Nutritional and Health Aspects of Food in Western Europe. Nutritional and Health Aspects of Traditional and Ethnic Foods

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. History of Eating Habits in Western Europe 3. Western Food Cultures and Traditions 4. Food, Nutrition and Health on the Island of Ireland 5. Food, Nutrition and Health in the UK 6. Food, Nutrition and Health in the Netherlands 7. Food, Nutrition, and Health in France 8. Food, Nutrition and Health in Germany 9. Common Nutrition and Health Issues 10. Environmental Sustainability Issues for Western Food Production 11. Legal and Regulatory Issues in Western Europe 12. Traditional Food, Legal and Regulatory Issues in Switzerland 13. Future Outlooks

Authors

Susanne Braun University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. Susanne Braun is Managing Director of the Hohenheim Research Center for Bioeconomy, founded in April 2015. Dr. Braun has a broad knowledge in the food sector, based on an academic degree in food technology (MSc) and a second academic education in economy and European politics (MBA). Her work includes international management and consulting activities within food companies in different countries. She is highly experienced in working on international research projects and is involved in the coordination and management of EU research projects. She is a member of various European food networks and associations, such as EFFoST and IUFoST. Her main activities in recent years have included the optimisation of the knowhow transfer to SMEs in the food sector (several publications) and the linking with a trans-European network of various stakeholders in the food sector. Her work also included the organization of and participation in a large number of international conferences and workshops. Christina Z�bert University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany. Christina Z�bert is a Project Manager at the Research Center for Bioeconomics, University of Hohenheim, Germany. Dimitrios Argyropoulos Research Center for Bioeconomics, University of Hohenheim, Germany. Dr. Dimitrios Argyropoulos is a Scientific Coordinator at the Research Center for Bioeconomy Francisco Javier Casado Hebrard Research Center for Bioeconomics, University of Hohenheim, Germany. Dr. Francisco Javier Casado Hebrard is a Project Manager at the Research Center for Bioeconomy.