Should There Be Taxes on Sodas or Other Junk Foods? Position: No Background: The question whether or not to put a tax on sugary beverages and junk food has made its way to our legislatures desks because of the overwhelming population of obese people throughout the world. The alarming consequences of obesity have given the government reasoning to take charge and try to rectify the problem. They believe that by taxing certain food items that are high in sugar and salt content‚ trans fat‚ and saturated
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Should Unhealthy Food Be Taxed? There is an epidemic seizing its grip on America. One in three Americans are currently dealing with the effects from this outbreak that has grown in numbers three-fold in the last 50 years. This is not your traditional disease that that may be in the air or water‚ rather primarily caused by something consumed. That epidemic is junk food. The Center of Disease Control predicts that nearly half of Americans will be obese by the year 2030. With obesity expected to keep
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Having a ‘creative license’ to do whatever one pleases with an image is a lot more difficult than one may think. As stated by Patricia D. Stokes‚ “complete freedom makes writing a piece of novel prose difficult‚ if not impossible”. This applies also to someone given the task of simply creatively modifying an image using programs such as Adobe Photoshop CS5. However‚ an assignment with constraints on “both subject and style” turns the impossible task into an inevitable one.1 The images 1Da
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Does Junk Food in Schools Matters? In recent decades‚ junk food sales in schools have long been blamed for contributing to childhood obesity as it is commonly sold in school vending machines and sometimes in school cafeteria. In light of this‚ there are certain schools having their own meal plans and completely banning the food selection for students to only healthy choices. The concern we have is that whether junk food sold in schools the main reason for childhood obesity. With regard to
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Should junk food be allowed at school? Junk food is generally defined as “a diet high in processed foods and soft drinks” (Wiles et al.‚ 2009‚ p.1). By definition‚ junk food contains artificial food colorings and preservatives‚ including fast food‚ oily foods‚ snacks and high sugary beverage. Students usually eat snacks between meals. According to McPhail et al. (2011)‚ the snacking habit among students has increased in the past twenty years. This means students are taking more junk food in a higher
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starting any research‚ a literature review of previous studies and experiences related to the proposed investigation must be done. Studies related to: 1. Changing trends in adolescents’ eating pattern. 2. Promoting factors of junk food 3. Health hazards of junk food 4. Effectiveness of Health Teaching Programme Studies Related to Changing Trends in Adolescents’ Eating Pattern: A National Health and Nutrition Examination survey was conducted in USA to determine the adolescent’s beverage
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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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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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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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Should junk food be banned from schools? Junk food refers to food that contains high amount of trans-fats in the form of sugar and salts but with little or no nutritional content (Damle‚ 2012). With the younger generation being attracted to junk foods‚ they will be suffered from multiple ill effects like diabetes‚ heart diseases‚ obesity‚ and dental caries. Since food and beverage marketing actions are prevalent and potentially detrimental to kids‚ preventing obesity and promoting healthy lifestyle
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