Sydney Whitten

UoG Biomedical Toxicology

[Sydney Whitten @WhittenSydney]

@UofGFoodProf Appetite-regulation, Anti-pyretics and Anti-oxidants are all biological applications of peptides within the body. Milk proteins contain important peptides, which become active during gastrointestinal digestion and partake in these beneficial activities. #Nagpal @UofGFoodProf

[Delaney Howes @HowesDelaney]

@UofGFoodProf Developing non-animal proteins is currently a growing industry. Further developments must be made to get the correct muscle like texture. The complicated protein composition from legumes & seeds has made it challenging to produce meat-analogs. #Food2150 @UofGFoodProf #Jones

[Sydney Whitten @WhittenSydney]

@UofGFoodProf Appetite-regulation, Anti-pyretics and Anti-oxidants are all biological applications of peptides within the body. Milk proteins contain important peptides, which become active during gastrointestinal digestion and partake in these beneficial activities. #Nagpal @UofGFoodProf

[Delaney Howes @HowesDelaney]

@UofGFoodProf A high saturated and trans fat diet = large amounts of Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Cholesterol in the blood. This puts individuals at a higher risk for developing coronary diseases! Another reason to minimize the fat content in your diet! @UofGFoodProf #Food2150 #Lin

[Sydney Whitten @WhittenSydney]

@UofGFoodProf The popular saying "everything in moderation" applies to saturated fats. Research shows that a high intake of SFAs can lead to increased risk for CHD. However, by cutting out SFAs entirely, the foods we replace them with can increase risk for more chronic diseases. #Liu #Food2150

[Sydney Whitten @WhittenSydney]

@UofGFoodProf The popular saying "everything in moderation" applies to saturated fats. Research shows that a high intake of SFAs can lead to increased risk for CHD. However, by cutting out SFAs entirely, the foods we replace them with can increase risk for more chronic diseases. #Liu #Food2150

[Sydney Whitten @WhittenSydney]

@Gillian99816568 @laurenkimsa @sarah_vangalen @UofGFoodProf Since a link between decreased amylase production and obesity has been found, could this contribute to the idea of personalized nutrition? Could individuals with less AMY1 genes eat a low carbohydrate diet to avoid pre-disposed obesity? #Falchi #Food2150 @UofGFoodProf

[Sydney Whitten @WhittenSydney]

@Gillian99816568 @laurenkimsa @sarah_vangalen @UofGFoodProf Since a link between decreased amylase production and obesity has been found, could this contribute to the idea of personalized nutrition? Could individuals with less AMY1 genes eat a low carbohydrate diet to avoid pre-disposed obesity? #Falchi #Food2150 @UofGFoodProf

[Delaney Howes @HowesDelaney]

@UofGFoodProf The large increase in diabetes and obesity rates around the world can be linked to the industrial revolution in the 20th century. This resulted in sudden and rapid lifestyle changes such as less activity and western foods. @UofGFoodProf #Food2150 #Odea

[Delaney Howes @HowesDelaney]

@UofGFoodProf Beware of your processed wheat and potato product intake! Infants and adolescents with a diet rich in these products have a higher concentration of acrylamide and glycidamide putting them at an increased risk for terminal nerve damage!!! #Food2150 #Rommens @UofGFoodProf

[Sydney Whitten @WhittenSydney]

@UofGFoodProf Did you know that starch can be modified and incorporated into pharmaceutical products? With the addition of modified starch, the active pharmaceuticals will maintain optimal concentrations within the blood, allowing for overall better relief for consumers. #Masina @UofGFoodProf

[Sydney Whitten @WhittenSydney]

@UofGFoodProf Did you know that starch can be modified and incorporated into pharmaceutical products? With the addition of modified starch, the active pharmaceuticals will maintain optimal concentrations within the blood, allowing for overall better relief for consumers. #Masina @UofGFoodProf

[Delaney Howes @HowesDelaney]

@UofGFoodProf Has a food ever made you so sick that you wouldn't think of eating it again & the taste disgusts you? That's because the post-ingestive consequences help develop our food dislikes allowing taste to serve as a marker for the toxic load of foods. @UofGFoodProf #Food2150 #Breslin

[Sydney Whitten @WhittenSydney]

@UofGFoodProf Could a person's tastebuds leave them more prone to certain diseases such as alcoholism? Components in alcohol are more irritating to the taste buds of supertasters compared to non-tasters. Interestingly, alcoholism is associated with non-tasting. #Bartoshuk #Food2150

[Sydney Whitten @WhittenSydney]

@UofGFoodProf Could a person's tastebuds leave them more prone to certain diseases such as alcoholism? Components in alcohol are more irritating to the taste buds of supertasters compared to non-tasters. Interestingly, alcoholism is associated with non-tasting. #Bartoshuk #Food2150

[Delaney Howes @HowesDelaney]

@UofGFoodProf Nobody likes sour meat 🙅‍♀️🙅‍♀️Make sure you avoid meat with a high content of polyunsaturated FAs and stick to meats high in Type I Fibres to get the juiciest, most flavoured meat!! #Food2150 #Listrat @UofGFoodProf

[Sydney Whitten @WhittenSydney]

Pale, soft, and exudative pork is not a desired cut of meat. However, if a pigs stress causes it to release lactic acid before slaughter, the proteins in the meat may denature. This will cause your pork chops to become much less appetizing! @UofGFoodProf #Food2150 #Barbut

[Delaney Howes @HowesDelaney]

@UofGFoodProf Did you know milk sickness can be fatal? If you consume the milk from animals that have consumed leaves and stems of white snakeroot it is! The animal eliminates tremetol in their milk which is a higher alcohol and is very toxic to our livers. @UofGFoodProf #Bryan #Food2150

[Sydney Whitten @WhittenSydney]

@UofGFoodProf A Scarlett fever outbreak in the US was traced back to unpasteurized milk that came from cows with mastitis and lesions on their utters. Turns out, the cows initially acquired the Streptococcal Mastitis from a human carrier, and this resulted in the outbreak!#Bryan @UofGFoodProf

[Sydney Whitten @WhittenSydney]

How will the increase in GHG affect overall crop yields? This is a common question for farmers, as with a warming environment there is no guarantee of a positive response for crops. This is an important factor for the climate model to predict. #Challinor @UofGFoodProf #FOOD2150