“Investments in agriculture are the best weapons against hunger and poverty, and they have made life better for billions of people.” — Bill and Melinda Gates Let’s Start the Question & Answer Session How Efficient is Vertical Farming? Vertical farming utilizes less water and space while providing year-round production (not limited by seasons). For example, advanced technological farms can yield daily harvests…

The future of agriculture is a pressing concern as the global population continues to grow at a rate of 1% per year. The challenge of feeding this growing population will rapidly increase in the coming years. Current agricultural practices also contribute to environmental issues such as climate change, deforestation, and…

Agriculture is the cultivation of land, and the raising of crops and animals for food, fuel, and other products. It is one of the oldest human activities and has been essential for human civilization to thrive. Today, agriculture is still an important industry that provides food and other products to…

Introduction to Energy Homeostasis and Energy Balance Remember, it’s a critical topic that forms the basis for our understanding of weight gain and obesity. So let’s start by looking a bit more into the regulation of food intake. The energy balance is the balance between energy intake and energy expenditure. It’s quite fascinating how most people can…

A Brief Look at the History In recent decades, a particular phobia named ‘Islamophobia’ has engrossed Western communities. An exaggerated fear and hatred toward Islam and Muslims, peddled by negative stereotypes, lead to racism, bigotry, and the victimization and exclusion of Muslims from social, political, and civic engagement. As we look at the history of Islamophobia…

Use of Fatty Acids As Fuel From triglycerides to fatty acids Depending on whether you are in the fasted state or just consumed a heavy meal, most of the blood’s triglycerides are present either as VLDL or chylomicrons. …

Lipid Metabolism — The Ultimate Info Here, we’ll look at how the body processes dietary fat. The reason why it is essential is that we need to know what happens to dietary fat after we consume it so to link it with the specific effects in the body. …

Fat Tissue Probably the most important nutritional problem in today’s society is obesity. Now, what is obesity? Essentially obesity is having too much fat in your body. Now, what is body fat? Body fat is composed of adipocytes or fat cells stored in adipose tissue in the first place. Let’s Take a Closer Look at Adipose Tissue

Intro to Lipids