Hussain Al-Attas Date: 15/10/2011 Cause & Effect Junk Food Prevalence and its Physical and Mental Implications Introduction: A study conducted lately‚ showed that junk food affects the function and structure of the brain which could change peoples’ behavior‚ especially that of children. By definition‚ junk food is pre-prepared food that has low nutritional value and is high in calories. The aim of this paper is to explore the causes of junk food prevalence and its physical and mental effects.
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Background of the Study Junk food is a derisive slang term for food that is of little nutritional value and often high in fat‚ sugar‚ salt‚ and calories.[1][2][3] It is widely believed that the term was coined by Michael Jacobson‚ director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest‚ in 1972.[4] Junk foods typically contain high levels of calories from sugar or fat with little protein‚ vitamins or minerals. Foods commonly considered junk foods include salted snack foods‚ gum‚ candy‚ sweet desserts
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high blood pressure. Taxing unhealthful foods and beverages could prove an important strategy to overconsumption and potentially aid in weight loss and reduced rates of diabetes among children and adults. Junk food should be taxed because it will reduce obesity‚ type 2 diabetes‚ and health care costs. First of all‚ taxing junk food will lower obesity among Americans. The increase in both soda and pizza found that many Americans would still buy junk food regardless of a price increase. Taxing of
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Argument found in Food‚ Inc.: The industrial production of meat‚ grains‚ and vegetables are being mass produced‚ which leads to health issues‚ economic and environmental instability‚ and overall‚ inhumane acts. AGREE: Mass production of meat‚ grains‚ and vegetables is a terrible system that is in today’s society. Large companies that follow this system want a better and cheaper way to produce their meat. This leads to unsanitary production and inhumane ways of handling their cattle. These companies
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The Causes why People Eat Junk Food Why people do not stop eating junk food? ‘’Junk food A high-calorie food that is low in nutritional value.’’(Unknown). For better or for worse is now available all over the world. We see it almost everywhere‚ like when we go to the grocery‚ stores‚ Junk-Food restaurants‚ on television‚ etc. usually looking very tempting‚ appealing and desirable for people to buy it. According to Dupel Francine (2010‚ july) ‘’Even though fast food has no nutritional value‚
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junk food advertising Should be banned in Australia | junk food advertising Should be banned in Australia | [Type the document subtitle] | | GOOD | 5/14/2010 | | Contents Executive Summary 3 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 Discussion 5 2.1 Definition of junk food 5 2.2 Reasons junk food has become popular. 5 2.3 Target audience junk food. 6 children 2.3.1 6 2.3.2 Teens 6 2.4 Junk food causes health effects in Australia. 7 obesitO 2.4.1 7 2.4.1 Heart diseases 7 2.5 Junk
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Poll: Most Oppose Tax on Junk Food This poll was taken as part of CBS News’ "Where America Stands" series‚ an in-depth look at where the country stands today on key topics and an outlook for the future decade. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Most Americans want to lose weight‚ a new CBS News poll finds – but they do not favor a tax on junk food and do not believe that such a tax would help lower obersity. The poll results reveal that the vast
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10 Delicious‚ Healthy Junk Food Alternatives Over time‚ various ‘recreational foods’ have permeated into every aspect of our culture. We eat them not only for the way they taste‚ but also for entertainment. And despite ample and increasingly strong evidence about their risks to our health‚ we consume more than ever. While our individual reasons may be diverse‚ the primary motivation is the same in each. Scientific studies clearly demonstrate eating junk food has similar addictive patterns to drugs
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In the article The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food‚ Michael Mossfeb discusses the issues concerning the causes of obesity in America. Mossfeb gives many examples of how the different food companies use different methods to convince people to buy their products. For example‚ Oscar-Myer found ways to get their products into the family household by exploiting mothers that have little time to prepare meals‚ and children who want control of what they eat. The same problem occurs with Coca
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fast food restaurants across the United States. Some of these locations can provide a good‚ healthy‚ organic meal‚ but some serve processed foods with dyes and additives. The average person is unaware of what is actually in the food they eat every day. Sure‚ the food companies that produce these products put the ingredients on the label‚ but what person honestly knows what Maltodextrin is? Definitely not me‚ that is for sure. For many years‚ humans have found ways to keep their food edible
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