連結 - 2011年8月11日 #SciAmBlogs 美食日特輯。

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今天在#SciAmBlogs這裡是美食日,儘管我沒有參與,但網路上有很多值得閱讀的精彩帖子。你可以在這裡閱讀Bora的連結彙總。我最喜歡的一些是:

“人 vs. 食物”之地的食物浪費,作者:David Wogan。“工業化國家消費者層面的食物浪費(2.22億噸)幾乎與撒哈拉以南非洲的食物淨產量總和(2.3億噸)一樣高。”美國生產的近一半可食用食物從未被食用。

人如其食,作者:Razib Khan。生物學影響文化,文化影響生物學。農業和畜牧業改變了我們吃什麼和怎麼吃,但我們的消化生理也必須適應處理小麥和乳製品等食物。


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益生菌如何拯救您的生命,作者:Rob Dunn。人們認為益生菌有助於治療許多消化疾病,但支援這些說法的實際資料很少,而且它們可能如何運作的生理機制仍然未知。然而,最近在小鼠身上進行的研究表明,一種益生菌菌株如何能在腸道中勝過有害的幽門螺旋桿菌的潛在機制。

胡蘿蔔能幫助你看得更清楚嗎?不,但巧克力可能會,作者:Cheryl Murphy。實驗資料表明,黑巧克力中的黃烷醇可以提高視力和認知能力。我下週也會發布一篇關於巧克力的文章。:)

有機蜂蜜是一個甜蜜的錯覺,作者:Alex Wild。“超市裡一罐標準的蜂蜜需要蜜蜂進行一百萬次訪花。一個蜂群每年可能生產 50 到 100 罐這樣的蜂蜜。” 由於蜂蜜的生產需要如此多的花朵,蜜蜂在尋找花蜜時經常會偏離蜂巢 5 公里,當資源稀缺時,它們的半徑可能會翻倍。許多有機農民無法控制蜂巢如此大半徑範圍內的農藥使用。

"Life creates [the Force], makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter," Yoda explains in The Empire Strikes Back, gesturing to Luke's physical body. This quote is striking because of the apt juxtaposition of the wonder of life with its often disgusting vessel. Like many other animals, we secrete, excrete, expectorate, defecate, flatulate, regurgitate, urinate, circulate, masticate, menstruate, ejaculate, and ventilate. We are filled with gas and feces and blood and guts and mucus and any number of rude things. Life as we know it is possible because of the countless impolite things we do every day. Are we luminous beings? Perhaps, but that's neither here nor there. This blog is about the crude matter that keeps us alive.

Michelle Clement has a B.Sc. in zoology (with a minor in American culture studies) and a M.Sc. in organismal biology from The Ohio State University. Her thesis research was on the ecophysiology of epidermal lipids and water homeostasis in house sparrows. She now works as a technical editor for The American Chemical Society. Her broader interests include weird human and animal physiology, obesity and enteric physiology, endocrinology, sexual and reproductive health, personal genomics, anthropology (physical and cultural), sociology, and science education and communication. She lives in Ohio with her boyfriend and two cats.

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