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Future Foods: How Modern Science Is Transforming the Way We Eat by
We are in the midst of an unprecedented era of rapid scientific and technological advances that are transforming the way our foods are produced and consumed. Food architecture is being used to construct healthier, tastier, and more sustainable foods. Functional foods are being created to combat chronic diseases such as obesity, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and heart disease. These foods are fortified with nutraceuticals or probiotics to improve our mood, performance, and health. The behavior of foods inside our guts is being controlled to increase their healthiness. Precision nutrition is being used to tailor diets to our unique genetic profiles, microbiomes, and metabolisms. Gene editing, nanotechnology, and artificial intelligence are being used to address modern food challenges such as feeding the growing global population, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing waste, and improving sustainability. However, the application of these technologies is facing a backlash from consumers concerned about the potential risks posed to human and environmental health. Some of the questions addressed in this book are: What is food architecture? How does sound and color impact taste? Will we all have 3D food printers in all our homes? Should nanotechnology and gene editing be used to enhance our foods? Are these new technologies safe? Would you eat bug-foods if it led to a more sustainable food supply? Should vegetarians eat themselves? Can nutraceuticals and probiotics stop cancer? What is the molecular basis of a tasty sustainable burger? David Julian McClements is a Distinguished Professor in food science who has used physics, chemistry, and biology to improve the quality, safety, and healthiness of foods for over 30 years. He has published over 900 scientific articles and 10 books in this area and is currently the most highly cited food scientist in the world. He has won numerous scientific awards for his work. The aim of this book is to highlight the many exciting advances being made in the science of foods, and to show their application for solving important problems related to the modern food supply, such as tackling chronic diseases, feeding a global population, reducing food waste, and creating healthier and tastier foods.
Call Number: TP248.65.F66 M33 2019
Websites
- Food, Genetically Modified
Questions and Answers from the World Health Organization - Genetically modified foods: safety, risks and public concerns—a review
from National Library of Medicine - What Are GMOs and GM Foods?
Live Science, July 8, 2019 - Genetically Modified Foods
from Genetic Science Learning Center, University of Utah
Streaming Video
- High-Tech Foods: Is Genetically Engineered Food Safe?Fast-tracked by the FDA, GMOs—genetically modified organisms—have already deeply penetrated America’s food supply. Are they safe? In this program, NewsHour correspondent Paul Solman looks at both sides of the GMO controversy. Agricultural law professor Neil Hamilton, a nutrition consultant, and an independent corn farmer counsel a conservative approach, while economist Dermot Hayes, of Iowa State University, reacts to the unfairness of anti-GMO rhetoric, in which the plants are, in effect, considered guilty until proved innocent. Do the potential benefits of GMOs outweigh the possible risks? (13 minutes)
Databases
- ScienceDirect This link opens in a new window
Articles from journals on science, technology, and medicine for advanced research.
- Health Source - Consumer Edition This link opens in a new window
Articles about medicine and health for professionals and patients.
Online From CCBC Libraries
Organic and Genetically Modified Food by
This book addresses two often misunderstood agricultural production methods - organic and genetically modified food. What are the actual ethical, environmental and nutritional differences between organic and conventionally-produced food? Which foods are GM in Australia, how are they labelled and regulated, and are there any proven environmental or health-related side-effects? This book serves you up an abundance of information with which to make more informed food choices. Also includes: worksheets and activities, fast facts, glossary, web links, index.
Publication Date: 2016
Organizations
- How GMOs Are Regulated for Food and Plant Safety in the United States
US Food and Drug Administration - GMO Crops, Animal Food, and BeyondU.S. Food and Drug Administration
- Science and History of GMOs and Other Food Modification ProcessesUS Food and Drug Administration
Podcasts
- Ask a Biologist Podcast: Food for Thought About GMOs
from Arizona State University - A CRISPR Food Future
from the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)