Food deserts are places where at least 500 people or a third of the population reside more than one mile from a supermarket or large grocery store — according to the CDC‚ “Food deserts are areas that lack access to affordable fruits‚ vegetables‚ whole grains‚ low-fat milk‚ and other foods that make up the full range of a healthy diet” (CDC). Furthermore‚ these food-deprived areas may exist in both rural or urban areas‚ but only in locations where there are geographic or socio-economic problems.
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at home‚ you never get that same yellow color? Food is the basic necessity of life. One works hard and earns to satisfy our hunger and relax (enjoy) later. But at the end of the day‚ many of us are not sure of what we eat. We may be eating a dangerous dye‚ sawdust‚ soapstone‚ industrial starch‚ and aluminum foil and so on! Contaminated foods and drinks are common sources of infection. Often‚ we invite diseases rather than good health. Food is adulterated if its quality is lowered or affected
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Journal of Education and Research Vol. 1 No. 5 May 2013 1 PATTERN OF FAST FOODS CONSUMPTION AND CONTRIBUTION TO NUTRIENT INTAKE OF NIGERIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS BY *AFOLABI‚ W.A.O.1 ‚ TOWOBOLA‚ S.K.1 ‚ OGUNTONA‚ C.R.B.1 and OLAYIWOLA I.O1 *Corresponding Author: Dr. Afolabi Wasiu Akinloye Oyebisi E-mail: afolabiwao@yahoo.com Telephone: +234- 803-4750-655 1Department Of Nutrition and Dietetics‚ College Of Food Science and Human Ecology Federal University of Agriculture‚ PMB 2240‚ Abeokuta
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Fast Food Is Linked to Obesity and Other Serious Health Problems Fast Food ‚ 2009 Seth Stern is a staff writer at The Christian Science Monitor. Despite the fact that nutritional information about fast food is readily available‚ many fast food chains are taking the blame for the rise in obesity and other health problems across the nation. Some lawyers are considering the possibility that fast food chains could be held accountable for the health consequences of eating their food. The chains could
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United States’ VS Canada’s Food Guide United States Canada Comparisons The MyPlate food guide features five food groups in total‚ yet Canada’s food guide only has four due to the fact that it groups Vegetables and Fruits in one category. Different colours are used to represent different categories on MyPlate‚ they are Vegetables‚ Grains‚ Fruits‚ Protein‚ plus a side section of Dairy‚ which is similar as the Canada’s food guide rainbows. Additional Oil and Fats is also recommended
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Street food is ready-to-eat food or drink sold in a street or other public place‚ such as a market or fair‚ by a hawker or vendor‚ often from a portable stall.[1] While some street foods are regional‚ many are not‚ having spread beyond their region of origin. Most street foods are also classed as both finger food and fast food‚ and are cheaper on average than restaurant meals. According to a 2007 study from the Food and Agriculture Organization‚ 2.5 billion people eat street food every day.[2] Today
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Science Food In the first part of the book‚ it gives a lot of rules that I have heard from television talk shows and many other rules that I thought were very interesting and will use in the future. The book we read is related to our class because it tells us how to eat foods that will rot instead of eating food that will not rot. In our class we discussed how and what we should eat everyday and what the proportions to several types of food groups. The book gives main points of eating actual
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Food & Beverage Operations May2010 www.cthresources.com Page 1 www.cthawards.com 1 Content I. II. Description Learning Outcomes III. Syllabus IV. Assessment V. Chapters 1 - 8 www.cthresources.com Page 2 www.cthawards.com Description Description The aim of the Food & Beverage Operations module is to provide students with an understanding of the operational & supervisory aspects of running a food & beverage operation for an international clientele in a range of establishments
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disadvantages of eating fast foods and hopefully they will think twice before choosing to eat fast food. Introduction: Due to the fast paced lifestyle most Americans live‚ we tend to eat a lot of fast food due to its convenience and easy access. Although fast food restaurants provide a fast and convenient meal‚ they are very bad for your health‚ due to lack of quality‚ preparation of foods and trans fats‚ just to name a few of the disadvantages to fast foods. Fast food is not the cause of obesity
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Title: Energy Content of Foods Your Name Lab Partners: Period: Lab Done: Turned in January 28‚ 2013 Background Information: Heat is energy that transfers from one object to another because of a temperature difference between the objects. Heat is measured in a calorimeter and the units for heat are joules or calories. The calorimeter uses the Law of Conservation of Energy which states that energy is never created or destroyed but is transferred between objects. Temperature is a measure
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