eating science,

Spectrum | 10.02.2009 | 04:30

Restaurant of the Future

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: What's for lunch?

Why do people eat minestrone soup for lunch? Or a cheeseburger?

From scientists looking to encourage healthy eating, to food companies wanting to market their products, to people simply trying to control their own waistlines, everyone wants an answer to the same questions: why do we eat what we do and can it be better controlled? Rachel Nolan reports from the latest front of eating science, the Restaurant of the Future in Wageningen, the Netherlands.

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