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“A Place at the table” 1. Most documentary films try to present a problem (or problems) and potential solutions. Describe in your own words the problem presented in the film. What needs correcting in our environment or our society? In the film "A Place at the Table", several social issues, the good and not so good, were brought to light. The problems of food deserts, lack of availability for fresh fruits and vegetables, and the coalition with serious diseases, and childhood obesity. The problem…

grams of carbs, and 3 grams of protein. I believe that the honey whole wheat bagel is a form of complex carbs, due to the starch found in the bagel. However, the mixed berry smoothie falls under the simple carbs category, because of the amount of fructose and glucose in the smoothie. By consuming the smoothie,…

erosion management, wildlife support, and carbon sequestration (Pharo and Daily, 1998). The relationship between pollinators and flowers can be classified as mutualistic because both entities benefit. Nectar (a mix of water, sucrose, glucose, and fructose; Chalcoff et al., 2006) produced by flowers plays a key role in ecological communities. Pollinators use the nectar as a nutrient, and in the process of obtaining nectar they also gather pollen to assist in fertilizing seeds of the plant.…

Each dialysis tube was used to obtain 5mL solutions. Protein, starch, glucose, fructose, lactose, maltose, NaCl, and MgCl2 were the solutions that were put inside of each dialysis tubing. After each dialysis tubing was obtained the same amount, they were put on each of the cylinder that was prepared. These graduated cylinders were sat…

Impact of feeding Glycyrrhiza glabra water extract on the plasma lipid profile The levels of plasma triacylglycerols (TAG) and total cholesterol (TC) in rats during different periods of the experiment are shown in table 2. A significant decrease in both TAG and TC levels was observed in animals administered Glycyrrhiza glabra water extract. After 60 days, the Glycyrrhiza glabra water extract -supplemented diets significantly decreased plasma TAG (74 , 82, and 120 vs. 188) as calculated in mg/dl…

I decided to do my paper over something I use daily which is soda. Even though soda is mostly bad for you people cant get enough of it and. Twhe soda Companies love that they're selling out extremely fast the coca cola companies and sprite corporation give back to the Community by giving out scholarships and by helping out foundations and charities and still today they continue to change the world for example if you watch a basketball game you might might see a pepsi or mostly a sprite…

Tropical Fruits Tropical fruit is any type of fruit produced in tree that is native to the tropics. The tropics are usually as the region and area of the globe that is between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. Tropical region has unique environmental conditions and therefore creates a habitat that is usually for diverse species of fauna and flora. Many tropical fruits are mostly used and consumed by humans, and certain fruits are widely known where its demands are high. (Site) There…

are becoming more addictive with every generation: “. . .fast food is addictive due to the immense amount of sugar, fat, and salt packed into each greasy serving. . . these ingredients often come highly processed in fast food in the form of high fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils [which] contribute to weight gain and leads to increased bad cholesterol”(Cardiff). All the more terrifying is that so many obese Canadians are in denial. While fifty-one per cent are…

The movie Food Inc., released in 2008 criticizes the current methods of food cultivation and processing, especially in the American food industry, for being insensitive to the safety of consumers. The documentary, directed by Robert Kenner Oscar also touches on how other factors such as the income of consumers affect what they eat and the inverse relationship between the profit of food producers and food safety. Kenner starts his movie by tracing the changes in the structure of the food…

Although, we have five principal types of taste in animals’ mouth, specifically human: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, umami. The sweetness is usually caused by a type of simple sugar like glucose or fructose. Most of the fruits are sugary such as mangos and pineapple. Then, the sourness is the acidic taste. For example: lemon and vinegar. The third is the salty food; the saltiness is usually the taste of alkali metal ions such as sodium and potassium…