Nutritional diseases related to affluence A person’s health is his most precious asset. Good health allows you to fully participate in work and social activities. Your abilities become severely impaired when disease enters your life‚ whether it is for a short time or over an indefinite period. Diseases of affluence‚ which are sometimes also called ’lifestyle diseases’‚ are generally non-communicable and thought to result from increasing wealth and ease of life. There are a number of reasons why
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switching from natural sugar to artificial sweeteners packets or products. However‚ several studies indicate artificial sweeteners may have unforeseen health effects. For instance‚ a twenty-two yearlong study conducted by Harvard University found an association between the consumption of aspartame‚ often found in artificial sweeteners‚ and increased risks of cancers in the blood. Furthermore‚ not just individuals but food corporations‚ are adding artificial sweeteners to reduce caloric value and garner more
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development. A balance diet is the food that made up of three basic functional food groups. There are (i) energy giving food‚ (ii) body-building food and (iii) protective food. (i) Energy giving food Energy giving foods are carbohydrates‚ fats and sugar. The sources for carbohydrates such as rice‚ bread‚ noodles‚ biscuits‚ potatoes and etc. Fats such as cooking oil‚ butter‚ margarine‚ fatty part of meat. Sugar such as syrup‚ jam and honey. Excessive intake of all the mentioned above will result in being
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sucrose. It is also‚ the second synthetic sweeter that was discovered. The first synthetic sweetener‚ saccharin‚ was discovered five years prior to Dulcin. The discovery of Dulcin occurred in 1883. Approximately seven years after it’s discovery‚ J.D. Reidel‚ of Berlin‚ was able to synthesis Dulcin at a reasonable cost. Once it became possible to synthesis at a reasonable cost‚ mass production of the sweetener began. Dulcin was favored over its competitor‚ Saccharin‚ because it did not possess a bitter
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Artificial Sweeteners 1. Artificial sweeteners are a sugar substance that is a food additive that duplicates the effect of sugar taste‚ usually with less food energy. 2. No‚ it is possible that these artificial sweeteners can change the way we taste food‚ over stimulation of sugar receptors from frequent use of these hyper-intense sweeteners may limit tolerance for more complex tastes. 3. No‚ food processors should be allowed to put them in food because they do not give much energy. Also‚ food
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Situation Analysis of Sapid Sweets |Who are you? |Sapid Sweets‚ producer of exquisite chocolate and confectionery | | |products‚ sold around the world | |What is your purpose? |Business was started to bring delicious sweetness into the world. | |
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Is a sweetener made from corn really natural and safe to consume? According to various studies and research‚ it appears not. Since the transition of sugar to high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in the 1970’s‚ the new added sweetener has become a health-threatening factor in the United States. The corn based sweetener contains higher levels of fructose than natural sugar making a larger impact on Americans’ health. The highly processed sweetener has been a major influence in the ongoing epidemic of major
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Introduction Although stress is an everyday occurrence in life‚ most people take for granted and underestimate the degree to which we are able to influence the level of stress we experience. When we think of the word "stress‚" we usually associate it with something external that causes us to feel stressed. In various research sources‚ adults reveal work as a leading cause of stress (Peterson & Wilson‚ 2004)‚ whereas teenagers revealed that school as one of their biggest sources of stress (Wilburn
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Association is so intent on persuading this audience because there was a decrease in the demand for sugar in the late 20th century. High-fructose corn syrup and other sweeteners began gaining popularity in the 1970s and 1980s. Consequently‚ the Sugar Association launched a campaign to boost the popularity of sugar. The main consumers of sweeteners are women because of their low calorie values and the main consumers of high fructose corn syrup products like soft drinks and candy are children. Mothers tend
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The Coca-Cola Company is a beverage company‚ manufacturer‚ distributor‚ and marketer of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups. The company is best known for its flagship product Coca-Cola‚ invented by pharmacist John Stith Pemberton in 1886. The Coca-Cola formula and brand was bought in 1889 by Asa Candler who incorporated The Coca-Cola Company in 1892. Besides its namesake Coca-Cola beverage‚ Coca-Cola currently offers more than 400 brands in over 200 countries or territories and serves
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