Food Test Lab Report

Thesis: Overall, recent studies have shown that sugar substitutes isn’t and can cause potential health problems.

Richards explains how sugar is bad for you by explaining all the bad side effects it has “it’s long been implicated in a host of health ills such as obesity, diabetes, and an increased risk of cancer” and she uses scientific facts and studies to back it up. Throughout her article she makes a lot of claims about the bad effects sugar has on your body and health in general but she always has evidence to back it up. She also explains how even artificial sweeteners are bad for you perhaps even worse than the real thing she states” researchers at Purdue university recently reviewed a dozen studies on the health impacts of diet soda and linked it to obesity, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular disease “.Finally she talks about how there is sugar hidden in everyday things that we wouldn’t even think there was sugar in she states” you

This activity was performed over two days. In this lab I learned how to read labels better on food products. I also learned how challenging it is to keep track of everything you eat. After putting in the data on Monday I realized that my total of calories consumed were lower than they are supposed to be. My BMI number is 20.4. Having that as my BMI is why I need about 2,068 calories a day. On Monday I consumed 756 less calories then I should have. A few things I noticed about my data are; overeating carbs, under eating fiber, and under eating protein. My level of carbs 65 grams above what it should be. Both fiber and protein were under with fiber being 17 grams lower and protein being 6 grams lower. Now taking a look at my

The main argument to be made here is that the only kind of sugars we should consume are natural sugars. Too much food these days contain high fructose corn syrup and other additives that our bodies can't handle. Some good natural sugars include ripe fruit and raw honey. Our bodies need natural sugar in order to function properly because, "when our cells don't have enough glucose to do their job they find alternative means by which to get their energy, particularly through fat or even our own body tissue. Always remember to be careful, though, as too much of anything is still bad.

There are many disadvantages of eating or drinking things with sugar in it. Consuming too much can sometimes lead to Type 2 Diabetes or sometimes help cancer form in organs. It also makes teeth weak. Now a days there are drinks such as Gatorade, Propel, Soda that contain added sugar in them. Also there is too much food that have added sugar in today 's world. Many people don 't see the down side of sugar. This paper will inform more people about how harmful sugar can be.

Sugar is sometimes fine in an everyday diet, but it is not essential like Konie said in the opposing article. According to Konie in the article “Is Sugar Bad? Why I Say NO!” She states “So when I say sugar is essential to good health, I’m talking about the right kinds of sugar as part of a real food diet.” She did make a good point about the right kinds of sugar, but all sugars are just as bad for you in the long run, including “healthy” sugars. All types of sugars that are over consumed by the public can lead to obesity and disease, the real way to stop over consumption is to limit yourself and create a

5 / 10 To prep our purified PCR product and our PCR control for electrophoresis, we added 4 microliters of Blue Juice loading buffer to each sample. The samples were then loaded into the wells of the gel along with a DNA Size Standard. The electrophoresis chamber was then turned on and the voltage setting was switched to high. The electrical current applied to the chamber caused negatively charged DNA molecules to move from the positive end to the negative end, with the smallest fragments moving the furthest.

Science Script Introduction; Everyday, we eat and drink, often taking it for granted. Most people disregard what happens within our body during digestion process, So, what really happens in our body when we digest? Scene 1; Mouth Digestion first begins in the mouth, using mechanical digestion. Incisors first bite into the food breaking the polymers into smaller monomers. As the food goes further into your mouth the food is then ground by your molars.

Even though basic familiarity of sugar is known, there are clever wording that is hidden in food labels, which people need to be aware. “Aside from the obvious ones, added sugar can appear as agave nectar, can crystals, corn sweetener, crystalline fructose, dextrose, evaporated cane juice, fructose, high-fructose corn syrup, invert sugar, lactose, maltose, or malt syrup” (Running & Fitnews 2). Even though honey is natural, it is still an added sugar in foods. Food labels can be actually tricky to read, not all sugar are officially called sugar, and some are named by chemical names. A study in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics reveals, “that some 75 percent of packaged foods harbor caloric sweeteners” (Masters) Added sugars are in places such as ketchup, yogurt and salad dressings. “One tablespoon of ketchup contains around 4 grams (around 1 teaspoon) of sugar” (Central European41). When looking at a package that reads “Low Fat” do not trust that it has low sugar as well, manufactures add sugar when they remove fat and moisture to help retain flavor and moisture (Shaffer). Understanding how sugars are hidden in everyday foods, is essential to eating healthy and losing the

Studies show that unwashed or lightly rinsed vegetables can harbor pathogenic bacteria and have been implicated in numerous foodborne infections. The objective of this experiment was to obtain a quantitative viable plate count of enteric bacteria present in a sample of broccoli sprout water. To enumerate the number of bacterial colonies present in the sample, we performed serial dilutions of broccoli water spread onto MacConkey Agar plates. MacConkey Agar is a selective and differential media. It is used to select enteric bacteria and differentiate lactose-fermenters from non-lactose fermenters. Utilizing this process illustrated the potential amount of foodborne illness causing bacteria present on foods, specifically fresh broccoli

It is a known fact that sugar is linked to heart disease. According to a website I found, sugar can weaken you immune system. Also, sugar can lead to different types of cancer. Some people might say “It’s my body I’ll take care of it the way I want to”. However, treating you body the way you want can lead to

Artificial sweeteners can replaces a lot of things like corn syrup. Artificial sweeteners are also called sugar substitutes, they are 30 to 8,000 times sweeter than sugar but have fewer calories. Sugar has four calories per gram and the sweeteners have zero calories per gram. According to the National Cancer Institute, there is no scientific evidence that any of the artificial sweeteners can cause cancer. It is very common that you consume a lot of aspartame people often get headaches. So artificial

Addictive and enticing, sweetness does not just come from sugar (BE#2). Artificial sweeteners add to the sugary taste of many foods and go by many names – saccharin, aspartame, and sucralose ¬– but they are all formulated by chemical engineers. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) describes artificial sweeteners as “probably safe,” and this statement has proven to be quite true (Nestle). For several years, aspartame and saccharin have been linked to weight gain and cancer in consumers and lab animals (Nestle). Because artificial sweeteners are used in many food products (most commonly diet sodas), people consume them quite often (BE#3). Also, humans tend to believe that if there are no calories and if there is no sugar, they should drink diet soda instead of regular soda. This trend leads to even greater intakes of sweet chemicals such as aspartame in people’s diets. Aspartame is a controversial and common ingredient in the American diet. “Aspartame, when reacted in the body, changes to methanol and then formic acid (a toxic substance)” (Nestle). According to the American Cancer Association, because aspartame contains phenylalanine, those who consume the substance regularly run the risk of having a build up of phenylalanine, which could constrict the flow of nutrients to the brain. Many people, though, do not show signs or symptoms of health complications consistent with aspartame (Amer. Cancer Assn.). Aspartame has the potential to be quite harmful, but because nobody has

The debate between naturally derived sugars and low-calorie artificial sweeteners has been going on for years now. As our population’s obesity rate grows every year and health concerns related to weight-control grows along with it, natural sugar is scrutinized and we are told to keep away from it as it is our enemy. Over the last couple of decades, we have been introduced to more and more varieties of artificial sweeteners promising to deliver the same sweetness or even more sweetness than natural sugar (some offer as much as 200 times more sweetness than sugar) but with a much lower calorie content, or some even no calories at all. Artificial sweeteners such as Splenda, Sweet n’ Low, NutraSweet, and Equal have become popular as “better alternatives” to table sugar, promising to help battle weight gain and actually assist in losing weight. However, does this make it the healthier option? As with all things, both natural sugar and artificial sugar have their pros and cons, but in order to find the best option in regards to our health and futures, it’s important to weigh them according to scientific findings and research.

Carbohydrates are the product that made up from carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. Carbohydrates are form by the combination of carbon dioxide and water molecules. The carbohydrates contain two specific functional group in it which is the hydroxyl groups and carbonyl groups.A reducing sugar is a type of sugar with is an aldehyde group.This means that sugar can act as a reducing agent.The procces of reducing sugar is isomerisation,example of reducing sugar islactose,maltose,glucose and fructose.All monosaccharides are capable of reducing other chemicals such as copper (II) sulphate to copper oxide.Beside that disaccharides such as maltose and lactose are reducing sugar,however sucrose is non reducing