07/24/12 Junk Food should be Taxed Who has not eaten junk food at least once? I did it‚ and to me‚ as to many Americans‚ the junk food is the most delicious type of food. However‚ I know it is the unhealthiest food and the main cause of obesity in the United States. On the other hand‚ the U.S. government feels that is important to intervene in junk food lover’s lives to help them to improve their health and their food choices. In order to combat the obesity and other health problems that junk food
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In Moss’ article he mentions how junk food companies learn of the negative affects their products have on the population but ignore it and continue to market to their fatty food to naïve children. Larger companies know that healthy food doesn’t sell so they sell their food as a necessity to kids who don’t know the negative effects‚ they lie in order to profit financially. But sometimes healthier options aren’t even an option at all for junk food companies and are often shut down immediately
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Thesis: Banning junk food in schools would just be the better choice‚ as to end child obesity. Body Paragraphs Key Point: Being unhealthy should not be a way of life. Evidence: Statistics show the growth rate of child obesity. Analysis: Nearly 3‚000 people die each year just from eating unhealthy. Transition: We could change this action by eliminating some food choices. Evidence: We can see progress in just a week. Analysis: Statistics show in just one week you can lose up to one pound. Linking
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Do Americans Eat a Lot of Fast Food? Alaa Al-Marhoon American Language and Culture Program University of Idaho Mark Bittman‚ in his 2011 article‚ “Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?” says that American people think fast food is cheaper than real food and they use this point to explain why so many of them are overweight. However‚ he believes that’s not true because junk food is actually more expensive than real food. The average cost of a fast food meal is around $12 per person.
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Junk Food in Schools There is something wrong when salsa passes as a vegetable in the school cafeteria and students can buy soda and candy from vending machines on campus. With this in mind we can only begin to wonder what the future holds for today’s adolescents. When students are exposed to a life of poor nutrition‚ the result can be obesity and regrets (CBC‚ 2006). For countless children‚ breakfast or lunch drops out of a vending machine at school. This can be a can of soda‚ perhaps washing
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would like to state my opinions: junk food is convenient and inexpensive. However‚ consuming junk foods‚ especially if you eat them often‚ may increase the risk of chronic disease. Junk food not only effect the growth of the children but also do harm to the health of the adults. There are some junk foods health risk facts: The same health problems to the adults‚ junk food increases the risk of obesity. The research found that a person who consumes junk foods at least twice per week gains
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Christopher Angulo Dr. Aron Levin MKT 320 – Paper reaction The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food Junk food has been present from many decades ago and still surprises me how we cannot deal with it. There are many people dying because of junk food and even though knowing the consequences that might cause‚ we still consume these things. I see people in class drinking Gatorade or drinking from a huge can of energy drink accompanied with a bag of chips early in the morning and I always
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McLaughlin Ban Junk Food! DID YOU KNOW junk food has been linked to obesity‚ diabetes‚ and even cancer? Sure‚ junk food is totally yummy‚ but it is definitely not good for us or for the children in this country. Junk food also makes the quality of life worse. It makes you tired‚ and it can make you very unhealthy. There is a law going through congress right now about banning junk food in schools‚ and before you state your opinion‚ please open up your mind to see how junk food is affecting the
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Junk food – killing you with kindness While the public much concerns about AIDS and avian flu. I want to talk about the other very serious but easily neglected health issues‚ which are obesity‚ cardiovascular diseases‚ and cancers. All of these are completely preventable for at least 95 percent of people just by changing diet. And I am not going to talk too much about how to change your diet and lifestyle as everyone knows that. I am trying to persuade you to stop eating junk food by figures and
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TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY EATING‚ HIGHER TAXES SHOULD BE IMPOSED ON JUNK FOODS AND SOFT DRINKS Husnu Yilmaz Istanbul Şehir University Over the past decades‚ obesity has become a serious problem that governments have to tackle.In fact it has been discussed for years but still there is not a certain solution to obesity.Governments and academists discuss it and provide information about the obesity epidemic but providing information is not enough‚ in some cases‚ to take notice and to care about the damaging
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