Beating our Junk Food Generation with Tips from a Local Expert An insight into how we can provide healthy food choices for our kids but while keeping it fun! By Claire Whittleston March 8‚ 2011 “I don’t want Brussels sprouts‚ Mommy! Can I have a cookie with ice cream on top?”Sound familiar? It’s frightful to say‚ but we are living in a junk food generation and many of our children don’t eat enough of their fruits and vegetables. Over the past three decades‚ childhood obesity rates in America
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Should the sale of junk food in school cafeterias be banned? In more traditional years‚ parents had to prepare packed lunch for their kids when going to school. However‚ in present times‚ most parents are already incapable of doing such things. This is because they lack the luxury of time with the hectic schedules that they have. Parents tend to just give money to their children to purchase what they need. Given this kind of situation‚ students are exposed to a variety of options and they are
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pressure and he did not eat good food. In fact‚ today two- thirds of adults and nearly one- third of children struggle with obesity. There are many causes of obesity‚ including overeating‚ lack of physical activity‚ and genetics. There are also many health issues caused by obesity. The effects are depression‚ eating disorders‚ and death. For these reasons‚ the government needs to address this serious health concern. One solution to do so is raise Junk- Food taxes. Junk- Food taxes will encourage healthy
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Restriction on Junk food What is “junk food”? What junk food really is what pretty much goes into the category of snacks‚ and/or fast food. Even cereals can be considered as a sort of “junk food”. You know what junk food is‚ for example: chips of any kind‚ popcorn‚ cookies‚ cake‚ and sweets. Food you would not be healthy to eat a lot of. As you know junk food can be sold at any store or gas station. Eating these bad foods can lead to many health problems throughout your life as you keep eating more
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Japan’s food guide enlightens knowledge about the physical environment of Japan and the norms and cultures of the citizens. When comparing this guide to Canada’s‚ there are clear depictions of the similarities and differences. Similarities: Canada and Japan in their food guides place much emphasis on the importance of exercise in society. For Japan‚ their government prioritizes the health and wellbeing of all their citizens‚ thus they present the ideal time of exercise needed for an average adult
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Junk Food: A Slow Poison Junk food may be affordable and delicious‚ yet it is deadly. Examples of junk food include burger‚ pizza‚ hot dog‚ tacos‚ fries‚ biscuits‚ cookies‚ and soft drinks. Today many people are addicted to junk food. They grab junk food without planning to or making many decisions. Even when time is available‚ people still prefer to consume junk food rather than prepare a normal wholesome meal‚ which is healthier. Junk food is very popular around the world today. Junk food popularity
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It has been recently reported by the Guardian that billions of pounds are spent every day by the junk food companies on persuading children to consume these companies’ products. Should government allow these companies to advertise their products on the media during the children shows time? Some people agree that these companies should be allowed to do that as it is one way of making profits and this action is completely legal. However‚ a large proportion of people believe that allowing these companies
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Banning Junk Food Advertising In my opinion‚ a ban against junk food advertising shouldn’t be a way to prevent childhood obesity because it is not a solution to have healthier lifestyle. Firstly‚ ban junk food advertising will not get a real and definitive change in the eating habits of children. Rather than a solution it is a great challenge that couldn’t be achieved by means of laws that only focuses on things children shouldn’t be eating‚ instead of focusing on promoting healthy tips. Also
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changes‚ there should be a tax on junk food as it leads to problems like obesity and diabetes. A junk food tax might also be helpful to lessen the strain on the healthcare system‚ as costs are presently rising due to disease stemming from increasing obesity rates. And finally‚ the tax can at the very least discourage buying and eating junk food. For these reasons‚ junk food should be taxes. One reason junk food should have taxes is because sugary drinks and junk food‚ lead to problems like obesity and
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A descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge on ill effects of Junk foods among first year B.Sc Nursing students of Vinayaka Mission’s College of Nursing‚ Karaikal. For this study 60 samples were selected by using Non probability convenient sampling technique. The data was collected through semistructured questionnaire. The results shows that out of 60 samples 58.34% were 18 years old‚ 75% were female‚ the maximum 80% students were Hindus‚ 83.3% students were belongs to nuclear family
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