"Placed at the crossroads of diverse disciplines – medical sciences, information and communication science, sociology of food, agricultural sciences – this book focuses on media, food and nutrition. Contributors to this volume come from different countries including the United Kingdom, Germany, Mexico and Romania, and consider comparatively their native cultures. The book answers several questions: How are food and nutrition made visible and publicized? What is the role of media in relation to food and nutrition? What are the strategies of discourses surrounding food and nutrition within new public spaces?" (Publisher description)
1 Introduction / Daniel Biltereyst, 1
2 Food, Nutrition and Media / Daniela Roventa-Frumusani, Valentina Marinescu, 5
3 The Analysis of Media Coverage and Scientific Literature on Food and Nutrition: The Case of Eastern European Countries / Valentina Marinescu, 21
4 The Thematic Coverage of the Nutrition Topic in Estonian Scientificand Mass Media Articles / Kadi Lubi, 33
5 Analysis of “Food” and “Nutrition” Phrases Occurrences in Polish Scientific Articles: Case Study—Overweight and Obesity Among Children / Dorota Dyksik, 47
6 Mediatic Coverage of Scientific Research Published in the Republic of Moldova on “Nutrition” and “Food” Topics / Catalina Croitoru, Elena Ciobanu, 63
7 A Conceptual Map of “Nutrition”: Content Analysis of Uses in Romanian Mass Media and Scientific Articles Between 2014 and 2017 / Catalina Stanciu, Ramona Marinache, 77
8 Media Coverage of the Topic “Nutrition” and Related Issues in German Online News / Simona Rodat, 89
9 From Nutritious Banks for the Poor to Top Ten Meals Against Love Pain: Food in Bulgarian Media as an Entertaining Zone / Svetlana D. Hristova, 111
10 “Nutrition” and “Food” in Online Media in the Republic of Moldova: Content Analysis / Elena Ciobanu, Catalina Croitoru, 129
11 A Critical Analysis of Romanian Media Representations of Food: A Qualitative and Quantitative Perspective / Silvia Branea, Crînguta Irina Pelea, 143
12 Media Coverage of Food Issues in Romania: A Longitudinal Analysis / Valentina Marinescu, 159
13 But Where Are the Tastes of Yesteryear? Mapping the Commodification of Communist-Era Food Brands / Alexandra Bardan, Natalia Vasilendiuc, 175
14 Experiencing the Spectacle of Fine Dining. New Forms of Festivity in Sofia, Bulgaria and Diversion of Public Space / Velislava Petrova, 189
15 Figurative Reconstruction in Food and Healthcare Advertising / Dan Podaru, 203
16 Culinary Discourse in Contemporary South Korea / Catalina Stanciu, 213
17 Romanian Online Media and Public Health Threats: Case Study Incidents with Food in Urban Areas / Ecaterina Balica, 227
18 An Argument for a Broader Definition for Food Literacy: Findings from a Systematic Review / Bianca Fox, Valentina Marinescu, 239
19 Educating Through Television in Health and Nutrition / Valentina Gueorguieva, 259
20 Food Consumption Behaviour and Lifestyle: A Cross-National Study in Romania, Bulgaria and the Republic of Moldavia / Cristina Bianca Pocol, Mihaela Mihai, 271
21 Associations Between Social Media Use and Loneliness, Body Image and Disordered Eating: A Qualitative Study of British Young Adults / Bianca Fox, 287
22 Relationship Between Self-Regulated Eating Behaviour and eHealth Literacy. A Confirmatory Factorial Analysis / Dalia-Merit Gonzalez-Sifuentes, Diego-Oswaldo Camacho-Vega, 313