campuses where students congregate in front of buildings and in other densely populated areas. At West Virginia University‚ a proposal to ban smoking on campuses has been made. As with any new ban‚ there will be some controversy‚ however‚ smoking bans have become more and more popular in the recent years. West Virginia University and other Universities have a right to ban smoking because they must protect the rights of their non-smoking student’s health (Fortin‚ 2007). As of 2011‚ over 500 college campuses
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DISADVANTAGES OF FAST FOOD Submitted by Duha on Wed‚ 2011-11-09 11:56 The greatest disadvantage of fast food is the adverse effect that it has on one’s health. It is a fact that fast food is more unhealthy than home-cooked meals‚ as they contain higher amounts of salt‚ fats and calories. Fast food is an important contributor to obesity in the American population. Obesity in children is on the rise and a direct link is being cited between fast food and obesity in children. Given the sedentary
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Why There Should be a Limit on Food Additives For many centuries people have been adding things to preserve foods. An example of this is using salt to preserve meats or adding herbs to enhance the flavor of any other type of food. In recent years‚ however‚ the amount of additives in food has dramatically increased‚ and some of the items that are being added have been questioned by scientists as well as some consumers. Some additives have been known to cause sickness and contribute to the formation
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How on earth did we come to this? We protect our children obsessively from every harm‚ we vet every carer‚ teacher or medic with whom they come into contact‚ we fret about their education‚ their development. Yet despite all this‚ one group‚ which in no way has their best interests at heart‚ has almost unfettered access. We seem to take it for granted that advertisers and marketeers are allowed to groom even the youngest children. Before children have even developed a proper sense of their own
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cancers throughout the body like emphysema‚ asthma‚ bronchitis‚ lung cancer‚ heart disease‚ cardiovascular problems‚ and even SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). The affects of smoking have been proven to be harmful to smokers and non-smokers alike. A ban on smoking in all public places would greatly decrease the health hazards related to smoking. We have a right to clean air and to a safe environment‚ smoking should be banned in public places for many reasons‚ including the fact that it is a
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Baked Beans Label Per ½ can: A food label allows for the consumer to identify what sort of nutrients are in their food and how much of each one they are eating on a daily basis. Our food label‚ as shown above‚ has been designed in this form as they appear to look like a tin of beans which interlinks with the product we are selling. We have added in this information as it shows the most important nutrients that are taken in by the body to ensure essential energy production and help
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health organizations have argued that product labeling is not a sufficient response to the problem posed by trans fats‚ and that there should be a ban on all artificial trans fats in food (Ban Trans Fats 2009; Center for Science in the Public Interest 2008; American Medical Association 2008). Denmark was the first country to legislate against trans fat from food items. Danish government’s efforts resulted in a 50% decrease in deaths from ischemic heart disease [Stender and Dyerberg‚ 2004]. Several major
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Consuming unhealthy food against healthy food Ever since the existence of human beings‚ the majority of peoples from all over the world have been struggling with eating food behaviors. Food is essential to our body‚ and we need to eat at least 3 times a day in order to fulfill the required energy that the body needs to work on it’s best performance. However‚ the challenge is to ingest the right and necessary aliments and nutrients for a better and healthier mind/body state. We all know that
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Industry Analysis Dominant Industry Characteristics Since going public in 1991‚ Whole Foods has focused on acquiring other small owner-managed natural and organic food stores as well as opening new stores of their own. However in 2002-2006‚ they decided that instead of making acquisitions‚ Whole Foods growth strategy would be based on opening new stores. Whole Foods chooses upscale‚ urban metropolitan areas to place their stores. These locations are high traffic shopping locations‚
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Title: “Fast food” General Purpose: To persuade. Specific Purpose: After listening to our speech‚ the mass will have enough information to take a stand about fast food. Thesis: The influence of fast food. INTRODUCTION: I. Attention-Getter: How many of you would substitute Nasi Lemak with a Big Mac and French fries? II. Thesis statement: Fast food leads to death and a substitution is necessary. III. Preview of main points: How is fast food beneficial?
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