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Daily Education Update 4.4 Harris-Benedict

Daily Update 4.4 Week 7: Module 4: Date 3/15/13 Now that we have learned about calories and what they are composed of we need to figure out how many we need to ingest. The Harris-Benedict equation was developed for just this situation. The Harris-Benedict equation was created in 1919 by two professors. This equation uses […]

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Daily Education Update 4.3 Fat, Protein & Carbs

Daily Update 4.3 Week 7: Module 4: Date 3/14/13 Calories are made up of fat, protein and carbohydrates. Each of these has a different ratio of grams to calories as can be seen in the image below.

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Daily Education Update 4.2 Calories

Daily Update 4.2 Week 7: Module 4: Date 3/13/13 Yesterday we talked about an affliction that sometimes causes you to expel the contents of your stomach. For the next few days we are going to learn about the food the crew is consuming and how they ensure they have enough energy to row across the […]

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Daily Education Update 4.1 Motion Sickness

Daily Update 4.1 Week 7: Module 4: Date 3/12/13 Module 4 is titled The Body. In this topic we will explore the human body in relation to the experience the crew of the JRH is having. At this point the crew has been at sea for over 40 days. That is a long time to […]

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Daily Education Update 3.8 Bioluminescence

Daily Update 3.8 Week 6: Module 3: Date 3/8/13 What is Bioluminescence? Bioluminescence is the creation of light through a chemical reaction that takes place within the organism.