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A podcast dedicated to UC Riverside food research - how food is made, what food production does to our world, and of course, what food does to our bodies once we've eaten it.

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  1. 7 avr.

    Ep. 3: Doctor Avocado

    Time Magazine named the LUNA UCR avocado one of the best inventions of 2023. That's because it generally uses less water, land, and electricity to create the same volume of fruit than the Hass variety that dominates supermarkets in the U.S. In this episode, hear from UCR's Dr. Eric Focht, one of the creators of the Luna, about what it takes to create a the fruit of the future.

    32 min

  2. 30 janv.

    Ep. 2: Chewing the fat

    There's a new food pyramid from the USDA that emphasizes, among other foods, beef. How does that stack up with what we know about beef tallow and other saturated fats? It might not be what you think! Tune in for part 2 of a conversation with UCR biomedical scientists Sonia Deol and Francey Sladek.

    32 min

  3. 30 janv.

    Ep. 1: Meet your metabolic frenemy

    Soybean oil is America's #1 most consumed oil. There's been some talk that vegetable oils are supposed to be healthier for us. What do the biomedical scientists at UC Riverside have to say about it? Tune in and find out!

    31 min
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A podcast dedicated to UC Riverside food research - how food is made, what food production does to our world, and of course, what food does to our bodies once we've eaten it.

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  • Création
    UC Riverside
  • Années d’activité
    2 k
  • Épisodes
    3
  • Classification
    Tous publics
  • Copyright
    © UC Riverside
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