Nutritional and Health Aspects of Traditional and Ethnic Foods of Eastern Europe

Nutrition and Health of Eastern European Foods: Traditional and Ethnic Diets provides an analysis of traditional and ethnic foods from Eastern Europe, including Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.

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.

Nutrition and Health of Eastern European Foods: Traditional and Ethnic Diets also presents local and international regulations and provides suggestions on how to harmonize these regulations to promote global availability of these foods.

Analyzes nutritional and health claims related to eastern European foodsIncludes traditional and ethnic foods from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Estonia, Latvia, and LithuaniaExplores 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