Opinions, commentaries, and reflections on food science, nutrition, postharvest technology, and global food security.
Pol Tijskens, Horticultural Supply Chains, Wageningen University, the Netherlands (Pol.Tijskens@wur.nl), February 2009. Why is one mango different from another? Why is one batch of tomatoes different from another batch? Why are apples from Chile different…
Dr. Rocio Arellano, MD, M.Sc., Professor at the Autonomous University of Queretaro and MD at the San Jose Hospital, Queretaro (roare2001@yahoo.com), Mexico, February 2009. Childhood obesity increasing prevalence is a threat to the world’s health…
Dr. Carlos Sosa, Professor and Ex Dean, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico (carlosfranciscososa@gmail.com), February 2009. In 12,000 years of domestication of animals about 700 breeds have been created by humans. However,…
Dr. Alfonso A. Gardea, Professor and Ex General Director of CIAD, Mexico (Gardea@ciad.mx), February 2009. According to FAO officials the 2007 food crisis escalated the number of undernourished people to a peak high of 923…