Fermented food: tasty myth or healthy option?

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Natural Sciences, Science, Science Radio, Naked Scientists, Health & Fitness, Engineering, Medicine, Technology, Life Sciences

4.6 • 958 Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2021

⏱️ 58 minutes

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This week we get our teeth into the science of fermented foods: are they a tasty health myth, or are the claimed medical benefits rooted in reality? From DIY sauerkraut and artisan cheeses, to the impact of fermented foods on the microbiome and how meat substitutes like Quorn are made in fermenters, it's a scientific feast. Plus, the latest Covid-19 news including government plans to vaccinate children over 12, why quantum physics just got "weirder", and an artificial intelligence that can predict when mums will go into labour... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:24.4	Coming up, government plans to vaccinate children against COVID-19,
0:28.1	why quantum physics just got even weirder,
0:31.1	and artificial intelligence that predicts when mums will go into labour.
0:35.0	Plus fermented foods, is this a tasty health myth or is it rooted in reality?
0:39.7	We're delving into the science, including finding out how your favorite cheeses get made and
0:44.4	knocking up some sauerkraut. The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co. UK. to fall here in the UK and the number of people vaccinated continues to climb
1:04.8	the government announced this week they're now considering widening the scope
1:08.6	of the vaccine program to include children aged 12 and up. The aim is to try to head off an
1:14.2	autumnal surge in COVID cases when the schools go back in September. And a
1:19.0	similar strategy is playing out in the US and Chris caught up with the University of Wisconsin
1:24.2	Madison Pediatrician and Vaccine Specialist James Conway to consider this and the
1:29.4	wider issues concerning the vaccine program.
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