The thesis attempts to show how historical events in the 19th century influenced the change and development of nutrition in Slovenia.The 19th century is a crucial period for the development of nutrition. The Industrial Revolution led to the discovery of new devices and processes important in the field of nutrition. These included innovations in farming, processing and marketing. The latter has been strongly influenced by globalisation, which has increased the volume of food trade. This has been followed by a change in culinary trends as new foods have become available. World trade has also brought foreign food practices into the Slovenian sphere. In addition to material changes, society also changed during this century, and so did attitudes to food. New ideologies about nutrition emerged. It was not only innovation and new ideas that changed diet. It was also influenced by periods of famine, war and epidemics. In a social context, it is interesting to see how dietary habits changed within and between certain social classes. In this work I have focused on the main three groups: peasants, the proletariat and the wealthier classes.
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