Category : Blog

Sacred Cow : the project and the film

November 19, 2020 / Blog

It’s commonplace today to blame meat for everything from cancer to global warming. We’re rightly scared about our health and our world. But are cattle being unfairly scapegoated? At Sacred Cow, we question the following:

• Should we eat meat at all?

• Is there a “best” diet for humans? Or is there a spectrum of optimal human nutrition?

• Can meat be part of a sustainable food system?

• Can a sustainable food system exist without meat and animal contributions, both nutritionally and environmentally?

• How important are ethics in the story of human nutrition and sustainability?

Immunopathological similarities between COVID-19 and influenza

November 18, 2020 / Blog

Covid-19 and influenza viruses have some common characteristics as discussed in this paper.

Some clinical and laboratory findings are similar in both influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections.
COVID-19 may be associated with other respiratory infectious diseases.
Vaccination against influenza at a suitable time is necessary to prevent co-infection.

open ended exam question

November 18, 2020 / Blog

One of the exam questions I have asked my first year undergraduate students in “Introductory Food Science and Health” FT4421 was this one:

If you work as a Quality Assurance Manager for a company producing infant foods containing potatoes and carrots, what actions would you take in the case of raw materials coming from Asopos region? Justify your answer using ‘Precaution Principle’.

omegas 3 market size

November 17, 2020 / Blog

However, we might need to wonder if omega 3 PUFAs are actually active against CardioVascular Diseases (CVD). The answer to that question is simple: NO! You can find more info on this, here.

Causes of death

November 17, 2020 / Blog

Some 17.5m people die each year from Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD).

Today, the number of covid-19 related deaths worldwide is 1.33m.

We need to keep these numbers in mind and design appropriate strategies to reduce mortality from CVD which is the number one killer disease in the World.