a priority. To achieve food security, food engineers are required to address land and water scarcity to provide enough growth and food for undernourished people. In addition, food production depends on land and water supply, which are under stress as the population size increases. There is a growing pressure on land resources driven by expanding populations, leading to expansions of croplands; this usually involves the destruction of forests and exploitation of arable land. Food engineers face the challenge of finding sustainable ways to produce to adapt to the growing population. Human health Food engineers must adapt food technologies and operations to the recent consumer trend toward the consumption of healthy and nutritious food. To supply foods with these qualities, and for the benefit of human health, food engineers must work collaboratively with professionals in other domains such as medicine, biochemistry, chemistry, and consumerism. New technologies and practices must be developed to increase the production of foods that have a positive impact on human health. See also Pharmaceuticals Food science Food technology Aseptic processing Dietary supplement Food and biological process engineering Food fortification Food preservation Food rheology Food supplements Future food technology Nutraceutical Nutrification Food and Bioprocess Technology Food safety Food chemistry Food physical chemistry Pasteurization Food dehydration Biosensors Biochemistry Microbiology Food quality Stabiliser References Engineering disciplines Food science Food industry