Tag: Food careers

According to the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), food science is a discipline that applies scientific principles to understand food's nature, prevent its deterioration, process it, and improve it for consumers. In simple words, it is the study of everything that happens to food after it leaves the farm until it reaches your plate.

According to the World Health Organization, poor diet is a leading global risk factor for noncommunicable diseases like heart disease and diabetes. This critical statistic is just one reason why we should study food, a field that profoundly impacts our personal health, societal well-being, and the planet's future.