CHEM 181 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Yik Yak, Active Ingredient, Oat

• School: McGill University
• Department: Chemistry
• Course: CHEM 181
• Professor: Ariel Fenster

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Lesson 1 - a sampling of food topics. Causes breast cancer cells to multiply less quickly when combined in a petri dish, yet we cannot assume (not necessarily) any effect on humans. Marketers take associations between certain foods and certain health trends and make some foods/substances out to be miracle foods (i. e. apricot pits and longevity of life in shangri-la --> Laetrile) laetrile, a chemical in apricot pits, was a bogus cancer remedy. Not always correct, but it"s the most reliable source. The ancient greeks (hippocrates) suggested the link between what we ate and our health. Omega-3 fat in flax seeds is not as biologically active as omega-3 fats in fish. Eggs are linked with heart disease because egg yolk contains a lot of cholesterol, and high blood levels of cholesterol have been linked to heart disease. Egg marketers add omega-3s to use their positive public perception to balance the negative public perception of egg yolks.