Why do we eat food? While you are grabbing a bite to eat, you probably are not asking yourself this question. But we hope that after reading this book, you will think about it more often and appreciate your body’s relationship to food. This book examines the concepts of what your food is, how your body sees, processes and uses food as well as how things can go wrong. By taking this journey with us, you will become a more mindful person about “who” is in your food and what food really means to your cells. Written by a scientist and edited by a non-scientific minded person, this book is designed to give you a basic understanding of the science involved in how your body uses food, as well as provide you with exercises to conduct more in-depth research and further enhance your knowledge of the subjects.
Section 1 WHY WE AREN’T ALONE
A Look at Ecology and Species Interactions
Basic Interactions Between Organisms
Trophism: Who Eats Whom (and What Do They Get Out of It)
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Section 2 WHO IS THAT IN MY CHEESE PUFFS?
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Section 3 WHERE ARE THOSE TRANS FATS?
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Section 4 HOW DOES YOUR FOOD GET FROM YOUR MOUTH TO YOUR DERRIERE?
Enzymes and Reactions
Enzymatic Reactions
Digestion
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Section 5 YOU’RE GOING TO PUT THAT IN THERE?
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Section 6 WHAT’S THE DEAL WITH ENERGY DRINKS?
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Section 7 WHEN IS FOOD NOT YOUR FRIEND?
Body Image and Eating Disorders
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