Course Schedule for the Winter Term Food & Eating Across Cultures‚ SOSA 2401 x/y Professor Liz Fitting‚ Sociology & Social Anthropology (attach to course syllabus) Week 14 Case study: Growing organic January 5 & 7 • Hetherington‚ Kregg‚ Chapters 1-4 Cultivating Utopia Week 15 Case study: Growing organic Jan. 12 &14 • Hetherington‚ Kregg‚ Chapters 5-8 Cultivating Utopia • Exams handed back this week & Make up exam on Tuesday January 12‚ 1-3 pm Week 16 Class and consumption
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The argument as to whether or not schools should be able to sell junk food is a highly controversial topic. To begin with‚ there is the problem to defining junk foods. Are we talking about potato chips‚ soda‚ and Twinkies? What about fried chicken fingers‚ cheeseburgers‚ and pizza-foods many schools serve? Most cases‚ when faced with the decision‚ a child will no doubt choose what is offered without knowing it is a health issue. What would a change in the availability of these snacks teach children
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I chose is Whole Foods Market (WFM). I chose Whole Foods Market because this is a business that was built from a small market to a huge nationwide supermarket chain that markets delicious natural groceries and prepared foods that involve local producers that help sustain communities and businesses within; and it’s a place I know and shop. Whole Foods is a national grocery store chain that specializes in natural and organic foods‚ some of which are produced locally. Whole Foods is not only devoted
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Introduction The relationship between food and society require special attention. Food come first‚ no food no life‚ this is a fact‚ and nothing can be possible with out food. Society is a group of people related to each other through perseverance relations such as status‚ roles and social network. In pre-industrial societies‚ food production is carried out through the use of human and animal labour which is the main economic activities. Industrial revolution in 19th century brought the incredible
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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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and motivation‚ better appreciation of their stressful and busy lifestyle might offer more effective solutions. A healthy eating plan for busy people needs to be easy-to-start and easy-to-follow. If a fast-food eater’s brain -- due to plasticity -- has been trained to crave unhealthy foods‚ re-training of the brain of the compulsive eater or unhealthy eater will have to be done. This seems complicated‚ but it is not. It requires some understanding of brain plasticity and implementation of smarter
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Effect of food adulteration on the health of people Abstract of the report: Introduction to Food Adulteration: Adulteration – is a term legally used to define any kind of food product that does not meet the standards set by the centre or the state. The Prevention of Food Adulteration Act states that any substance that may be used for adulteration can be called as an adulterant. • Adulteration could mean any of the below: • Substitution with a cheaper or inferior quality substance – in part
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survey is regarding fast food. I wanted to know why people eat fast food and if nutritional choices have an affect on people’s mental and physical health. My hypothesis is that those who eat fast food do so due to time restrictions‚ convenience‚ and low cost. In addition‚ I believe that there is a correlation between eating fast food and low self-esteem‚ body image issues‚ and physical inactivity. This is important to me because I have learned through experience how food choices can have a profound
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FOOD LABELS REPORT 1. Introduction Food labels give information to consumers about nutrition inside the package. This information helps consumers to compare the nutritional contents of similar products in order to select foods which appropriate to their need. 2. Aims The purpose of this research was to determine the nutritional contents of various types of food items. 3. Method 1. The sample There were 10 products of foods as samples. These foods items were selected from
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the article "The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home"‚ the author Daniel Weintraub states that a public health group in California has asked the governor to declare childhood obesity a state of emergency. Many blame the fast food businesses while others blame the consumers (parents). I believe it is the consumers’ fault on the issue we have with the growing weight problem. Parents are to blame due to the fact that they let their kids eat unhealthy foods when they should be supervising where
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