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While roughing it in minimal tents on misshapen ground is the norm for American backpackers, inn-to-inn hiking lets a trekker luxuriate with a hot meal and a plush bed at the end of a long foot-sore day.

An associate professor at Bryant University, Kim is the lead author of a recently published study in the journal Psychology & Marketing that found that when googly eyes are placed on pictures of irregular-appearing vegetables, or human names are used to describe misshapen fruits, consumers are more inclined to buy "ugly" produce.

So-called "ugly" produce — misshapen food that never makes it to the grocery store because of its looks — falls into this category.

In a country that is known to be obsessed with perfection, damaged or misshapen vegetables and fruits are hard to sell.

These misshapen proteins can disrupt mitochondria’s ability to produce the energy cells need.