When you were a child, you might have tried to see if you could 'catch' the light turn on when you opened the refrigerator door, in order to work out if the light was constantly on or only turned on when the door was opened. Soon enough, you realised that it the fridge was always dark until it was opened. Nevertheless, recent scientific research might possibly change this fact.
Did you know that the vegetables and fruits that you keep in your small chest freezer are still alive? In a similar way when flowers continue to live on nutrients and water, even when cut, so too will your groceries survive under optimal conditions. Of course, you could leave these foodstuffs in the relevant drawers, but there may be a better method of expanding the life of the produce that we store inside by using light.
In fact, it makes perfect sense that by doing so that this will increase the lifespan of the product. Light is needed for all plants to be alive as their biological processes require this. In the wild environment, these plants will undergo periods of day and night. Just like plants, so do living creatures who also experience this cycle. Daytime is a time of being awake, being alive and staying alive whereas nighttime is a time of rest and recuperation. So for plants, daytime will allow photosynthesis to occur to ensure their survival.
Now with this knowledge in mind, it is possible to make improvements to current day refrigerators. We all know that the inside of a fridge stays dark when the doors are closed and is only ever bright when opened, which happens briefly. However, by adding cycles of light and dark within the fridge itself, it is possible to 'trick' the produce into a natural sense of daytime and nighttime, like they would when living in the wild environment. This will allow the produce to remain fresh and beneficial for your health for longer periods of time.
Research on this matter is fairly new, but shows quite a bit of promise. It is very possible that the refrigerators of the future will cater to the circadian rhythms of fruits and vegetables by providing them with light for 12 hours each day. Just like you, your produce will be able to "wake up" in the morning, and "go to sleep" at night, all in an effort to help them stay nutritious longer.
Did you know that the vegetables and fruits that you keep in your small chest freezer are still alive? In a similar way when flowers continue to live on nutrients and water, even when cut, so too will your groceries survive under optimal conditions. Of course, you could leave these foodstuffs in the relevant drawers, but there may be a better method of expanding the life of the produce that we store inside by using light.
In fact, it makes perfect sense that by doing so that this will increase the lifespan of the product. Light is needed for all plants to be alive as their biological processes require this. In the wild environment, these plants will undergo periods of day and night. Just like plants, so do living creatures who also experience this cycle. Daytime is a time of being awake, being alive and staying alive whereas nighttime is a time of rest and recuperation. So for plants, daytime will allow photosynthesis to occur to ensure their survival.
Now with this knowledge in mind, it is possible to make improvements to current day refrigerators. We all know that the inside of a fridge stays dark when the doors are closed and is only ever bright when opened, which happens briefly. However, by adding cycles of light and dark within the fridge itself, it is possible to 'trick' the produce into a natural sense of daytime and nighttime, like they would when living in the wild environment. This will allow the produce to remain fresh and beneficial for your health for longer periods of time.
Research on this matter is fairly new, but shows quite a bit of promise. It is very possible that the refrigerators of the future will cater to the circadian rhythms of fruits and vegetables by providing them with light for 12 hours each day. Just like you, your produce will be able to "wake up" in the morning, and "go to sleep" at night, all in an effort to help them stay nutritious longer.
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