There are three important breaking moments throughout history in the understanding of “Nutrition and Food” of human beings. The first was the discovery of fire, which gave mankind the opportunity to cook their food on fire and was an important revolution for that time. The second was the discovery of agriculture in the Neolithic Period. With agriculture, man has had the ability to produce more…
It would not be an exaggeration to say that Genetically Modified Organisms are essential “the most important ability that human beings have gained through nearly 150 years of genetic studies.” With the studies of Gregor Mendel (1822-1884), we began to discover that the characteristic features of living things are encoded in their genes about 150 years ago. However, mankind has known for a very long…
Nutritional yeast, which has become very popular recently, is a new generation commercial product produced by the reproduction, clarification and drying of Saccharomyces cerevisiae type yeast, which is also used as bread and brewer’s yeast and then inactivates it by enzyme and heat treatment. In other words, the product is completely dried yeast cells. This type of yeast has the ability to produce very high amounts of…
Anxiety can be defined as a group of mental problems that cause constant and overwhelming worry and fear. While anxiety is a very natural and necessary emotion, its excess can lead to negative consequences. The prevalence of anxiety disorder is between 13.6% and 28.8% of the population in developed countries. Although the underlying causes are not fully understood, it is known that there are different…
What is it, what it is not, its importance for health, truths and wrongs known as true… Curious questions and answers about cholesterol; 1. What is cholesterol? It is a molecule of the lipid class. It is not found in plant foods, it can only be found in animal foods in varying amounts. In addition, the human body produces between 1 and 4 grams of…
Lycopene is the color pigment that gives its characteristic color to red and pink fruits such as tomatoes, watermelon and pink grapefruit. Lycopene is an extremely beneficial molecule for health. Health benefits of lycopene 1. Lycopene may protect against some types of cancer Many studies show that lycopene can slow the growth of breast and prostate cancers by limiting tumor growth. Men who consumed at…
Collagen is an important protein found in the body and can be produced by the body. It is the most common protein found in humans and other mammals, accounting for 25-35% of our body’s total protein content. There are 28 known types of collagen, and type 1 makes up 90% of the total in the human body. Fibroblasts are the most common collagen-producing cells. Collagen…
There are 3 different options in the consumer’s milk preference; raw milk, pasteurized milk and UHT milk. Where there is more than one option, it is quite natural to compare and choose the best one. However, it is extremely important to have accurate data when making comparisons. There are quite inaccurate and erroneous data in the comparison of raw milk and packaged milk; It is…