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1
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% animal-based proteins that is consumed worldwide

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40%

2
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How many kg of plant-based is required for 1kg

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2-15kg

3
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Animal protein consumption has

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increased

4
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% of grains harvested for feed

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40-50%

5
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Insects that could be used for food

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Gryllodus sigillatus, acheta domesticus, aphitobius diaperinus, tenebrio molitor

6
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Insects that could be used for feed

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Hermetia illucens, larvae of musca domestica, Tenebrio molitor

7
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Algae has 2 subcategories. Danger?

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Microalgea and seaweed. 2% of 4000 varieties of algae have neurotoxins

8
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Types of microalgae that could be eaten

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Spirulina and Chlorella. Contain no toxins but can be contaminated

9
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Duckweed

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Wolffia arrhiza = duckweed traditionally eaten by Thais. Oxalic acid is the only toxic component produced by duckweed (at high levels).

10
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Danger with rapeseed

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rapeseed can also contain erucic acid

11
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Intentional food alduteration

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Inclusion of inferior substances having properties similar to foods in which they are added

12
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Detection of cane sugar in honey

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Optical microscopy. Sclerous rings and parenchyma cells are part of cane sugar.

13
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HPLC

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Is the most widely used technique. Olive oil, citric juices, jams, tea liqueurs, wines. High performance liquid chromatography

14
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Gas chromatography

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is used to detect gas volatile organic compounds. Wines of the same region

15
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FTIR

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Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Used for milk

16
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NMR

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Nuclear magnetic resonance. Used to detect adulterant + give its structure.

17
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Real-time PCR

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Interspecies and varietal adulteration in coffee + meat in vegetarian foods

18
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RAPD

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Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD). Low cost molecular marker detection method. Unreliable du to lack of reproductibility

19
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Medications in USA

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In USA, Medications are approved through a formal data-driven process by the FDA. For medicinal cannabis, the dosage has not been established through such a process.

20
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Tendency of cannabis consumption in legalized state

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Research shows that the use of edible cannabis is declining in jurisdictions where medicinal cannabis has been legalized. FALSE

21
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Edibles vs smoking cannabis

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“Edibles avoid the harmful toxins and health risks that come with smoking cannabis” FALSE

22
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Scientific proof of medicinal cannabis benefits

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Well-controlled clinical studies on the therapeutic effectiveness of cannabis and its constituents are sparse or nonexistent: hence, the scientific evidence for such claims is of low quality TRUE

23
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Effects of cannabis on body

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Regular cannabis use may have detrimental effects on brain development, psychiatric health and heart health. TRUE

24
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Effect of cannabis on mind

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65% of medical cannabis users experience severe cannabis-induced behavioral impairment

25
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Exposure to cannabis

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Unintended exposure to cannabis products increased by 30,3% in jurisdictions where cannabis is legalized.