FOOD : WHAT ARE THE LIMITS AND CONSEQUENCES ?

ALLAIS Camille – English Presentation

FOOD : A PLEASURE Not just a neccesity A « pleasure hit »

Food, Sciences and Technology linked

MOUTH TO STOMACH

Nutrients

Energy

FOOD AND HEALTH Food allergies Food intolerance

FOOD AND HEALTH : OBESITY

One of the biggest health problem

Diet rich in fat and sugar

FOOD AND HEALTH : OBESITY

CAUSES May no be the lack of

exercise Several genes Virus

CONSEQUENCES

Cancer Diabete Early Death

FOOD AND HEALTH: OBESITY

TREATEMENTS DIETING :• Atkins diet Starch + Sugar Fat + protein

• Vegetarianism

DRASTIC MEASURES: Hormone injection, vaccine, anti-fat pill

FOOD, POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENT

Feeding the world to Garentee the food security Huge increase in human population Demand of

protein gets stronger

Production more intensive and reliant on technology

FOOD, POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENT

CONSEQUENCES Soil quality damaged crops less genetically diverse Habitats destroyed Pressure on agriculture Impact on the climate : - 80% of agricultural emission

from meat - 15% of all green house gas

emission

FOOD, POPULATION AND ENVIRONMENT

SOLUTIONS Eating less meat but no stopping

Genetic modification of crop plant

Sustainable technique : organic farming

CONCLUSION

Great issue in different fieldsFeeding more than 9 Billions persons in 2050

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