Gene-unie disgust – why do we dislike certain foods
Why do we eat what we eat? People enjoy eating foods that are not just appealing to their taste buds, but more importantly, that are not unappealing to them. Whether...
How Are Diets Changing Our Immune Systems?
“I am on a diet.” is probably one of the most commonly heard sentences these days. With or without a specific aim in mind, most of us have tried to...
The History of the Human Diet
As Homo sapiens have evolved over time, their diet has evolved with them. From the hunter-gatherer age to the development of agriculture to the modern era, the human diet and...
Supplementary Data
From fish oils to iron pills and even multivitamin gummies, dietary supplements have flourished into a global industry with an estimated worth of US$ 132.8 billion that is projected to...
Macros, Microbes and Metabolites: How Diet Affects Health and the Gut Microbiome
Our diet is determined by culture, economic status, geography, and perhaps, most importantly, our taste buds. What we choose to include in our diets often dictates our short- and long-term...
Our Unhealthy Obsession with “Gluten-Free”
For the 2016-2017 academic year, our second year course IMM250 (Infection and Immunity) saw the introduction of the “IMMpress Prize for Best ‘Science & Society Paper’”. The purpose of this...
The Evolution of Diet
Nutrition plays an important role in so-called “diseases of affluence” such as obesity, diabetes, and cardiovascular disease - now epidemic in developed countries. Widespread prevalence of these diseases of affluence...
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