From nutritious foods that fill you up faster to new weight-loss medications to government food taxes, obesity experts predict maintaining a healthy weight may get much easier during the next few decades.

In her new role, she will oversee a wide array of IFT programs that serve 18,000 members and the food science and technology professions.

This month marks the first of Prepared Foods’ issues on display at the IFT 2013 Annual Meeting & Expo.

The unique professional distinction is given to individuals with outstanding and extraordinary qualifications and experience for their contributions to food science and technology.

Roger Clemens, chief scientific officer of the E.T. Horn Company, is the new president of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).

More than 15,000 food professionals found themselves in New Orleans for the 2011 IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo, held June 11–14, when 900 exhibitors gathered to show their latest products and innovations.

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and Disney Consumer Products (DCP) are collaborating to raise the visibility of food science careers and the innovative potential of the profession to develop healthy and nutritious foods.

Dow AgroSciences unveiled a saturated fat free Omega-9 Sunflower Oil at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Annual Meeting and Food Expo in New Orleans. According to the company, the oil also has zero trans fats and is uniquely high in heart-healthy monounsaturated fats.

Cargill is showcasing new ingredients and ideas at the 2011 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Food Expo in New Orleans.