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National university of food technologies, Kyiv, Ukraine
Tablets as replacement products or meal-in-a-pill
It is a constant theme of early
science fiction, and one you are almost certainly familiar with: the man or
woman of the future pops a pill on to their tongue, knocks it back and is
almost immediately satisfied. For inside the little white capsule was a full
three course meal, designed to mimic the meals of the past in a single
convenient, portable dose. Which only predictions about the food did not give
futurists fifty years ago? Just think you do not spend time to prepare and
place in your refrigerator. And would you want instead of eating all kinds of
food just swallow a pill and get all the necessary vitamins and minerals for
today.
In our research
we use:
• Social inquiry;
• Survey;
• Analysis of the products compound;
• Analysis of the contents of labels;
• Packaging for tablets
• test information "tablet
diets" on real people
Also we did laboratory experiments,
experiment on human beings.
• Scientific works;
• Materials from books;
• Sand scientific magazines;
One of the most
important methods of study of the topic is detailed study of food and effective
way to replace them without harm to health;
As a result of this work I convinced
that the replacement food is indeed possible. Also we investigate consequences
for human body. And here is my idea failed. Since this replacement is not
without harm to health. A large number of studies and scientific papers related
to exposure to synthetic vitamins on the human body, more and more confirmed
their negative impact. This is the most
dangerous in the artificial preparations. Unfortunately, the physics just don't
work out. And that wouldn't even
include protein, carbohydrates or essential vitamins. So why constantly swallow
pills to get your fat requirement when you can have a slice of pizza?
You'd have to eat
handfuls of fat pills to survive and not lose weight dramatically—which you can
do (though I wouldn't recommend it) thanks to several companies that sell such
pills for emergency survival kits. In all need a happy medium! Nature has
provided these "equilibrium" natural foods.
As of today,
there is no literal food pill, although your vitamin and mineral needs can be
met with a multivitamin. However, meal replacement drinks like Ensure and
protein shakes can certainly help sustain you for a long time without food in
cases of emergency. While these drinks may not be very tasty, they contain the
protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals that you need on a daily basis.
They cannot, on the other hand, provide us with the other essential nutrients
that our bodies need. Realistically, in order to put the 2,000 daily
recommended calories’ worth of fat into pill form, you’d need to ingest roughly
half a pound of pills a day; and you still wouldn’t be getting your other vital
nutrients.
Diversify your
diet. Health issues aside, the biggest drawback is that a pill would always
taste like a pill. It can’t give you the earthy smell and taste of a fresh ear
of corn, the sweetness of a juicy tomato still warm from the afternoon sun, the
crunch of an apple, the festive green of a snap pea or broccoli floret, or the
smooth nutty taste of an avocado. Stick with real fruits and vegetables—they
taste better and contain a bounty of phytochemicals that don’t come in capsules.
Healthy
lifestyle, proper, quality, balanced diet could eliminate from our diet,
various additives in the form of vitamins in pills. Besides, not many among us
who knows how, when and what should "drink" pills, tinctures,
lotions, capsules. How often do we read the instructions carefully embedded in
manufacturers box with medication, and if they read, how closely? As a rule,
most people take a pill, not caring about what her drink when her
"drink" - before a meal, during or after thereof. Thus, we increase
the percentage of what it would be harmful to our body.
I am for the
fullness of life. Plant can squeeze into a tablet, put the potatoes in chips. I
like to eat fruit, to feel their taste, boil potatoes and eat it with
cucumbers, tomatoes. Why deprive yourself of the opportunity to feel it. Daily
menu could be formulated so that it is diverse and includes all the elements
necessary for the normal functioning of the body. Nature tried for us, and we
cannot take advantage. Proper diet can get rid of any disease without any
medication. Our body is able to cope with any disease, if you create the
necessary conditions for it.
It seems that we
have the knowledge and technology needed in order to one day create a food pill
that can sustain us. However, perhaps a more important issue is whether or not
we want to give up our food culture and all of the social benefits that come
with sitting down to a meal. Eating can be an important social activity that
unites friends and families. If we were to exchange our food with a pill, would
we lose our social gatherings and personal connections?
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