Our project: Our project was solving a world problem, and in our eyes, obesity is the biggest problem. hundreds of milllions of Americans are obese and plagued by health problems. We attempted to solve this issue by making healthy food grow faster so it is less expensive than cheap fast food. We tried this and realized that people eat fast food for the good taste, so we decided to make this fast growing healthy food taste good. This way healthy food will taste as good as fast food, but healthy.
Content:
- GMO: genetically modified organism
- Gene Splicing: A term used to refer to the process by which the DNA of an organism is cut and a gene, possibly from another organism, is inserted.
- Body Mass Index: a weight-to-height ratio, calculated by dividing one's weight in kilograms by the square of one's height in meters and used as an indicator of obesity and underweight.
- Phytochemical: any of various biologically active compounds found in plants
- Emulsify: The breakdown of fat globules in the duodenum into tiny droplets, which provides a larger surface area on which the enzyme pancreatic lipase can act to digest the fats into fatty acids and glycerol
- Potassium: Potassium is an essential mineral micronutrient and is the main intracellular ion for all types of cells, while having a major role in maintenance of fluid and electrolyte balance.
- Cholesterol: a compound of the sterol type found in most body tissues
- Synthetic: made by chemical synthesis
- Isoamyl Acetate: is an organic compound that is the ester formed from isoamylalcohol and acetic acid.
- Nutrients: a substance that provides nourishment essential for growth and the maintenance of life
Reflection: This project was a challenge. There was a lot of work to do and not very much time to do it. My partner was gone for multiple days and forced more work on me, but he helped a lot when he was at school. It was hard to focus sometimes because we got stuck on some issues with our plan and instead of trying to figure it out, we would joke around instead. Next time i would make sure I was always working, instead of taking breaks from working. I enjoyed this project.