Citation
Blades, M. (2010), "Editorial", Nutrition & Food Science, Vol. 40 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/nfs.2010.01740aaa.001
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2010, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Editorial
Article Type: Editorial From: Nutrition & Food Science, Volume 40, Issue 1.
It has been a pleasure putting together this issue of Nutrition & Food Science which is both wide ranging and also includes papers from all over the world.
The papers include
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Variations in phenolics and antioxidants in onions. There is a massive amount of interest in encouraging the intake of fruit and vegetables and onions in this group. They are a key ingredient of many dishes and also are suitable for use as a vegetable accompaniment on their own as baked or roasted onions. Onions are inexpensive and keep well and are certainly something that is always in my vegetable basket.
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The influence of fruit and vegetables in the workplace is another interesting aspect of encouraging fruit and vegetable consumption and one paper looks at this in the workplace. The use of playing cards with pictures of fruit and vegetables also was seen to encourage fruit and vegetable consumption.
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“Vending machines in hospitals – are they healthy?” provides an insight into the use of such machines in the 24 h world of the hospital. With patients in hospital for extremely short stays of less than a day it is important to consider all aspects of patient, staff and visitor food provision.
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Cytotoxicity and polyphenols in Mangifera parang fruits and also the paper on the potential of African pear examines the multicultural aspects of nutrition and unusual foods and their use in dishes.
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Effect of Greek orthodox holidays on weight gain is interesting as most people attribute some weight gain over bank holidays such as Easter and Christmas so it is valuable to see this quantified.
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Enzymic elimination of acrylamide in carbohydrate foods such as potatoes provides useful information for food scientists battling with this topic.
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Nutrition and sport is becoming more and more topical and it is an area where there is much confusion so the paper on the nutritional status of top team athletes from Greece provides up-to-date information.
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A systematic review of breakfast consumption from Australia provides a useful update on this important topic. Unfortunately, breakfast is all too often missed with the inevitable hunger mid-morning. This is a comprehensive and invaluable paper on the topic.
Mabel Blades