FOOD: WHERE DOES IT COME FROM??

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FOOD: WHERE DOES IT COME FROM??INGREDIENTS Substance that forms part of a mixture Ex: Cooking specify which ingredients are used to prepare a dishCommercial products > secret ingredientPharmaceutical active ingredientNational LawsArtificial ingredient Nextgenias.com

Nextgenias.comPHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENT

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Nextgenias.comARTIFICIAL INGREDIENTS

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Nextgenias.comSalmonella and E Coli bacteria: Intake > bind with cellwall > liver > intestinal diseasesE coli Blood vessels damage - bleeding

Nextgenias.comMSG - Monosodium Glutamate

Nextgenias.com WORST INGREDIENTS IN PROCESSED FOODSArtificial sweeteners Weight gainEx: Aspartame sweet tasting neurotoxin >> amino acids attack the cells >> Excitotoxicity Splenda(surcalose) >> Inflammatory bowel diseaseSynthetic trans fats promote inflammation > hallmark of most chronic diseases- Cancer, Diabetes, Heart disease, Decrease immune functionNextgenias.com

Nextgenias.comArtificial Flavours unnatural additive or blend of hundreds of additives Ex: strawberry flavour 50 chemical ingredients Artificial flavouring Diacetyl > used as butter flavoring in microwave popcorn: Alzheimers diseaseMonosodium Glutamate (MSG) excitotoxin >> overexcites the cells to the point of damage or death MSG 78% free glutamic acid >> Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease, Lou Gehrigs disease Artificial Colors Adverse effect on activity and attention in children Ex: Red, Blue and YellowNextgenias.com

Nextgenias.comALZHEIMERS DISEASE

Nextgenias.comPARKINSONS DISEASE

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Nextgenias.comHigh fructose corn syrup HFCS >> free form monosaccharides of fructose and glucose Fructose Primarily metabolized by liver Like alcohol, fructose is metabolized directly into fat stores in fat cells >> mitochondrial malfunction, obesityHigh amts of western food consume high amts of fructose damages the liver like alcoholPreservatives - lengthen the shelf life of foods >> cancer, allergic reactionsEx: Sodium Benzoate soft drinks, fruit juices >> children hyperactive Nextgenias.com

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Nextgenias.comFOOD MATERIALS AND SOURCESMost food has its origin in plantsCereal grain >staple food that provides more food energy worldwideMaize, Wheat and Rice 87% of all grain production > fed to livestockSome foods not from animal or plant sources include various edible fungi (mushrooms)Fungi & Bacteria prep of fermented & pickled foods > alcoholic drinks, picklesBlue-Green Algae like Spirulina Nextgenias.com

Nextgenias.comPLANTSAround 2000 species cultivated for foodSeeds (high in unsaturated fats) of plants > good source for animals, humans >> nutrients(plants initial growth : Healthful fat Omega fats)Edible (eatable) seeds Cereals (rice,wheat,maize), Legumes(beans, peas), Oils sunflowerFruits ripened ovaries of plants (seeds within)Botanical fruits tomatoes, pumpkinsVegetables 2nd type of plant matterRoot veg(potatoes,carrots), bulbs(onion family), stem(bamboo shoots), infloroscence (broccoli

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Nextgenias.comANIMALSUsed as food either directly or indirectly by the products they produce Ex: Meat, Milk (mammary glands) processed into dairy productsBees produce honey (reduced nectar from flowers popular sweetener) > flowers and their nectar available for only part of yearMajor component of honey FRUCTOSE (1997)Evolution of animals > provided tastes which give most energy (sugar and fats)Saturated fats enjoyable to eat (thick and rich)

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Nextgenias.comWHAT DO ANIMALS EAT

Herbivore animal adapted to eating plant material

Mouthparts adapted to rasping or grinding Ex: horsesEats autotrophs (plants, algae)

Organisms that feed on autotrophs primary consumers Nextgenias.comCarnivore : meaning Meat eaterDerives its energy and nutrient requirements from a diet consisting of animal tissue Solely dependent on flesh Obligate carnivoresNon-animal food Facultative carnivoresCarnivore Apex predator (top of the food chain)Carnivorous plants Capture & digest insectsCarnivorous fungi capture microscopic animalsNextgenias.com

Nextgenias.comOmnivore: derives its energy and nutrients from diet consisting of variety of food sources (plants, animals, algae, fungi and bacteria)Meaning All eaterEx: pigs, bears, crows

Sprouted Seeds:Sprouting practice of germinating seeds to be eaten raw or cookedProminent ingredient of raw food dietReduces anti nutritional compounds in raw legumesApplied to barley as part of malting processNextgenias.com

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