Fresh Fruit‚ Broken Bodies is an ethnography written by Seth Holmes which not only describes observations‚ but tells a story of the author living alongside the migrant workers whose lives he was observing. Seth Holmes is a medical anthropologist with a Ph.D. from UC Berkeley. His education and background were a big influence and support for him to go on a journey for his thesis. To begin this journey‚ Holmes headed south to San Miguel‚ Mexico where he joined a group of Mexican Migrants crossing the
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Analysis of Commercial Vitamin C Tablets Aim: To employ iodometric titration to determine the content of vitamin C in commercial tablets using volumetric analysis and compares it with the manufacturersÂ’ specifications. Introduction Vitamin C is an essential substance for maintaining good health and it is proved to be the agent which prevents scurvy. Most animals can synthesize their own vitamin C‚ but some‚ such as human cannot. Owing to the increasing concern for oneÂ’s health
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The Effect of Vitamin C on Plant Growth Aim: To determine the effect of salt/ sugar/ caffeine/ vitamin C on seed germination. Hypothesis: The plant will grow slowly or die due to the Vitamin C. Equipment: * 2 cups * 2 measuring cups * Water * Vitamin C/ orange Juice * Soil * 4 seed (2 for each cup) * A ruler Method: 1. Pour ¾ of soil into each cup 2. Plant 2 seeds into each cup. Put it about half way down the soil 3. Mix 1mL of orange juice with 5mL
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abnormally low body weight is often masked by water retention‚ which makes the face moon-shaped and the belly swollen. Deficiency diseases are usually associated with lack of vitamins or minerals. The effects of a vitamin or mineral deficiency on the body depend on the function of the particular nutrient lacking. For example‚ vitamin A is
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Vitamins In the early 20th century the discovery of vitamins began. Today there is a chance that there are some vitamins that are still undiscovered. The definition of vitamin is: one of several substances necessary for animal nutrition‚ and occurring in minute quantities in natural foods; numerous types have been distinguished‚ and designated by the letters of the alphabet. Each and every living animal needs vitamins to grow and be healthy. Since the human body can t produce
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VITAMINS Introduction Vitamins are organic food substances found only in living things‚ i.e. plants and animals. They are essential for our bodies to function properly‚ for growth‚ energy and for our general well-being. With very few exceptions the human body cannot manufacture or synthesize vitamins. They must be supplied in our diet or in man-made dietary supplements. Some people believe that vitamins can replace food‚ but that is incorrect. In fact‚ vitamins cannot be assimilated without also
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Vitamins Vitamins are vital organic nutrients essential to over all health and are needed for cells and fluids in the body. They are found in all the foods that we eat‚ and must be consumed in small quantities since our bodies cannot make them. They are also available in dietary supplements‚ but those are only suggested if necessary‚ like if the body is not getting enough vitamins from food. Even though vitamins do not supply energy as carbohydrates‚ fats and proteins do‚ they are vital because
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Seth Holmes depicts the dangerous journey made by Triqui people in his biography-minded book Fresh Fruit‚ Broken Bodies. Holmes accompanies a group of migrant workers from their hometown in the state of Oaxaca‚ Mexico to the boarder and joins in their attempt to cross into Arizona. Equip with one thousand dollars‚ a few bottles of water‚ one change of clothes and a token of good luck‚ the workers start their journey to the U.S. with hopes of employment and a better life. Holmes tells stories of people
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Is High Vitamin C all it claims to be? These days‚ there is much concern on our consumption of food drink‚ we’re told we do not intake the required daily level of fruit and veg‚ many manufactures claim to provide excellent levels of nutrients‚ This experiment will be carried out to see whether the vitamin c levels claimed by manufacturers are actually present in the drinks‚ this will be done by experimenting various drinks using blue DCPIP solution. The quantity of vitamin C in food and drink
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Mariam Haider Micronutrients Vitamins Written Task Design Brief; Foods are not ‘pure’ substances. Although referred to as protein foods‚ or carbohydrate foods‚ this only recognized the food to be high in a particular nutrient. In fact‚ foods are mixtures of different nutrients and other chemical substances such as toxins‚ pigments and additives. Protein‚ carbohydrates and fat are regarded as macronutrients due to the size of their molecules. These nutrients are needed in large quantities
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