JUNK FOOD NATION Obesity in children and Adolescents represents one of the most frustrating and difficult disease to treat. Furthermore‚ one in five children in the United States is now over weight according to National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The author of this article looks at the obesity in children and what is causing it‚ and how we can find a solution to it. Although this article offers well-supported arguments‚ it also has weakness. It is clearly known that the driving
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individual who interacts with his work The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food by discussing a widespread situation commonplace in universal societies. Moss confabulates the idea of being addicted to junk food; a cliché lifestyle for many. Moss’ essay explains many different parts of the junk food industry‚ from how the food is marketed to how the food is processed to appeal to the consumer’s “wants”‚ and inevitably how the food is entered the body. One of the main points in this work is the way of
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between healthy food and junk food Life today is not like how it was before. A long time ago‚ people ate food that was very good for their health. They ate food not contains chemicals‚ preservatives‚ artificial colours‚ and flavours. People also spent a lot of time cooks their own foods. Therefore‚ those people were not affected by the food that they ate‚ because all the foods that they had was natural and healthy. That is‚ they did not have any problems with their health. Foods can be classified
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Government Tax “Junk Food”? The duty of ensuring a healthy life for the citizens is the government’s in the first place‚ then the citizens’ their selves. The reason is that the citizens provide their necessary supplements from the markets‚ almost markets that are legalized by the government‚ and their job is to sell feasible foods. Some foods lack the nutritional values that are necessary for health; they’re called junk food‚ and they’re being sold and used by people. These kinds of foods lead to serious
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of implementing a junk food tax was proposed by several experts. The purpose of the tax was to decrease the consumption of unhealthy foods. This tax would also generate revenue earmarked for relevant causes‚ such as; improving diet‚ obesity prevention‚ and nutrition education. The underlying purpose is to focus on maximizing health benefits. It has sparked controversy on the levels of additional bureaucracy‚ interfering with personal liberties‚ and freedom of choice. Junk-Food Taxes Introduction
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“Junk Food and its Affects on Childhood Obesity” According to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion‚ the rate of childhood obesity has tripled in the last 30 years. Although there are many contributing factors to this statistic‚ junk food has proven itself to be the leading cause of this epidemic. The problem with junk food is its lack of nutritional value. When you turn on the television‚ you are inundated with fast food and junk food commercials. Excessive
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“Junk food and Teens of today” Teenagers today are becoming addicted to junk food without realizing the effects. As they have been surrounded by junk food all of their lives so it is really the only type of food that they have ever known. Junk foods are nothing but those which only have a high amount of salt‚ sugar‚ fat and refined flour. Any food that tickles your taste buds and the thought of which makes your mouth water is the one which actually has no vitamins‚ minerals or fibre and is extremely
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Addiction to Junk Food Everyday‚ millions of people consume the so-called addictive "junk food.” Most of the people who do not have time‚ or find it affortable eat in fast food restourants such as McDonalds‚ Burger King‚ and many others. Junk food is addictive because of many reasons such as saving time. The junk food can be clasified in few categories - snacks‚ fast food‚ and soft drinks. First come the snacks‚ which are being brought everyday by millions of people who are not conserned about
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------------------------------------------------- Obesity Junk food plays a major role in the obesity epidemic. By the year 2050‚ the rate of obesity in the U.S. is expected to reach 42 percent‚ according to researchers at Harvard University. Children who eat fast food as a regular part of their diets consume more fat‚ carbohydrates and processed sugar and less fiber than those who do not eat fast food regularly. Junk food in these children’s diets accounts for 187 extra calories per day‚ leading
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The target of this intervention is to cut back on fatty foods and decrease weight by exercising on a daily basis in doing so by playing basketball‚ consuming under 2000 calories daily and increasing the amount of green tea ingested. The benefits of performing this lifestyle change are having to be active in which the body creates endorphins‚ speeding metabolism and boosting up one’s confidence. Many things can go wrong in this experiment. One thing to take into consideration is the influence of family
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