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Nutritional and Health Aspects of Food in the Balkans provides an analysis of traditional and ethnic foods from Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Slovenia, Romania, Moldova, and the European part of Turkey. The book addresses the history of use, origin, composition and preparation, ingredient origin, nutritional aspects, and the effects on health for various foods and food products in each of these countries. In addition, it covers local and international regulations and provides suggestions on how to harmonize these regulations to promote global availability of these foods. As a volume in a series co-produced with the Global Harmonization Initiative, this title is sure to be a welcomed reference for nutrition researchers and professionals, including nutritionists, dieticians, food scientists, food technologists, toxicologists, regulators, product developers, educators and students.Analyzes nutritional and health claims related to Balkan CountriesIncludes traditional and ethnic foodsExplores both scientific and anecdotal diet-based health claimsExamines if foods meet regulatory requirements and how to remedy noncomplianceReviews the influence of historical eating habits on today''s diets

Nutritional and Health Aspects of Food in Eastern Europe provides an analysis of traditional and ethnic foods from Eastern Europe, including selections from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The book addresses history of use, origin, composition and preparation, ingredient origin, nutritional aspects, and the effects on health for various foods and food products in each of these countries. In addition, it presents both local and international regulations, while also providing suggestions on how to harmonize these regulations to promote global availability of these foods.

Nutritional and Health Aspects of Food in Nordic Countries provides an analysis of traditional and ethnic foods from the Nordic countries, including Norway (and Svalbard), Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands). The book addresses the history of use, origin, composition and preparation, ingredient origin, nutritional aspects, and the effects on health for various foods and food products in each of these countries. In addition, readers will find local and international regulations and suggestions on how to harmonize regulations to promote global availability of these foods.Provides insight into the varieties of food and food products available in the Nordic countriesPresents nutritional and health claims that are either based on opinion and/or experience, on scientific evidence, or on bothContains a framework to determine whether these northern European foods meet local and international regulatory requirementsOffers strategies to remedy those foods that do not meet local and international regulatory requirements