In Nutrition for a Better Life, one of the food industry's leading experts takes a factual look into the past and future of food and nutrition. Former Nestlé CEO Peter Brabeck-Letmathe shows that while in the past forty years convenience was the selling point for many industrially produced foods, consumers have now come to demand specifically healthy products. Going forward, it is health that will drive innovation in the industry. Using cutting-edge technology and scientifically based nutrition standards, the food industry will play a decisive role in improving the wellbeing of entire…mehr
In Nutrition for a Better Life, one of the food industry's leading experts takes a factual look into the past and future of food and nutrition. Former Nestlé CEO Peter Brabeck-Letmathe shows that while in the past forty years convenience was the selling point for many industrially produced foods, consumers have now come to demand specifically healthy products. Going forward, it is health that will drive innovation in the industry. Using cutting-edge technology and scientifically based nutrition standards, the food industry will play a decisive role in improving the wellbeing of entire population groups, offering effective and cost-saving personalized diets that will both prevent and administer to the acute and chronic diseases of the twenty-first century.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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Contents Foreword9 Introduction15 The future of food-personalized, science-based, resources efficient, caring19 Chapter 1: On the way to nutrition of the future21 Global megatrends on the consumer side22 The tasks of the new food science33 Life Sciences-A new dimension of science as a solution35 Chapter 2: From the beginnings of industrial food production to today43 When the specter of hunger dominated the world44 With industrialization came prosperity47 What has changed since the baby boomer period65 The international food industry72 The development of research from its beginnings to nutrigenomics76 Chapter 3: How can a growing world population stay healthy and live longer?85 Societal changes affect the global food industry87 Food to stay healthy and fit93 How the global food industry is structured101 Chapter 4: Life Sciences and the revolution of biology, nutrition and health 109 The mission statement-A personalized diet for different population groups109 Understanding how the body really works 111 Living a long and healthy life as a research target 125 Chapter 5: The responsibility of the food industry129 The consumer is the focus from the very beginning129 The growing market for specialty and wellness food131 Nutrition as therapy139 Solutions for certain life situations and risk groups 140 Chapter 6: The responsibility of policy143 Preventive health systems as part of global health 145 Ensuring fair competition as a political task147 Chapter 7: The responsibility of each individual149 What can we decide and what not?149 Traditions, diet myths and ideological trends154 How the social environment shapes our eating habits160 The influence of diet on health163 Chapter 8: Milestones on the way to the future175 What is conceivable, what is possible?176 Appendix 181 Notes 189 Literature199 Internet 211 Acknowledgements217 Index 218 Contents
Foreword9
Introduction15
The future of food-personalized, science-based, resources efficient, caring19
Chapter 1:
On the way to nutrition of the future21
Global megatrends on the consumer side22
The tasks of the new food science33
Life Sciences-A new dimension of science as a solution35
Chapter 2:
From the beginnings of industrial food production to today43
When the specter of hunger dominated the world44
With industrialization came prosperity47
What has changed since the baby boomer period65
The international food industry72
The development of research from its beginnings to nutrigenomics76
Chapter 3:
How can a growing world population stay healthy and live longer?85
Societal changes affect the global food industry87
Food to stay healthy and fit93
How the global food industry is structured101
Chapter 4:
Life Sciences and the revolution of biology, nutrition and health 109
The mission statement-A personalized diet for different population groups109
Understanding how the body really works 111
Living a long and healthy life as a research target 125
Chapter 5:
The responsibility of the food industry129
The consumer is the focus from the very beginning129
The growing market for specialty and wellness food131
Nutrition as therapy139
Solutions for certain life situations and risk groups 140
Chapter 6:
The responsibility of policy143
Preventive health systems as part of global health 145
Ensuring fair competition as a political task147
Chapter 7:
The responsibility of each individual149
What can we decide and what not?149
Traditions, diet myths and ideological trends154
How the social environment shapes our eating habits160
Contents Foreword9 Introduction15 The future of food-personalized, science-based, resources efficient, caring19 Chapter 1: On the way to nutrition of the future21 Global megatrends on the consumer side22 The tasks of the new food science33 Life Sciences-A new dimension of science as a solution35 Chapter 2: From the beginnings of industrial food production to today43 When the specter of hunger dominated the world44 With industrialization came prosperity47 What has changed since the baby boomer period65 The international food industry72 The development of research from its beginnings to nutrigenomics76 Chapter 3: How can a growing world population stay healthy and live longer?85 Societal changes affect the global food industry87 Food to stay healthy and fit93 How the global food industry is structured101 Chapter 4: Life Sciences and the revolution of biology, nutrition and health 109 The mission statement-A personalized diet for different population groups109 Understanding how the body really works 111 Living a long and healthy life as a research target 125 Chapter 5: The responsibility of the food industry129 The consumer is the focus from the very beginning129 The growing market for specialty and wellness food131 Nutrition as therapy139 Solutions for certain life situations and risk groups 140 Chapter 6: The responsibility of policy143 Preventive health systems as part of global health 145 Ensuring fair competition as a political task147 Chapter 7: The responsibility of each individual149 What can we decide and what not?149 Traditions, diet myths and ideological trends154 How the social environment shapes our eating habits160 The influence of diet on health163 Chapter 8: Milestones on the way to the future175 What is conceivable, what is possible?176 Appendix 181 Notes 189 Literature199 Internet 211 Acknowledgements217 Index 218 Contents
Foreword9
Introduction15
The future of food-personalized, science-based, resources efficient, caring19
Chapter 1:
On the way to nutrition of the future21
Global megatrends on the consumer side22
The tasks of the new food science33
Life Sciences-A new dimension of science as a solution35
Chapter 2:
From the beginnings of industrial food production to today43
When the specter of hunger dominated the world44
With industrialization came prosperity47
What has changed since the baby boomer period65
The international food industry72
The development of research from its beginnings to nutrigenomics76
Chapter 3:
How can a growing world population stay healthy and live longer?85
Societal changes affect the global food industry87
Food to stay healthy and fit93
How the global food industry is structured101
Chapter 4:
Life Sciences and the revolution of biology, nutrition and health 109
The mission statement-A personalized diet for different population groups109
Understanding how the body really works 111
Living a long and healthy life as a research target 125
Chapter 5:
The responsibility of the food industry129
The consumer is the focus from the very beginning129
The growing market for specialty and wellness food131
Nutrition as therapy139
Solutions for certain life situations and risk groups 140
Chapter 6:
The responsibility of policy143
Preventive health systems as part of global health 145
Ensuring fair competition as a political task147
Chapter 7:
The responsibility of each individual149
What can we decide and what not?149
Traditions, diet myths and ideological trends154
How the social environment shapes our eating habits160
The influence of diet on health163
Chapter 8:
Milestones on the way to the future175
What is conceivable, what is possible?176
Appendix 181
Notes 189
Literature199
Internet 211
Acknowledgements217
Index 218
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