Food Security & Supply

Most food nutrition contains the phytochemicals for human health. Carotenoids and polyphenols, such as flavonoids and phenolic acids, might be espe...

The first chapter of this book provides a foundation for discussing error and fraud in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) and for eva...

Recently for the prevention and treatment of many neurologic, metabolic and other chronic diseases, the focus has shifted from allopathic Western m...

Providing an introduction to the use of nutrition and health claims, this book explores these claims around the world and the impact of the differe...

Many of the vast number of mushroom species are available world-wide. They are valued in gourmet traditions around the world for their unique taste...

Each year, one in six people in the United States is sickened by a foodborne illness. Government, industry, and others expend considerable resource...

The Obama Administrations Feed the Future (FTF) Initiative is a U.S. international development program launched in 2010 that invests in food securi...

Solanum lycopersicum is the scientific name for cultivated tomatoes. Tomatoes are produced and consumed worldwide. Many scientists are investigatin...

Local Food Environments: Food Access in America provides information on the complex nature of food delivery systems as well as the historical and p...

For over 55 years, the United States has played a leading role in global efforts to alleviate hunger and malnutrition and to enhance world food sec...

Food fraud, or the act of defrauding buyers of food or ingredients for economic gain -- whether they be consumers or food manufacturers, retailers,...

Access to adequate food and nutrition is a fundamental human right. However, a significant population worldwide presently suffers from malnutrition...