jellybeanjen

A team at Deakin University are working hard in the fight against obesity to identify tastebuds on the tongue for fat and salt. They hope to find these receptors and and trick them into being stimulated, redicing the overcomsumption of high fat and salty foods.

Since 1970’s food produces have known how to trick the sweetness receptors on the tongue using chemicals which mimic sugar, but the receptors for salt and fat have not yet been identified.

I think it is a great idea, but it would be impossible and impractical to avoid fat and salt completely in a regular diet. There is evidence that when the receptors on the tongue detect sweetness, they not only register sweetness int he brain, but they also prepare our body for the ingestion of carbohydrate. So tricking the brain will leave the body waiting in limbo for the psuedo-carbs!

I the most effective way to curb the obesity epidemic is through education of young children at school and at home, teaching them to develop health eating habits and exercise patterns. It has been proven by numerous scientists and exercise physiologists that development of good routines in childhood, lead to a significantly healthier lifestyle in adulthood. If someone was to compare a photograph of a class of schoolchildren from 50 years ago, absolute minimal proportions (if any at all) are overweight, but a photo from a class of school children today will show that a much greater proportion of children are overweight.

I think that medical science and research into the biophysiology of humans is great, dont get me wrong. But I dont think there should be a place for it in nutrition and weight management. For the majority of people, leading a health lifestyle can be as simple as eating a healthy diet and sufficient exercise. There is no need for diet pills and whacky chemicals that trick the brain into thinking it is getting high fat foods! Seriously people!  Anyone else agree??

70% of those surveyed in Britain, thought that smoking behind the wheel while driving was dangerous and should be banned in all vehicles.

 I definately agree, what do you think?

Dutch scientists and researchers are attempting to ‘grow’ meat in a laboratoty, to eliminate the need to raise and slaughter animals. The idea is to replace the need of livestock being bred purely to be killed and eaten, thus reducing costs for animal feed, transport, land use etc, and reduce hte methane that is expelled by animals.

(Thankfully) It will be years before this ‘lab-grown meat’ hits our supermarket shelves, as the process still needs refining.

What do you think? Would you be repulsed by the thought of eating meat that was grown in a petri dish?

Just the other day someone told me that it takes 28 days to break a habit, then another 3 months without it to completely kill it…. what do you reckon?

Jen

Hi everyone!

Just wondering if anyone out there happened to record any of the first three episodes of brothers and sisters???

I am 100% addicted and i only started watching at about episode 4 and am devestated to have missed the first crucial episodes and desparate to have a copy of them!

Thanks!!

Jen

Here is a brain exercise

     Three guys walk into a hotel, and they’re going to split the cost of a room. The room is $30. They each kick in $10 and head up to their room. The manager gets wind of it and tells the clerk the room is only $25. He hands five $1 bills to the bell hop and tells him to go refund the guys’ money. On the way up to the room, the bell hop gets to thinking, as bell hops are wont to do, and says to himself, “No way can three guys split $5, I’m going to help out.” He stuffs $2 in his pocket, knocks on the door, gives each guy back a buck and heads back downstairs to the desk, glowing in the warmth of a job well done. So now each guy has paid $9. $9 times 3 is $27 plus the two the bell hop stole–only $29! Where is the other buck?

can anyone tell me why it is that when you blow into a dogs face they dont like it and snap… but when they are in a moving car, they stick their head out the window!?

To what extent are human behaviors, ideas, and feelings, innate, and to what extent are they all learned? I would be interested to hear peoples views on this ongoing controversial issue, particularly in reference to childhood development.

has anyone else watched the dudesons?

i watched it for the first time this morning - its great!

really stupid but so funny !