Make the Change Andrea Nolt Strayer University Research and Writing ENG215 Jerred Metz‚ Ph.D. December 09‚ 2012 Make the Change Although there are newly imposed regulations of the school food programs‚ the benefits are outweighed by drawbacks. Childhood obesity is at an all time high. Children spend at least eight hours a day in schools and many eat two of their three meals there as well. For the success of the newly imposed regulations‚ there needs to be many changes. Without these
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Dystopia: Fat Trish August 14‚ 2128 Status: Feelin Smart When the companies took over 42 years ago‚ things changed. At first‚ they were slow and helped. After the incident‚ society began reconstruction which allowed the society to reinvent itself. As this process commenced people looked up and praised the companies for supporting and keeping them alive. This resulted in the unbreakable trust between the companies and the people. As time went on‚ the companies convinced the people that
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Understand Your Fats and Fiber Jennifer Taylor SCI/241 December 6‚ 2012 Jeff Mundt Understand Your Fats and Fiber Bad fats are saturated and trans fats. Saturated fats are mostly in meats‚ dairy products and tropical oils. Saturated fat raises both bad cholesterol and good cholesterol‚ while trans-fat only raises bad cholesterol. This makes trans fats technically worse than saturated fats. The better fats would be monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. Monounsaturated will lower your cholesterol
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Fat and Water Soluble Vitamins Sheila Grant SCI/241 December 23‚ 2012 Tia Patterson Fat and Water Soluble Vitamins All types of vitamins are essential for everyone to include in their diet to maintain a healthy lifestyle. They are classified into two different classifications. There is fat soluble which are A‚ D‚ E and K. The other classification is water soluble vitamins‚ which is vitamin C and B. Vitamin C and B are also known as complex group vitamins. Vitamins are crucial for the
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Moore of the book “Fat Girl” discusses some of the issues fat girls face. Her book is less about every stereo-typed fat girl and more about her story individually. Judith Moore chooses to take a different route‚ instead of complaining continuously about being fat‚ she explains in depth why she believes she is fat. She is not lazy; she expresses her knowledge of diets and her experiences of strenuous work outs but ends with little to no results. ’’My flesh resists loss. My fat holds on for dear life
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Trans Fats Ban Doughnuts are one of my favorite foods. I don’t eat them regularly‚ maybe once a month so they are an occasional treat for me. Darryl Townson‚ owner of “Dat Doughnut” shop in Illinois makes his living from the fried sugary goodies. Recently‚ lawmakers have been pushing for a ban on artificial trans fats. Such a ban would mean that people like Townson would have to alter the way he makes his doughnuts. Here in Washington‚ a similar bill has already been passed in King County. I
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Preteens with a high body mass index (BMI) have increased risk factors for coronary artery disease in adolescence‚ researchers found. More Video Watch: Childhood Obesity: What Parents Need to Know Watch: Is Pregnancy Weight Gain Dangerous For Child? Watch: Is This Your Child’s School Lunch? Those with a greater BMI between ages 9 and 12 were more likely to have high blood pressure‚ high levels of LDL cholesterol -- the so-called bad cholesterol -- and triglycerides‚ and insulin resistance
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Energy is stored in the body mostly in the form of fat‚ which is needed in the diet to supply essential fatty acids‚ substances required for growth but not produced by the human body. Dietary fat is needed to carry the fat-soluble vitamins A‚ D‚ E‚ and K and to aid in their absorption from the intestine. Fats are a group of chemical compounds that contain fatty acids. There are three main types of fatty acids: saturated‚ monounsaturated and polyunsaturated. A saturated fatty acid has the maximum
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Understand Your Fats and Fibers Name here teacher SCI/241 Date here Understand Your Fats and Fibers According to “Face the Fats” (2013)‚ the unhealthy fats are‚ saturated and trans fats‚ tend to be more solid at room temperature (like a stick of butter). The healthy fats are monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats and they tend to be more liquid (like liquid vegetable oil). Saturated fat is found mostly in foods from animals and some plants. Polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats are found mainly
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Face the Facts What are bad fats? Bad fats are saturated fat and trans- fat. Saturated fat have chemical makeup in which the carbon atoms are saturated with hydrogen atoms. Saturated fats occur naturally in many foods. The majority come mainly from animal sources‚ including meat and dairy products. Examples are fatty beef‚ lamb‚ pork‚ poultry with skin‚ beef fat (tallow)‚ lard and cream‚ butter‚ cheese and other dairy products made from whole or reduced-fat (2 percent) milk. These foods also
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