1. Nutrition‚ Health‚ and the Food PyramidBy Nathan Cheung A/B 2. IntroductionYour body needs to stay healthy‚ and the key thing for health is nutrition.Here’s a podcast to get us started!!Click here to look closer into the pyramid!CLICK! 3. NutritionYour body needs energy to do work‚ and that energy comes from food. Food provides something called Nutrients to your body. Nutrients are substances that provide energy and materials for growth‚ repair‚ and cell development!CLICK For a Video!!http://www
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presentation on traditional Colombian food. I enjoyed this presentation because the food was delicious and also provided an insight on Colombian culture. I have actually tried some of the food they presented to us before: arepas‚ tamales‚ and arroz con pollo. I remember trying them at a traditional Colombian restaurant‚ and the food given to us at the presentation was just as good‚ if not better. One similarity I found between Colombian food and American food was the etiquette we were taught. Putting
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problems and sometimes relates to behavioral changes. 2) The purpose of the food pyramid is to be a general guideline to people to maintain a healthy diet. The pyramid is personalized‚ focusing on a balance between how much a person eats and how many calories a person burns. Emphasis is on healthy choices‚ and calorie levels are based on age‚ gender‚ and physical activity. 3) Food from the grain group includes any food made from wheat‚ rice‚ oats‚ cornmeal‚ barley‚ or another cereal grain (bread
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people view GMO foods as bad‚ in about 50 years the earth will be overpopulated (unless there is a 3rd world war) and food will be very scarce. But not to worry GMO foods has you covered. Just imagine food that would never rot‚ is immune to almost every disease or virus‚ and can be farmed in almost anywhere in the world. This could feed our growing population and end global hunger. It’s time to rethink genetically modified foods. There are no immediate differences between foods produced from genetically
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down hill. Since the 1980s‚ the rate of obesity has inflated double the amount for adults and triple for children (“Obesity” p. 1). Shockingly‚ America spends more on fast food than on college education‚ computers‚ software and cars combined. In fact‚ in 2005‚ Americans spent one hundred thirty four billion dollars on fast food alone. In the ‘70s‚ America only spent six billion (Schlosser p. 10). I am not one to blame McDonalds for the drastic rise of poor nutrition. There are obviously other reasons
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Food stamps is an amount of money that American government gives to low income people and help them get food. American government are providing less food stamps to low income people‚ which put low income people into a situation: they don’t have enough money to purchase food. What will happen if low income people can’t afford to buy more food? Because the government only gives the food stamps to low income people‚ only low income people will be influenced by the change of food stamps. The decrease
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personal ventures. The Fast Food Industry is a perfect example as it can range from small private owned restaurants to large franchises bringing in millions of dollars per day. These restaurants offer a vast variety of foods for the indulgence of their customers with options as far as the eye can see. However‚ the success of this industry does not come without a price. Because of the severity of the health risks including destructive eating patterns associated with fast food consumption‚ owners should
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Sergio Arciniega Prof. Harrison ESW 99 15 July 2017 Food deserts are areas of a community where stores or markets‚ lack fruits‚ vegetables‚ and other whole foods. Food deserts in America become a problem when people can’t afford the food due to low income‚ the traveling distance to stores‚ and when children become obese due to the lack of nutrition. Food is a daily necessity that everyone needs to get their energy throughout the day. The nutritious food that everyone needs is found in your local grocery
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Genetically Modified Foods Response Ayanna Jackson Period 1 5.12.14 Word Count: 743 Genetically modified (GM) foods have been around for thousands of years. In the 1990s‚ they started being sold commercially in the United States‚ which was the start of this controversy: Are GM foods good or bad for us? Do the pros outweigh the cons? In my opinion‚ genetically modified foods are nothing to worry about. GM foods are produced from genetic engineering. Scientists take a certain
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Americans’ growing dependency on Food Stamps‚ written the week of 3/02/12‚ asks the question “are we feeding the hungry‚ breeding dependency‚ or both?” Food Stamps are form of aid to help people with low income provided by the government. Food stamps were changed in 2004 in favor of plastic debit cards that are refilled electronically each month. In 2008 the government renamed the program Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or SNAP. This program has become a political turning point because
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