Health & Nutrition Archive

13 December

What’s in a Name?: The Use of Dairy Product Names in Labeling of Plant-Based Alternatives

BY: LAUREN SIPPLE Fluid milk consumption in the United States has declined steadily since the 1970s. A study by the USDA’s Economic Research Service found the decline appears to be related to generational differences, with younger generations consuming milk...

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13 June

What the Food Health Survey Says about Food Science and Trust

BY: DANIELLE ROBERTSON RATH As a food scientist who studies energy drinks, I know how important it is to consider consumer behaviors and fears with regards to food products. Energy drinks are controversial, so it’s not enough to study...

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10 May

Ayurveda: The Modern Science of Traditional Medicine

BY: ROB HALLINAN A Word of Caution I want to preface this article by stating that I am not a medical doctor and this article is not intended as medical advice. Consult with your physician before adding any dietary...

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02 May

Lose Your Sense of Smell and Lose Yourself: The Impact of Anosmia on Quality of Life

BY: ALEX PIERCE-FELDMEYER As a child on Saturday mornings I often awoke to the smell of bacon and pancakes on a griddle. The second level of my house was rich with breakfast aromas and suggested that something delicious might...

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04 April

Human Rights and Food: The Impact of Food Technology on Global Health

By Bryan Quoc Le | 150 Food Science Questions Answered The following is an opinion essay submitted to the 2018 AAAS Science & Human Rights Essay Competition. The Origins of Modern Food Technology The overreaching aims of the modern food...

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21 March

In Defense of Refined Sugar

BY: ALEX PIERCE- FELDMEYER Let me tell you a story. Mid triathlon I was pregnant. Okay, I wasn’t really but I felt like what I imagine a pregnant woman would feel like. I was bloated, wobbly and overall extremely...

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07 February

On Food, Fire, and the Frontal Lobe

By Bryan Quoc Le | 150 Food Science Questions Answered You are what you eat, or so the old adage goes. But unlike other primates and animals, humans are the only animals who cook their food, which may have more...

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31 January

Squeezing the Juice Out of the Charcoal Trend

BY: AMELIA CHEN What is it about black foods that is creepy and intriguing at the same time? Remember the McDonald’s hamburger with squid ink buns (see above)? A little bit terrifying. But on the other hand, I really...

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24 January

Food and the Intestine: Friends from day one

BY: JOHN GLEESON, PhD Few friendships are cultivated from birth, but an essential relationship between food and the intestine starts from the very day you are born. If your intestines aren’t functioning properly (possibly due to a disease) then...

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30 November

Chasing Chia Seeds: from a Cheesy Child’s Toy to a Food Chock-full of Nutrients

BY: PRAVEENA THIRUNATHAN CH-CH-CH-CH-CHIA! If that tagline sounds familiar to you, that’s probably because you were alive during the 80s and 90s, when this lovely infomercial was playing on the nonstop on the TV. Dubbed “Chia Pets”, the creepy...

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