Food Fraud
1A) in the 18th and 19th centuries, food adulteration was common, and usually done for profit. Expensive ingredients were commonly diluted with filler material to lower cost, but there were no controls on these fillers and many were unsafe. Some additives were added to extend the shelf life of food, but in several cases these additives were harmful to consumers -- common preservatives included borax, formaldehyde and sulfuric acid.
1B) The poison squad was a team that tried foods with common additives. They were to find out what the effects of those additives on the human body are.
1C) The video highlights what food scientists are doing now to adulterate food in ways to make it more addictive, if not more appealing. The scientists look for ways to add low-cost ingredients that in theory are more appealing to the human palate so that people will eat more. This is done as a means of generating additional revenue, regardless of the cost to human health. The flavor industry is basically unethical. The truly great flavors in this world come from nature -- salt, animal fats, bitter greens, sweet grains, chiles and the aromatic oils of spices. What the flavor industry does is nowhere near as impressive to anyone who has experienced the real thing. Sorry, but butter on my popcorn tastes good; diacetyl on my popcorn does not.
2A) The first digestive disorder is celiac disease, which interests me because of how it is widely discussed for something that affects few people. This is an immune disorder that "cannot tolerate gluten because the disorder damages the inner linings of the sufferer's small intestine," which inhibits the absorption...
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