Katie Yang Ms. Molin Advanced English 10C 7 May 2010 The Secret Behind Food That People Eat The number of consumers has now risen to 200‚ 000‚ 000‚ subjected everyday to a bombardment of poisons in their food and drugs while lying at the mercy of “respectable corporations” (Fuller). While the chefs and sou chefs cooked their customers’ orders‚ they thought nothing of it. They served it to their customer and while that customer ate‚ one had an allergic reaction. The customer whose name was Jorma Takala
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and Cons of Junk Food? Junk food industry is taking off these days‚ which incites both young and old. There are various pros and cons of junk food. Junk food such as fries and pizzas are tantalizing for everyone. Junk foods are filled with calories and fats without nutritional values. One benefit of fast food is that you can walk in‚ order and eat. For the modern youth‚ vegetables and fruits are not that appealing as compared to junk food such as pizzas and fries. Junk foods are delectable and
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preservative http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Preservative&action=edit A preservative is a naturally occurring or synthetically produced substance that is added to products such as foods‚ pharmaceuticals‚ paints‚ biological samples‚ wood‚ etc. to prevent decomposition by microbial growth or by undesirable chemical changes. Preservatives can be divided into two types‚ depending on their origin. Class I preservatives refers to those preservatives which
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Future of Food Development of nitrogen based bombs during World War I led to development of nitrogen based chemical fertilizers. DDT was the hero of it’s generation. In 1970’s‚ Monsanto introduced Roundup. (herbicide) Monsanto spent $8 billion buying out seed companies. The first time Americans became aware that GMO’s were part of their everyday dietwas 2001. 80 – 90% of Americans want GMO labeled. GMO labeling is the key way we can trace health effects and get corporations
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of drugs without prescription is illegal and harms one’s health. Junk foods and soda pop are harmful as well. Yet we have never had prohibition on these food and soda items even though these food items affect public health. According to Yale University professor of psychology and public health‚ Kelly Brownell‚ “As a culture‚ we’ve become upset by the tobacco companies advertising to children‚ but we sit idly by while the food companies do the very same thing. And we could make a claim that the toll
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Fast Food Fast food restaurants are everywhere. Fast food is named after the process of being made and prepared quickly. You can find fast food restaurant everywhere and anytime. People just buy what they like and eat what they like from these type of restaurants no matter how old they are or what are their health conditions‚ all they care about is it’s taste. “Fast food has a negative effect on Health. All fast food should come with a health warning.” There are three main reasons why fast food
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Are Organic Foods All They Are Hyped Up To Be: An Overview Of The Organic Food Industry Today‚ with cancer and obesity cases increasing quickly‚ people are turning their attention to the foods they are consuming. Such diets as the vegan‚ vegetarian‚ lacto-vegetarian‚ paleo‚ raw‚ and locavore are becoming more and more popular. The one thing these diets all have in common is the belief that organic foods are better than conventional foods. Similar to conventional foods‚ organic foods contain chemicals
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vegetables that are not in season‚ and it’s sometimes cheaper to buy them canned‚ anyway. Canned foods also are more convenient than frozen‚ especially for storage and transportation. Although they have some advantages‚ canned foods also come with disadvantages‚ too. HIGH IN SODIUM Many canned foods contained high levels of sodium. The salt helps preserve the food‚ but can elevate blood pressure‚ cause you to retain water and increase calcium loss. Sodium is not always obvious. Even if the label
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Effect of Science on Food Most of the media tells people that using additive substances to the food we eat will bring bad effects to our body. As we can see from the newspaper and magazine’s articles‚ food additives such as aspartame can cause nausea and headache. For long term use it can cause hallucination. Instead of seeing the bad effects of applying science for food‚ we also need to know the good effects of science on food. There are a lot of good effects of science on food‚ not only the bad things
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Food Additives Food Additives What are food additives? Food additives are chemicals added to food to maintain flavour or improve its taste and appearance. Some additives have been used for centuries‚ for example‚ maintaining food by pickling (with vinegar)‚ salting‚ as with bacon‚ preserving sweets or using sulphur dioxide as in some wines. With the arrival of processed foods in the second half of the 20th century‚ many more additives have been imported‚ of both natural and artificial agents
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