Junk Food Research Papaer
As I sit at home, at my desk eating On the Border supreme nachos, I realized that I have chosen a topic on "junk food" as my project research paper. Irony huh? We all love junk food, the way it tastes, smells and even how it makes us feel. We often think to ourselves, do I like the results of junk food? Some individuals might say that they don't care about the results, while many of us would say 'no". Junk food, as I say is easy food, because it does not necessarily take a lot of effort to prepare. Anyone can stop at a local burger or any fast food restaurant to grab a quick and easy meal. Or should I say greasy meal? I remember when I was going up, I couldn't wait go outside, ride my bike or just play with friends until the evening sets and the street light came on. These days, children have so many distractions and reasons not to go outside and run around. With video games, cellphones and internet, no reason why the numbers are high in child obesity. The article that I read in by Datar, A., & Nicosia, N. (2012). Junk food in schools and childhood obesity. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 31(2), 312–337. doi:10.1002/pam.21602 [EBSCOhost], that speaks on child obesity and how it has ruined so many young lives. It too can be tied in with so many children eating junk food and fast food. There are many reasons that American children suffer from obesity, like not eating healthy meals at home or school, no one to prepare healthy meals for them or simply, love to eat fast food and junk food. Despite limited evidence, there is a growing concern that junk food in schools has contributed to the childhood obesity epidemic. The BMI (body mass index) is a collected weight and height measurements of children who are overweight by eating fast food and junk food. They can run down to the local corner store and grab chips and a coke for a meal which can lead to unhealthy results later. Studies have shown, that junk foods can lead to certain illness and diseases