/oss/taxonomy/term/461/all en /oss/article/medical-critical-thinking-health-and-nutrition/quandary-about-fats-diet <p>The human body is the most complex machine on the face of the Earth. Like any machine, it requires an input of fuel to function along with a variety of chemicals for proper maintenance. In this case, those requirements are met by food. But food is incredibly complex, even a simple meal is composed of hundreds of compounds.</p> Wed, 01 May 2024 22:19:17 +0000 Joe Schwarcz PhD 9933 at /oss /oss/article/you-asked/what-oolichan <p>Oolichan is a smelt-like fish that is so greasy that it can be made to burn like a candle. It is well deserving of the name “candlefish.” For many North Coast First Nations, the oolichan was a “saviour” fish, representing the first fresh food source after the long winter. Oolichan spend most of their life in the ocean, but like salmon, they return to freshwater streams and rivers to spawn and die. As they struggle upstream, oolichan can be readily trapped or netted.</p> Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:03:40 +0000 Joe Schwarcz 1645 at /oss