Food Choice, Acceptance and Consumption
It is critical for the food industry to maintain a current understanding of the factors affecting food choice, acceptance and consumption since these influence all aspects of its activities. This subject has matured in recent years and, for the first time
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Food Choice, Acceptance and Consumption Edited by H.L. Meiselman US Army Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center Natick, Massachusetts USA and H.J.H. MacFie Institute of Food Research Reading UK
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Preface
'Does the world need another book about eating?' we asked ourselves when the idea for this book originally surfaced. Our initial reaction to this question was mixed because we were aware of the enormous amount of scientific, technical, clinical, and popular material published about eating. We cautiously studied exactly what was available and what might not be available; we slowly came to the conclusion that another book on eating was not only worthwhile but essential. That would be true if we could organize the type of book which had not yet been written, a truly interdisciplinary book which covered the broad range of human eating. As the book developed we became more and more excited about its potential. And
