Table of contents
The search for sweetness
In the second half of 1974, sugar became a precious commodity. Domestic and commercial stockpiling increased the weekly sales by 1800 tons compared with sales in 1973. With rising…
The world food crisis
Georg BorgstromMankind is facing a situation unprecedented in history. The world's population is increasing by close to eighty million a year. This is equivalent to a new Europe each sixth year…
The Agricultural Research Council: FOOD RESEARCH INSTITUTE
A.W. TomalinWhy do potatoes become bruised black and blue? What causes the antiseptic taint of chicken flesh, or the fishy taste in eggs? Objectionable to the consumer and financially…
THE SHAPE OF VEG TO COME
David GunstonThe pedigree of most of the vegetables on our plates could accurately be given as ‘by perseverance out of weed’. For long centuries of selective plant‐breeding have brought…
Diet and Coronary Heart Disease
A.S. TruswellCoronary heart disease, which is sometimes called ischaemic heart disease, is the major cause of death in the United Kingdom. Much more is known, and even more talked about, the…
THE NEW PROTEINS
Most authorities agree that we are in a critical period which will become more critical as the century progresses. There is, however, a small but persistent body of opinion that…
JET SET FOOD
Frank PrestonDue to diurnal variations of illumination, temperature and other environmental factors resulting from the axial rotation of the earth, all living organisms have an imposed diurnal…
National food survey
With spiralling food prices and shortages of some basic commodities, how do we, as a nation, spend our weekly food allowance? By interviewing selected housewives, the National…
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- Dr Vijay Ganji