Good and Bad Food Science: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff - Softcover

Goeyens, Leo

 
9789057188787: Good and Bad Food Science: Separating the Wheat from the Chaff
Softcover
ISBN 10: 9057188783 ISBN 13: 9789057188787
Verlag: ASP VUB PR, 2020

Inhaltsangabe

<div>Human activity has brought many unwanted substances into the environment and into our food. Some chemicals are essential for the human body, others are dangerous contaminants that can seriously undermine human health. Food chemistry therefore is a black and white mosaic pavement. In concise, easy-to-read texts, the author dwells upon current changes and challenges for human and animal environment, arguing for a focus on health, sustainability, and a circular economy. From tea leaves and plastic to oxytocin and food security, this book considers a wide range of subjects from a chemist&#8217;s perspective and calls for sounder food ethics.</div>

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

<div><b>Leo Goeyens</b> holds a PhD in Chemical Sciences and has lectured at both VUB and KU Leuven. He is the manager of Life and Chemistry Office (www.lc-offi ce.be).</div>

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Imagine biting into a burger that was produced without having to slaughter the animal. Why not say “yes” to genetically edited (gene-edited) food crops?
Does corn turn hamster mothers into cannibals?
Should we fear unrestrained use of glyphosate in years to come?
Will Cupid’s arrows assume the form of a nasal oxytocin spray?
Vertical farming: eco-friend or foe?

These are just some of the challenging and often awkward questions Leo Goeyens confronts his readers with. Human activity has brought many unwanted substances into the environment and into our food. Some chemicals are essential for the human body, others are dangerous contaminants that can seriously undermine human health. Food chemistry therefore is a black and white mosaic pavement.

In concise easy-to-read texts the author dwells upon current changes and challenges for human and animal environment, arguing for a focus on health, sustainability and a circular economy. From tea leaves and plastic to oxytocin and food security, this book considers a wide range of subjects from a chemist’s perspective and calls for sounder food ethics.

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Verlag
ASP VUB PR
Erscheinungsdatum
2020
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
9057188783
ISBN 13 
9789057188787
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
366
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