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  2. Starvation response - Wikipedia

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    Starvation response in animals (including humans) is a set of adaptive biochemical and physiological changes, triggered by lack of food or extreme weight loss, in which the body seeks to conserve energy by reducing metabolic rate and/or non-resting energy expenditure to prolong survival and preserve body fat and lean mass.

  3. Hate the taste of water? Here’s how to find some you actually ...

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    Why do different sources of water taste different? Similar to wine, “water is actually 100% terroir driven,” meaning a particular region’s climate and soil where the water is sourced affect ...

  4. Stearic acid - Wikipedia

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    Lithium stearate is an important component of grease. The stearate salts of zinc, calcium, cadmium, and lead are used as heat stabilizers for PVC. Stearic acid is used along with castor oil for preparing softeners in textile sizing. They are heated and mixed with caustic potash or caustic soda.

  5. Blood as food - Wikipedia

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    Blood as food is the usage of blood in food, religiously and culturally. Many cultures consume blood, often in combination with meat . The blood may be in the form of blood sausage , as a thickener for sauces, a cured salted form for times of food scarcity, or in a blood soup . [ 1 ]

  6. Experts Explain Exactly Why Pasta In Europe Doesn't Make Your ...

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    The Wheat Is Completely Different. ... helps regulate blood sugar, and can help reduce inflammation, all of which helps support our gut and can explain why some foods might be easier to tolerate ...

  7. Conditioned taste aversion - Wikipedia

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    Common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) do not learn taste aversions despite being closely related to other species of bats that do. [4] The diet of common vampire bats only consists of vertebrate blood and therefore it is hypothesized that the development of a taste aversion to their only food source would not be advantageous for these animals ...

  8. A doctor explains why spicy food makes you poop - AOL

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    Yet, the rest of my body does not react as pleasantly to spicy foods as my taste buds do. Stomach acid creeps up my esophagus while my lips tingle and my nose runs. Shortly after, my insides cramp ...

  9. Palatability - Wikipedia

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    Advertisement of castor oil as a medicine by Scott & Bowne company, 19th century. Palatability (or palatableness) is the hedonic reward (which is pleasure of taste in this case) provided by foods or drinks that are agreeable to the "palate", which often varies relative to the homeostatic satisfaction of nutritional and/or water needs. [1]