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    Fat Tax

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    important question that has been brought out to many people’s attention. The question is should the government imply a tax for fatty foods? In the article titled‚ "why a fat tax will have no effect on obesity levels” Lefever state‚ “Taxes on smoking and drinking do not change the behavior of nicotine addicts or alcoholics.” (Why a fat tax). Lefever is trying to say with this is no matter what is done to prevent something as long as a person wants it or desires it they are still going to get it no matter

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    Trans Fat

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    Ban Trans-Fat Although fats are considered to be a part of our health‚ there are certain types that should be ignored. One of which has drawn controversial issues is trans-fat. Trans-fat is mostly found in many food sources such as vegetable oil‚ crackers‚ cookies and margarine. It increases blood levels of low density lipoprotein that is considered to be bad cholesterol‚ and decreases level of good cholesterol‚ high density lipoprotein. Trans-fat is created when oils are partially hydrogenated

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    Fat Girl

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    Alina Haseeb Mrs. Smith AP Lang 11-2 4 December 2012 Fat Girl; A True Story Raymond Hull once wrote‚ “He who trims himself to suit everyone will soon whittle himself away”. Never change to satisfy another. The way other people voice their opinion should not matter‚ be true and be live happily. It is nearly impossible to please everyone. In Fat Girl; A True Story‚ Judith Moore tells her story. She tells an epic story about how she overcame fear of being herself. Sometimes it is not about fighting

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    Fat Is Ugly

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    western culture seem to view a larger woman as something to be frowned upon‚ even medically; if you have a cough these days‚ it’s because you’re over weight‚ if you are depressed‚ it’s because you’re overweight‚ you pass out‚ it’s because you are fat; fat is emphatically not beautiful. Carter describes her experience with anorexia as ‘the last resort of the impotent‚ and the protracted attempted suicide by narcissism’ so why is this ‘attempted suicide’ more beautiful than a fairly healthy overweight

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    risks associated with overweight and obesity. Obesity Reviews‚ 8(supp 1)‚ 13-17. Retrieved July 30‚ 2008‚ from Academic Search Premier database. Pettinger‚ T. (2007). Fat tax: why we should tax unhealthy foods. Retrieved July 12‚ 2008 from http://www.economicshelp.org/2007/07/fat-tax-why-we-should-tax-unhealthy.html Pool‚ R. (2001). Fat: fighting the obesity epidemic. New York: Oxford. Runge‚ C. (2007‚ November). Economic consequences of the obese. Diabetes‚ 56(11)‚ 2668-2672. Retrieved July 11‚ 2008

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    Monounsaturated Fat

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    bad foods can have negative effects in human body. Food contains fat and fat is the long termed energy for human body. carbohydrates also is the energy for human body but‚ carbohydrates is short termed energy. Food also contain protein which helps to repair and build cell and issues. Fat is the one cause many people have an unhealthy body. Even fat is long termed energy for human body but‚ consuming too much

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    Institute a State-wide Ban of the Use of Trans Fat? Trans fats are a type of fat often used in preparation of fried foods in order to enhance the flavor and‚ in some cases‚ increase the shelf life of a product‚ but these inexpensive‚ artificially produced fats have been liked to heart disease because they increase levels of bad cholesterol in the body while lowering levels of good cholesterol and that is why I agree that we should ban the use of trans fats in New Jersey restaurants and food establishments

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    Fat Free

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    Finding The Fat Using Mathematical Formulas Mat126 Survey of Mathematical Methods Instructor: Jerry Bilbrey February 11‚ 2013 This country is going crazy about losing weight and weight lost products. People of all races‚ creed and color worry about their weight‚ and this ranges from male to females of all ages and all cultures. Learning what products are truly fat free can done by analyzing the fat content and protein content of the products we buy that state they are fat free and have

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    Fat Tax” Imposing a fat tax on saturated fat‚ junk foods‚ sodas‚ etc. would be best because of many health and money related issues that it could possibly solve. A fat tax could help control many health problems the United States is facing today by giving some incentive to buy healthier foods. Taxing these certain foods may help control the way people eat and in turn change lifestyles to much healthier ones than there are now. The healthier lifestyles would help lower the amount of money spent

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    consumption of high-fat foods and obesity is well established. Mounting concern about the increasing incidence of obesity in many countries has sparked debate about the merit of an explicit ‘fat tax’‚ aimed at either taxing foods according to their fat content or‚ more practically‚ taxing certain foods with a high fat content. Discuss the implications and effectiveness of a fat tax for reducing the consumption of high-fat foods? There are many implications and effectiveness of a fat tax an example

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