, particularly in Europe has limited the sector's enthusiasm. One response to the limited enthusiasm has been the...

In this study the response of US consumers to irradiation in meat processing is examined. Despite scientific evidence of the effectiveness and safety of irradiation, meat processors and retailers have been slow to market irradiated beef products due to uncertainty about consumer acceptance. The...

Americans have become considerably more obese over the past 25 years. This increase is primarily the result of consuming more calories. The increase in food consumption is itself the result of technological innovations which made it possible for food to be mass prepared far from the point of...