En este artículo se discuten los retos y beneficios de hacer una etnografía comparativa entre países latinoamericanos europeos. Para ello, toma como punto partida el estudio del movimiento slow food, que comenzó en Italia a finales la década 1980 internacionalizó partir 1989. Hoy está presente más 160 mundo. Este parte alimentario Brasil Alemania. La selección dos basó riqueza estos contextos d...

SIEGEL, J. M. REM sleep predicts subsequent food intake. PHYSI0L. BEHAV. 15(4) 399-403,1975. REM sleep time in a 12 hr period was found to predict accurately food intake in the subsequent 12 hr period in undisturbed cats fed ad lib. In all but one of the cats, the correlation between REM sleep and subsequent food intake was negative. REM sleep was a better predictor of food intake than either w...

Food Policy, in much of Asia, has been slow to transition from its historic focus on staple grain self-sufficiency to a more integrated approach to nutrition security. Research and policy discussions continue to focus on hunger and calorie deficiency rather than on the need for a balanced diets to address chronic micronutrient malnutrition and the emerging problems of over weight and obesity. S...

A global expansion in public and private initiatives seeks to strengthen the link between traditional products sustainable development by creating a niche market for these products. Relevant examples are Geographical Indications Slow Food Presidia models. This paper compares both types of Origin Schemes (OFS) disclose main commonalities differences their institutionalization, complex outcomes o...

Progress in transforming current food consumption and production practice in a sustainable direction is slow. Communicative, sustainable consumer policy instruments such as eco-labeling schemes have limited impact outside the green segment and within the mainstream market. This article asks how sustainably produced food can be described in order to promote such food. Based on six cases, it aims...

The traditional methods for mining foods for bioactive peptides are tedious and long. Similar to the drug industry, the length of time to identify and deliver a commercial health ingredient that reduces disease symptoms can take anything between 5 to 10 years. Reducing this time and effort is crucial in order to create new commercially viable products with clear and important health benefits. I...

223 Food Irradiation is a process in which food products are exposed to ionizing radiation in form of gamma radiation, X-rays and electron beams in controlled amount to destroy pathogenic microorganisms in order to increase its safety and shelf life (WHO, 1991). Irradiation as a food preservation technology has been studied in various parts of the world for more than five decades. Acceptance an...