Melina Sarju Junk Food Being Banned From School Property Junk food‚ full of calories and have no nutritional value. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ every year more than one sixth of children in America are obese. In the past 20 years obesity rates tripled for children. I‚ Melina Sarju‚ think that all schools should banned junk food from school property. Doing this will lower the amount of obese children in America. Schools should sell a healthier lunch with fresh fruits
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The first effect of eating Junk Food is its impact on energy levels. Many people skip breakfast and other important meals choosing instead to grab a quick snack or soft drink. Junk Food is an informal term for food that is of little nutritional value and often high in fat‚ sugar‚ and calories. It is widely believed that the term was coined by Michael Jacobson‚ director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest in 1972. Junk Foods typically contain High levels of calories from sugar or fat
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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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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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I have chosen a topic on "junk food" as my project research paper. Irony huh? We all love junk food‚ the way it tastes‚ smells and even how it makes us feel. We often think to ourselves‚ do I like the results of junk food? Some individuals might say that they don’t care about the results‚ while many of us would say ’no". Junk food‚ as I say is easy food‚ because it does not necessarily take a lot of effort to prepare. Anyone can stop at a local burger or any fast food restaurant to grab a quick
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Loving Junk Food: Its Virtues There is a famous saying one man’s junk is another man’s treasure. This is true for there are some people who go around digging into dumpsters and other people’s garbage for junk they turn into treasures. For example‚ you have carpenters that go looking for old furniture that people throw out and they go and turn it to precious work and they go and sell what they made. Junk food‚ like these treasures‚ has many benefits‚ as well. They are cost efficient‚ time saver and
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At the moment there is a restriction on junk food in schools for example vending machines in your school have changed from chocolate bars and crisps to nutri-grain bars and drinks. Junk food is not served as frequently and you may feel disappointed about this. I think the ban is a good thing since statistics show by the middle of the century‚ 2050‚ two-thirds of children will be overweight or obese if nothing is done. I wouldn’t like to be one of the people in those two-thirds and neither would
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The Effects of Junk Food on Health Junk foods are deemed to be trash foods as they are high in fat‚ sodium and sugar. The apparent effect of junk food can lead to obesity and a range of attendant health problems‚ including diabetes‚ heart disease and arthritis. Majority of junk food choices do not deliver beneficial nutritional values. Here are the facts about how excessive junk food consumption affects your body. First of all‚ junk food doesn’t contain the nutrients your body needs to stay
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In the article “The Science of Junk Food” written by New York Times reporter‚ Michael Moss. He explains the science behind junk food and how it becomes an addiction. It starts off by introducing the meeting that was on April 8‚1999 which was held by James Behnke at the Pillsbury headquarters. This meeting involved 11 men‚ these men controlled America’s largest food companies. The reason behind this meeting was that Behnke had grown very concern over america’s overweight outbreak and how the main
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article‚ Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?” we see how food can be very expensive and this makes it harder to eat healthier. This is making Americans obese because people are eating fast food‚ which contains high sodium‚ calories‚ fats‚ and sugar. However‚ according to Bittman‚ it actually is cheaper to buy the food from a store instead of fast food. This homemade food is healthier. In her article‚ McMillan states that low income people are having more trouble eating healthier because fresh food is too
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