Food chains, also called food webs, food networks and/or trophic networks, describe the feeding relationships between species to another within an ecosystem. Organisms are connected to the organisms they consume by arrows representing the direction of biomass transfer. Typically a food chain or food web refers to a graph where only connections are recorded, and a food network or ecosystem network refers to a network where the connections are given weights representing the quantity of nutrients or energy being transferred.

Corn prices have risen astonishingly in the last year, as have land prices in the midwest. This translates into more income for farmers and the companies who serve them, but does it also explain higher food costs? Are there other causes? A general question has led to a debate and an examination of energy, food, economics, and how they relate.

If the body does not get enough food (nutrients), it goes into starvation mode. In this mode, the body stores everything it can as fat so it can survive. This slows the metabolism rate and when start eating again, the body stores this new intake as fat. Controlling calorie intake is only one part of the energy equation.

EastBay is a new community focusing on energy efficient living, protecting the environment surrounding the development (as much as they can anyways), and a simple lifestyle that is just extremely appealing to me. Food for thoughts anyways...

What is a negative calorie food? Something that takes more energy to digest than the food contains itself.

One of the most essential minerals for human nutrition is magnesium. Magnesium plays a big role in production and transport of energy and help in absorbing proteins into the body. The average intake for an adult should between 300 and 400 milligrams, and this can be done just with foods in your own home.