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Tag Archives: physiology

Gut Microbes: The Final Digestive Frontier
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Gut Microbes: The Final Digestive Frontier

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Anthony Martin • Leave a comment

It happens to all of us but don’t worry it’s completely natural. When food smells waft into our nostrils a host of physiological reactions occurs. We almost immediately begin to salivate (if not drool) and our stomach roars beckoning you to get a taste. These reactions are innate physiological properties of your digestive system that … Continue reading →

Sanshool Seduction: The Science of Spiciness
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Sanshool Seduction: The Science of Spiciness

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Anthony Martin • 3 Comments

One of the most aggressive flavors we can experience is spiciness. Imagine a bright red chili pepper whose color gives us fair warning of its propensity to ignite a fire. In fact, a common physiological response to eating spicy food is analogous to the way our body responds to an elevation in internal body temperature. … Continue reading →

Meat: where physiology meets flavor
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Meat: where physiology meets flavor

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Mai Nguyen • Leave a comment

A charcuterie board is the perfect accompaniment to any gathering and rivals a cheese plate as a crowd-pleaser. It’s low maintenance, delicious, and will almost certainly have a taste or texture to appeal to the pickiest of palates. Meat comes in an array of textures, fat content, and flavors, which vary species to species and … Continue reading →

Physiology of Foie Gras
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Physiology of Foie Gras

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Elsbeth Sites • 1 Comment

Decadent, diseased, silky, sinful. The adjectives that follow foie gras range from the disgusting to the luxurious. The fattened liver of a duck or goose polarizes people, and there seems to be no middle ground wherein a person can both enjoy foie gras and ethically question it. Because it is such a controversial food, the … Continue reading →

Thanksgiving, Turkeys, and Tryptophan
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Thanksgiving, Turkeys, and Tryptophan

Posted on November 26, 2013 by Alice Chi Phung • 4 Comments

Turkey is the star of the most famous dinner of the year; it is also the victim of a myth that persists every holiday season. At the end of Thanksgiving dinner, there’s a good chance that someone will mention that a molecule called tryptophan is the culprit for the post-feast drowsiness. The science seems sound … Continue reading →

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