External Validity In dealing with the statement‚ “It is not possible to know whether a research finding will generalize to all populations of individuals.” behavioral scientists would like to use every possible variation of an independent variable‚ however‚ in most cases‚ it is not feasible. The cost and time would become too extravagant; (www.experiment-resources.com) therefore a group would be chosen to reflect the whole population. For example‚ if a researcher were conducting a
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CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THE POPULARITY OF FAST FOOD Nowadays‚ most people -especially kids and young people- prefer to eat fast food‚ such as hamburgers‚ pizza‚ fried food‚ etc. Why it has become so popular? It tastes better than homemade food? We do not believe it is only the taste the reason of the popularity of fast food. There are several reasons why fast food had become popular over the years. It is popular because it is cheap‚ quick and convenient to those who have
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Leticia Jackson The Causes and Effects of Fast Food Consumption Often times many wonder what drives an individual to eat fast food. Thinking about the numerous amount of calories sin each fast food meal one would choose not to eat such a thing. There have been studies that have shown that the amount of fast food consumption has grown tremendously in the last couple of years. There are many causes of people eating such foods; such as‚ lack of knowledge on what people are consuming‚ lacks of
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31 March 2014 Food Advertising and Child Obesity There are rising rates in the number of obese children‚ which has caused many to blame unhealthy food advertising because the intense increase in advertising to children. There has been much research on the causes of child obesity. Many researchers believe that the government could do more despite the organizations that are created to help mandate food advertising. Although there is speculation on whether or not advertising effects children‚ unhealthy
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social and habitual life. Every year we read sad stories of how animals have been treated badly even resulting in their death in some cases. Another sad situation is the long-haul transport of animals even between countries. The killing of animals for food is almost unnecessary today in terms of human nutrition. From a nutritional point of view‚ vegetable proteins - particularly legume proteins - are as good as animal proteins if composed in correct proportions. Only pregnant and ovulating women occasionally
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The Bad Effects of Fast Food Essay Today‚ there are over thousands and millions of a same type of place that ruins your health severely around the world. These things are called fast food restaurants and almost everybody in the world visits it at least ten times in their lifetime. Fast food restaurants are not good for your body and you do not get a lot of energy obtained from it. A bad effect of fast food restaurants are the energy consumed from it. Research shows that 29~30 percent of children’s
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Why Fast food is dangerous Why is fast food dangerous? Some people may ask themselves‚ but really don’t look at the main problem. Most people that purchase fast foods are really doing more damage to themselves than they really know. Fast food restaurants have many effects. Some effects are that it causes diseases; obesity‚ diabetes‚ lethargy‚ also poor nutrition‚ constipation‚ and birth problems (complications). Most parents these days feed their children fast foods instead of a well cooked meal
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Intro to Health Care Sugar and Junk Food’s Effect on the Body In the United States today‚ more than two-thirds of adults are obese‚ and in children ages two to five years old about a quarter of them are obese. The main reason for our obese population is high sugar‚ fat‚ cholesterol‚ and carbohydrate intake. You can go anywhere in the U.S. and find fast-food restaurants‚ convenience stores and other places that make money off of selling processed foods. Many people know that refined sugars and fats
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Food prices in South Africa have increased by over 10% within the last year. This has a negative effect on the people with a lower income and who need to spend more of their total income on food. The cost of the standard South African food basket‚ which is expressed as a share of the average monthly income for the poorest 30% of the population has increased from 32.4% in October of 2010 to 36.4% in October 2011. Some of the determinants of the increased food prices occurred due to higher administered
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Americans have begun to eat more fast food because the way in which it is marketed; it’s cheap‚ convenient‚ finger-food‚ and it tastes good. Eating is one of the pleasures of life‚ although it can be bad for your health when eating fast foods‚ which are high in saturated fats‚ refined sugars‚ calories‚ and sodium that lead to obesity and diabetes. What are the effects of eating fast food and the impact it has on a person’s health? The Meaning of Fast Food Fast food is the term given for too many items
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