Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship with Food
Why You Eat What You Eat: The Science Behind Our Relationship with Food

Author: Rachel Herz

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2017-12-26

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 039324332X

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“In this factual feast, neuroscientist Rachel Herz probes humanity’s fiendishly complex relationship with food.” —Nature How is personality correlated with preference for sweet or bitter foods? What genres of music best enhance the taste of red wine? With clear and compelling explanations of the latest research, Rachel Herz explores these questions and more in this lively book. Why You Eat What You Eat untangles the sensory, psychological, and physiological factors behind our eating habits, pointing us to a happier and healthier way of engaging with our meals.

Food Science: You Are What You Eat
Food Science: You Are What You Eat

Author: Amanda Lanser

Publisher: ABDO

Published: 2015-01-01

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 1629693235

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This title presents the history of food science. Vivid text details how early studies of nutrition and food chemistry led to today's food safety standards and genetically modified crops. It also puts a spotlight on the brilliant scientists who made these advances possible. Useful sidebars, rich images, and a glossary help readers understand the science and its importance. Maps and diagrams provide context for critical discoveries in the field. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

You Are What You Eat
You Are What You Eat

Author: Sally F. Jackson

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2018-10-25

Total Pages: 526

ISBN-13: 9781973633884

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You Are What You EAT Human Body Function In Relation To Food Through your parent's influence, you learned the importance of eating balanced meals and drinking plenty of water. But classes on basic body function in relation to food never existed, so you grasped little about your body functions in relation to true nutrition. In this self - teaching - book you will learn the basics of body function in relation to food. And what your body can and can't do with the foods you eat - all using basic and easy- to- implement concepts. You will understand exactly how your body works and how to make dietary changes to improve your overall health and prevent or eliminate a variety of diseases. Nutrition is not calorie counting, chemical reactions, or metabolism, but is proper and effective body function as a result of what you eat. Proactive Health Education has based this self - teaching book on research gathered from independent scientists and respected researchers from around the world. You are the sum of everything you eat, including food, water and exercise. Your body knows exactly what it needs, learn how to listen, and obtain a happier, longer, healthier life.

You are what You Eat : Stories of Food in Modern Time
You are what You Eat : Stories of Food in Modern Time

Author: David DeRocco

Publisher: Full Blast Productions

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1895451604

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You Are What You Eat: Stories about Food in Modern Times is a reproducible book that includes 25 stories about issues relating to food and modern food production. The stories are written at an intermediate level. The 25 topics are: Food labels, Nanotechnology and food, Food allergies, Food borne illnesses, Type 2 diabetes, Factory farming, BMI (Body Mass Index), Pesticides and food, Pollinator decline, Seedbanks, Agricultural monoculture, Water, Globalization food, Food preservatives, Obesity, Famine, Factory food, New Food Pyramid: MyPyramid, Organic food, Fast food, Slow food, White whole wheat, Genetically modified foods, Good vs. Bad Carbs, and Nutraceuticals, Each unit is complimented by a variety of exercises covering most skill areas.

Healthy Eating: The Food Science Guide on What To Eat Healthy Eating Guide (food science food science and nutrition: The Food Science Guide on What To
Healthy Eating: The Food Science Guide on What To Eat Healthy Eating Guide (food science food science and nutrition: The Food Science Guide on What To

Author: Charlie Mason

Publisher: Tilcan Group Limited

Published: 2021-02-22

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13:

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We all eat. We all know that some foods are better for us than others, and we all know that the foods we crave are usually not the foods that are good for us! Theory is great, but practice is better. This book is all about putting nutrition and food science theory to use in your life. Learn which foods to eat and which to avoid, and why. This book will help you understand food and nutrition science, and guide you through making the years of research work for you and your health. Practice makes perfect, routine is the best practice! This food guide will help you create food rules to live by and make a diet plan that's balanced, nutritious, and keeps you engaged. The book will explain how to ditch the added sugars and enjoy the natural flavors of food, and help you set up a food plan for a balanced, unprocessed life. It also details the use of fasting in your diet, and explains how mindfulness and mental rest can help you reach your goals. Best of all, this book doesn't just tell you to eat or avoid certain things, it gives you a detailed, scientific reason why you should or should not have certain foods and drinks in your meal plan. No more 'because I said so' or 'according to x blogger'. Everything in these pages is backed by food and nutrition science, explained simply and broken down to easily digestible bites. That's not to say the process is easy. You're training your own mind to enjoy the taste of unsweetened, unprocessed, untainted foods, and that takes time and energy. Everything will be explained in positive, simple steps you can take to better your life. This book is for the reader who wants to eat well and live better, but who wasn't sure where or how to start. This is the starting line. Get ready. Get set... Go!

Careers in Food Science: From Undergraduate to Professional
Careers in Food Science: From Undergraduate to Professional

Author: Richard W Hartel

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2010-07-08

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 0387773916

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Careers in Food Science provides detailed guidelines for students and new employees in the food industry to ensure a successful start to their career. Every step towards a rewarding career in this rapidly evolving industry is covered, from which classes to take in college and which degrees to earn, to internships, and finally how to land, and keep, the first job. This book also provides day-to-day examples of what to expect from the many jobs available to help students decide what to do and where to go. The food industry includes a wide array of fields and careers not only in food production and in academia, but also in government and research institutions. In fact, it is estimated that by 2010 there will be 52,000 annual job openings for college graduates in the Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources system in the U.S. alone. Written by people who have experience or are currently working in each sector, this book seeks to shed some light on starting, or furthering, a career in this exciting field.

Consumer Research Methods in Food Science
Consumer Research Methods in Food Science

Author: Carlos Gómez-Corona

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-04-07

Total Pages: 470

ISBN-13: 1071630008

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This volume details a wide range of consumer research methods from different disciplines with an application to food and beverages. Each chapter is written by well-known researchers in the field that guides the reader on a specific method in applied consumer research. Chapters are separated by disciplines, detail brief theoretical background, provide a clear examples of the methodology, anthropology, history, linguistics, and visual arts, culinary arts, design, and user experience are also approached. The separation of methods through disciplines gives a better structure to the reader when trying to apply each method. Authoritative and cutting-edge, Consumer Research Methods in Food Science detail clear steps and a framework to reproduce consumer research methods in different applications.

You Are What You Eat
You Are What You Eat

Author: Sally F. Jackson

Publisher: WestBow Press

Published: 2018-10-25

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 1973633868

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You Are What You EAT Human Body Function In Relation To Food Through your parent’s influence, you learned the importance of eating balanced meals and drinking plenty of water. But classes on basic body function in relation to food never existed, so you grasped little about your body functions in relation to true nutrition. In this self - teaching - book you will learn the basics of body function in relation to food. And what your body can and can’t do with the foods you eat - all using basic and easy- to- implement concepts. You will understand exactly how your body works and how to make dietary changes to improve your overall health and prevent or eliminate a variety of diseases. Nutrition is not calorie counting, chemical reactions, or metabolism, but is proper and effective body function as a result of what you eat. Proactive Health Education has based this self – teaching book on research gathered from independent scientists and respected researchers from around the world. You are the sum of everything you eat, including food, water and exercise. Your body knows exactly what it needs, learn how to listen, and obtain a happier, longer, healthier life.

Ace Your Food Science Project
Ace Your Food Science Project

Author: Robert Gardner

Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC

Published: 2009-08-01

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 0766056848

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Authors Robert Gardner, Thomas R. Rybolt, and Salvatore Tocci take cooking to the next level with these great food science projects. Young scientists will explore the chemistry of food in finding out how to test for fat, carbohydrates, vitamin C, and more. Many experiments include ideas for your science fair. Students can ace their next project or science test while working with their favorite food.

You are What You Eat
You are What You Eat

Author: Annette M. Magid

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Published: 2009-10-02

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 1443814687

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You are What You Eat: Literary Probes into the Palate offers tantalizing essays immersed in the culture of food, expanded across genres, disciplines, and time. The entire collection of You Are What You Eat includes a diversity of approaches and foci from multicultural, national and international scholars and has a broad spectrum of subjects including: feminist theory, domesticity, children, film, cultural history, patriarchal gender ideology, mothering ideology, queer theory, politics, and poetry. Essays include studies of food-related works by John Milton, Emily Dickinson, Fay Weldon, Kenneth Grahame, Roald Dahl, Shel Silverstein, J. K. Rowling, Mother Goose, John Updike, Maxine Hong Kingston, Alice Walker, Amy Tan, Louise Erdrich, Amanda Hesser, Julie Powell, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Martin Scorsese, Bob Giraldi, Clarice Lispector, José Antônio Garcia, Fran Ross, and Gish Hen. The topic addresses a range of interests appealing to diverse audiences, expanding from college students to food enthusiasts and scholars.