Food allergy is a reaction from the response of the immune system. It is a reaction to fight the harmful ingredient in the food. Food allergies vary between infants‚ children‚ and adults. The sign and symptoms for food allergies can show reactions that are minor to severe. Treatment for food allergies depend on the signs and symptoms. In infants and young children‚ they have reactions to milk or soy milk if they are allergic to it. “Allergies to milk or soy formula (a milk substitute made from
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Food Irradiation Food irradiation has the longest history‚ more than 40 years‚ of scientific research and testing of any food technology before approval. Research has been comprehensive‚ and has included wholesomeness‚ toxicological‚ and microbiological evaluation. Worldwide‚ 38 countries permit irradiation of food‚ and more than 28 billion lb of food is irradiated annually in Europe. It is important to note that food irradiation has a pretty remarkable list of national and international
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What is GM food? Genetically modified food (GM food‚ or biotech food) refers to any food or food ingredient that is‚ or is derived from‚ an organism in which the genetic material has been modified using modern biotechnology. How does GM food be produced? Nowadays‚ scientists can identify and modify genes controlling specific characteristics using modern biotechnology. They use a variety of biotechnology‚ such as biochemical "scissors" to cut the DNA sequence at a specific place‚ and then select
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Food Allergies Food allergy occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks a food protein‚ confusing it to be a hostile invader. Ingestion of the offending food may trigger the sudden release of chemicals‚ including histamine‚ resulting in symptoms of an allergic reaction. The symptoms may be mild (rashes‚ hives‚ itching‚ swelling‚ etc.) or severe (trouble breathing‚ wheezing‚ loss of consciousness‚ etc.). A food allergy can be potentially fatal. It is estimated that approximately 12 million Americans
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Food Insecurity Nutrition is important for healthy life. Many people are still hungry around the world even though there is mass production of food. This is because of unhealthy food production. In today’s world we see many obese people because of high intake of high fat and cholesterol containing food. It is important to have a healthy diet/ nutritional intake for individuals to have good foundation for physical and mental health. Now a day’s healthy food is getting more expensive rather than
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Storage & Food Handling . Food safety is a scientific discipline describing handling‚ preparation‚ and storage of food in ways that prevent food-borne illness . Diagram1. Food Safety Diagram2. Food Storage and Temperature Diagram4. Food Storage Diagram3. Temperature and Bacteria Cooling Foods Safely One of the leading causes of food-borne illness is improperly cooled food. Cooked foods that are to be stored need to be cooled to below 41°F/5°C as quickly as possible. This
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Food is any substance‚ usually composed primarily of carbohydrates‚ fats‚ water and/or proteins‚ that can be eaten or drunk by an animal or human for nutrition or pleasure. Items considered food may be sourced from plants‚ animals or other categories such as fungus or fermented products like alcohol. Although many human cultures sought food items through hunting and gathering‚ today most cultures use farming‚ ranching‚ and fishing‚ with hunting‚ foraging and other methods of a local nature included
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Food Tourism Food tourism refers to trips made to destinations where the local food and beverages are the main motivating factors for travel. It is also known as “Gastronomic tourism”‚ “tasting tourism” or “culinary tourism”. What this means is there is a particular audience of people who are willing to travel the world in order to sample and experience authentic international cuisines. In Food tourism‚ food is the attraction. DIFFERENT STAGES OF FOOD TOURISM: • Pre- travel: food from the
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junk food Napoleon Bonaparte once said‚ ”A man’s palate can‚ in time‚ become accustomed to anything.”Hundreds of millions of people buy junk food every day without giving it much thought‚ unaware of the subtle and not so subtle ramifications of their purchases. As the name suggests‚ junk food is just pure junk. Actually the term "junk food" refers to foods that are relatively high in caloric content‚ but low in nutritional value. A few examples of foods often considered to be junk food include
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Food is one of the fundamental elements for human being and we have our own choices of selecting either a healthy diet or harmful foods; it all depends on our decision. Everyone should think twice before deciding to eat fast food. There are many health risks when it comes to eating food that’s made within a matter of seconds. In the book "Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser‚ chapter three highlights the cooking process of Taco Bell. "Just add hot water‚" an employee said. The food is not properly
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