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.
ContentsForeword9Introduction15The future of food-personalized, science-based, resources efficient, caring19Chapter 1:On the way to nutrition of the future21Global megatrends on the consumer side22The tasks of the new food science33Life Sciences-A new dimension of science as a solution35Chapter 2:From the beginnings of industrial food production to today43When the specter of hunger dominated the world44With industrialization came prosperity47What has changed since the baby boomer period65The international food industry72The development of research from its beginnings to nutrigenomics76Chapter 3:How can a growing world population stay healthy and live longer 85Societal changes affect the global food industry87Food to stay healthy and fit93How the global food industry is structured101Chapter 4:Life Sciences and the revolution of biology, nutrition and health 109The mission statement-A personalized diet for different population groups109
Understanding how the body really works 111Living a long and healthy life as a research target 125Chapter 5:The responsibility of the food industry129The consumer is the focus from the very beginning129The growing market for specialty and wellness food131Nutrition as therapy139Solutions for certain life situations and risk groups 140Chapter 6:The responsibility of policy143Preventive health systems as part of global health 145Ensuring fair competition as a political task147Chapter 7:The responsibility of each individual149What can we decide and what not 149Traditions, diet myths and ideological trends154How the social environment shapes our eating habits160The influence of diet on health163Chapter 8:Milestones on the way to the future175What is conceivable, what is possible 176Appendix 181Notes 189Literature199Internet 211Acknowledgements217Index 218
