West Virginia University Food Science and Technology Discussion

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Explore IFT.orgto learn about current “hot/controversial topics” in food science andtechnology. Participate meaningfully in on-line discussion by postingthe hot/controversial topic you learned about from IFT.org. Forexample, there was a recent hot topic related to the safety and ethicsof ice cream made of human milk. This discussion will close on Friday,September 11 at 5PM EST.

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Participatemeaningfully in on-line discussion by posting your reasons why thereare gender-to-gender differences in human body composition. I encourageyou to explore this topic on your own before you post your reasons. Thisdiscussion will close on Friday, October 2 at 5PM EST.

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Developthree questions of your interest that are related to currentissues/problems associated with nutrition/diet/food. Your questions needto be “crafted” in a way that they could be used as a basis toformulate testable hypotheses. Participate meaningfully in on-linediscussion by posting your three questions/hypotheses. This discussionwill close on Friday, October 16 at 5PM EST.

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Thereis a lot of controversy among consumers regarding fructose derived fromcorn, particularly high-fructose corn syrup. Explore this hot topicon-line and participate meaningfully in on-line discussion by sharingwhat you learned. This discussion will close on Friday, November 6 at5PM EST.

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Watch a YouTube video about “Meat Glue” by clicking this link.The “Meat Glue” is a unique enzyme (i.e., protein) calledtransglutaminase (TGase) that has a capability to catalyze covalentbonds between two specific amino acids (Glu-Lys, Glutamic acid-Lysine)in meat tissue. However, as you can see from the video, the use ofTGase in our food is common and controversial to say the least. Explorethis hot topic on-line and participate meaningfully in on-linediscussion by sharing what you learned. To get you started, click here. This discussion will close on Friday, November 13 at 5PM EST.