food science

Tim Spector’s guide to fermentation is meticulous and persuasive

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Fermented foods like kimchi can have benefits for your body and brain Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images FermentTim Spector (Jonathan Cape (UK); US TBC) There are two reasons why humans became interested in fermentation: preservation and pleasure. Before refrigeration, the process let us store drinks like mead for months when water could be deadly. And … Read more

Could lacing food with fat-trapping microbeads help us lose weight?

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Edible microbeads could absorb fat in the gut Vacharapong Wongsalab/Getty Images Feeding rats edible microbeads designed to absorb fat helps them lose weight. One day the beads could be used in human foods and drinks to prevent or treat obesity in people. Despite decades of efforts to combat obesity, rates of the condition have only … Read more