“Junking junk food” – Judith Warner In this article the author is trying to show us how our country has become very unhealthy nation. Warner believes that to end the obesity in the country the government needs to be involved. They should make healthy food more appealing while making the junk food less appealing. There are a lot of people whom are worrying and trying to change the way majority of American people eat. Because almost 40% of American people are fat‚ and that because the way they eat
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Mao-Tamasese‚ Paula 20 July 2014 Sanger English 100 "Fat Tax" brings Fat Benefits Junk food. Do any of us know the meaning of the term? Do the consequences of developing lethal diseases not concern us? Apparently‚ today’s society is well aware of what it is‚ (food with a low nutrition value and is usually processed or ready-prepared (Junk Food)) and what it can do‚ yet they prefer not to have truth repeatedly slapped in their face by the media. The way I see it‚ that’s exactly what these
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Government Tax “Junk Food”? The duty of ensuring a healthy life for the citizens is the government’s in the first place‚ then the citizens’ their selves. The reason is that the citizens provide their necessary supplements from the markets‚ almost markets that are legalized by the government‚ and their job is to sell feasible foods. Some foods lack the nutritional values that are necessary for health; they’re called junk food‚ and they’re being sold and used by people. These kinds of foods lead to serious
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Junk Food tax is defined as“taxing less nutritional value food such as sugary pop while food with high nutritional value will not be taxed.” (Rupert Taylor‚ 2009). Junk Food is generally consumed by people with a wide range of ages‚ a majority of children‚ adults or even elderly love consuming junk food. It is likely to say that junk food contains quite a lot of fat and food additives which have low nutritional value and bad to our health. Research appears to show (Dr. Michael Booth‚ 2009) that the
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you know the real reasons behind the terrible eating practices amongst Caribbean people today? Large numbers of people gravitate to what is commonly called “junk” or “fast” food. I reckon no one stops to think about the dangers the over consumption of junk food does to our body. The duty of ensuring a healthy life‚ and by extension healthy food for citizens‚ is the government’s job in the first place then the citizens themselves. This is so because the government has control over the marketing of goods
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of implementing a junk food tax was proposed by several experts. The purpose of the tax was to decrease the consumption of unhealthy foods. This tax would also generate revenue earmarked for relevant causes‚ such as; improving diet‚ obesity prevention‚ and nutrition education. The underlying purpose is to focus on maximizing health benefits. It has sparked controversy on the levels of additional bureaucracy‚ interfering with personal liberties‚ and freedom of choice. Junk-Food Taxes Introduction
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“Junk Food and its Affects on Childhood Obesity” According to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion‚ the rate of childhood obesity has tripled in the last 30 years. Although there are many contributing factors to this statistic‚ junk food has proven itself to be the leading cause of this epidemic. The problem with junk food is its lack of nutritional value. When you turn on the television‚ you are inundated with fast food and junk food commercials. Excessive
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are killing themselves with food. Everywhere I go‚ all I see is fast-food restaurants‚ lousy eating habits and unconscious people. They don’t seem to make eating habits a priority anymore. I think that people forgot one of the fundamental aspects of the human body: you are what you eat. If you eat fat‚ you will be fat. It is as logical to me as saying that if you drink five gallons of gasoline‚ you will die. Thus‚ I think that children should begin learning good food habits at a young age‚ so that
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Addiction to Junk Food Everyday‚ millions of people consume the so-called addictive "junk food.” Most of the people who do not have time‚ or find it affortable eat in fast food restourants such as McDonalds‚ Burger King‚ and many others. Junk food is addictive because of many reasons such as saving time. The junk food can be clasified in few categories - snacks‚ fast food‚ and soft drinks. First come the snacks‚ which are being brought everyday by millions of people who are not conserned about
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The target of this intervention is to cut back on fatty foods and decrease weight by exercising on a daily basis in doing so by playing basketball‚ consuming under 2000 calories daily and increasing the amount of green tea ingested. The benefits of performing this lifestyle change are having to be active in which the body creates endorphins‚ speeding metabolism and boosting up one’s confidence. Many things can go wrong in this experiment. One thing to take into consideration is the influence of family
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