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The 2026 State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World (SOFI) report, published by five United Nations agencies, reveals that while global hunger declined for the third consecutive year, access to healthy diets remains one of the world's greatest challenges. In 2025, an estimated 2.69 billion people—32.7 percent of the global population—were unable to afford a healthy diet.

The protein transformation represents far more than a passing product trend in the bakery and pasta industries; it marks a fundamental global shift that is reshaping the way food is produced. From alternative flours and functional ingredients to AI-assisted formulation technologies and clean-label solutions, this transformation is redefining the future of bakery and pasta products while creating new opportunities for Türkiye to generate higher added value in production and exports.

Processed foods and the unconscious use of supplements and medications can strain the liver’s natural detoxification capacity, leading to fatty liver disease.