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On Dec. 10, 1862, Lt. Orville Chamberlain of the 74th Indiana Infantry wrote home to his family in Elkhart from his camp, 50 miles northeast of Nashville, Tenn. A few days earlier, the regiment had marched eight miles from its camp after hearing the sound of cannon to the east. “Our advance was cautious,” he wrote, “as we expected to meet the enemy.”

Instead, they came upon the casualties left on the field after a battle earlier in the day. “At first the sight of the dead and wounded was almost overpowering,” he wrote, but added: “but all feeling of humanity soon gave way to a careless indifference and the boys walked among the dead as if amongst so many defunct porkers.”

It was a dramatic change in scenery for the 20-year-old Hoosier.

Source: New York Times (blog)

While high-fat foods are thought to be of universal appeal, there is actually a lot of variation in the extent to which people like and consume fat. A new study in the March issue of the Journal of Food Science, published by the Institute of Food Technologists, reported that two specific genes (TAS2R38-a bitter taste receptor and CD36-a possible fat receptor), may play a role in some people's ability to taste and enjoy dietary fat. By understanding the role of these two genes, food scientists may be able to help people who have trouble controlling how much fat they eat.

Source: Can Our Genes be Making Us Fat New York Ob

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Food & Beverage Product Development

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