Obesity is associated with every type of junk food. The main reason is the absence of fiber‚ high amount of high-fat calories and low quality cholesterol. Which may cause obesity as well as increase risks of heart diseases. Many studies suggest that frequent consumption of soft drinks and other junk food is strongly related with children obesity. Soda drinks which are high in sugar and other calories is low in nutrition and this has been a proved fact that it causes obesity. Though soft drinks companies
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would change the life of others. Fast food still a major part in our society Since 1970‚ the amount of fast food restaurants in business doubled‚ which equates to about 300‚000 establishments in the United States. About‚ 33.8 percent of the U.S. population is affected by obesity and 19 percent of children and adolescents are also affected. McDonald’s is one of the largest fast food in the world. New research found that 1 in 4 visit fast food restaurant. This hunger of fast food it is happening in
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Whole foods was founded in 1980 in Austin‚ Texas with the staff of only 19 people and by 2009 whole foods was a leading brand in natural and organic food industry with 289 stores in USA‚ Canada and in Great Britain. Whole Foods offers highest quality‚ least processed‚ most favorable naturally preserved and fresh foods available‚ and it marketed them in appealing store environment with best customer service. As you can see in exhibit # 1‚ there are substitute for organic food. People can grow in
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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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Part 1 Food Safety Management a) With reference to a food item in your chosen work place‚ describe four distinct food safety hazards‚ including details of how each hazard could occur (4 X 3 marks) Food Item: - Chicken Korma (Key ingredients-cream‚ almonds& gravy served with rice) Microbiological Hazards: - Cooking‚ cooling & storing in inadequate temperature and transporting without care of cross contamination Pathogenic bacteria produce and multiply. Campylobacter–Generally under
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one thing in common: they are all living victims of food poisoning. Some people think that food poisoning was the worst experience of their lives. It is important to recognize that anyone who eats or drinks anything is at risk of having a food borne illness. Let’s concentrate on bacterial food poisoning and how it occurs‚ the common bacterial culprits and some precautionary steps to avoid becoming infected with bacterial food poisoning. Food poisoning is a general term for illness or health
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Blame Game Growing up children love to eat at McDonalds‚ Burger King‚ or their local pizza place. The fast food industry offers prepackaged‚ unhealthy foods that are marketed through advertisements and media as a kid friendly quick breakfast‚ lunch or dinner. Many blame obesity in children and young adults in the easy access to fast food. Is it fair to suggest that the numerous fast food places that are available are the leading factor in the increase of obesity amongst children? There are other
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Food Intake – 3 Days SCI/220 01/31/12 Food Intake – 3 Days After recording my dietary intake for three days through the Wiley iProfile 2.0 and reviewing the reports‚ I have found that this provides a better a broader scope of my eating habits and the nutritional value in each thing I eat. According to Wiley iProfile 2.0 (2010)‚ I am 65% below the recommended target DRI intake. The main sources of protein recorded in the three day study were the chicken‚ garbanzo beans
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The current issue of junk food consumption and the overall obesity battle worldwide continues to expand rapidly. The suggestion to counteract this problem is the implementation of a “junk tax”. ProQuest states that‚ “’junk food tax’ refers to a tax placed upon fattening foods or beverages” (Par. 1). The intention of the tax is to minimize the consumption of unhealthy foods‚ which would expectantly lead to a healthier population. A junk food tax would also generate revenue for causes
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The ways in which the food system is failing us are numerous. It is failing some in quantity‚ while failing others in quality. The only members of the food system that are not being exploited are the corporate food producers‚ and that is because they are the exploiters in this equation. Just like the schoolyard that we are all familiar with‚ there are two groups on the food system playground; the bullied and the bullies. In comparison to the schoolyard example‚ the bullies are in the minority‚
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