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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Article 26 Where Fat Is a Mark of Beauty In a rite of passage‚ some Nigerian girls spend months gaining weight and learning customs in a special room. “To be called a ‘slim princess’ is an abuse‚” says a defender of the practice. By Ann M. Simmons TIMES STAFF WRITER AKPABUYO‚ Nigeria—Margaret Bassey Ene currently has one mission in life: gaining weight. The Nigerian teenager has spent every day since early June in a “fattening room” specially set aside in her father’s mudand-thatch house
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Introduction Crude fat is the term used to refer to the crude mixture of fat-soluble material present in a sample. Crude fat also known as the ether extract or the free lipid content the traditional measure of fat in food products. The lipid materials may include triglycerides‚ diglycerides‚ monoglycerides‚ phospholipids‚ steroids‚ free fatty acids‚ fat soluble vitamins‚ carotene pigments‚ chlorophylls‚ etc. The common approach for total crude fat determination is based on the solubility of lipids
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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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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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article “Fat and Happy: In Defense of Fat Acceptance‚” Mary Ray Worley‚ also a member of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA)‚ talks about being accepted in America as a fat person; she tells us her personal experiences at the NAAFA Convention‚ her points of view of being a fat person in American‚ and even gives us information from doctors and researchers about weight loss. Worley talks about how America sees fat people and how they are just totally against being fat; she even
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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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Image Many women feel that there is only one perfect shape and size that constitutes as the ideal body. The characteristics of the perfect woman are tall‚ thin‚ and “Barbie” like‚ but only a small amount of women actually live up to these outrageous standards. The media strongly influences our perception of what we should look like. This is the reason many people are not satisfied with the way they are. Kathleen LeBesco’s article “Fat and Fabulous: Resisting Construction of Female Body
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Body Fat and Eating Disorders Body composition is used to describe the different components‚ that when taken together make up a persons body weight. People who are overweight or excess body fat are at risk of several health condition‚ such as Hypertension‚ Type two diabetes‚ Coronary Heart Disease‚ Stroke‚ Osteoarthritis‚ Some Cancers‚ Sleep apnea‚ and respiratory problems. The proportion of body weight that is fat compared to lean‚ or body composition‚ can be made in a doctor’s office or a health
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‘Fat Taxes’ In our society‚ there is a massive obesity problem which causes people to die prematurely from heart attack or high blood pressure. So‚ the health experts discovered a way to prevent people from eating foods that might have negative effects on their health. It is a new kind of tax that is called ‘fat tax’‚ according to which consumers are called to pay a small amount of money‚ every time something unhealthy is purchased. In my opinion‚ the aforementioned tax should l save a lot
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