食品研究

食品研究 是专门研究食物与科学、艺术、历史和社会等领域联系的学科。它与其他有关食物的学科（例如营养学、农业，以及美食学和烹饪艺术）最大的分别，是在于它不是去研究食物原料生产、烹调和食用的过程，而是去研究食物在众多不同的学术领域中的地位以及价值，因此需要涉及不同学者的专业来完成研究。

领域现况

作为一个新兴跨学科的研究方向，它与流行文化都有着一定的联系。2006年，美国作家、新闻学教授迈克尔·波伦的著作《杂食动物的困惑（英语：The Omnivore's Dilemma）》就成为纽约时报五大最佳非小说类书籍之一。

本领域的典型议题包括：

其余讨论亦唤起大众对上世纪新出现食品科技，特别是化学肥料和基因改造食品的关注。

食品研究的学者常会从周遭的科学和经济问题入手。

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