Next time you are having dinner with your family‚ observe what is on your table. You may see meat‚ vegetables‚ bread‚ and even dessert. These foods may look delicious‚ but would you believe me if I told you all of the food you were consuming was made in a laboratory? These foods are called GMOs‚ genetically modified organisms. The United States Department of Agriculture defines a GMO as an organism that is produced through genetic modification. Scientists change the DNA sequence of organisms to
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Junk food is not healthy and excessive is good. If kids keep eating junk food then they will get fat. They will keep eating junk food and spend all of their money on junk food. They will end up living alone because no one wants to live with a fat‚ lazy‚ money-spending junk food eater for the rest of their lives. Even though it sounds really mean‚ it is most likely true. Junkfood should be banned from school canteens. If young kids eat too many fattish/sugary foods‚ they could fall ill and possible
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their drinks and the amount of junk food eaten in America. People are wondering if there should be a junk food tax.With a junk food tax the obesity percentage will go down‚ it may not be by a lot but it would be better than it is today. As a result of putting a junk food tax in action‚ therefore the obesity percentage and health cost will go down. Junk food can be known as different types of food‚ candy‚ and even sugary drinks. Some foods that can be considered ‘junk food’ are candies‚ chips‚ gum‚ and
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Should the sale of junk food in school cafeterias be banned? In more traditional years‚ parents had to prepare packed lunch for their kids when going to school. However‚ in present times‚ most parents are already incapable of doing such things. This is because they lack the luxury of time with the hectic schedules that they have. Parents tend to just give money to their children to purchase what they need. Given this kind of situation‚ students are exposed to a variety of options and they are
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Loving Junk Food: Its Virtues There is a famous saying one man’s junk is another man’s treasure. This is true for there are some people who go around digging into dumpsters and other people’s garbage for junk they turn into treasures. For example‚ you have carpenters that go looking for old furniture that people throw out and they go and turn it to precious work and they go and sell what they made. Junk food‚ like these treasures‚ has many benefits‚ as well. They are cost efficient‚ time saver and
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At the moment there is a restriction on junk food in schools for example vending machines in your school have changed from chocolate bars and crisps to nutri-grain bars and drinks. Junk food is not served as frequently and you may feel disappointed about this. I think the ban is a good thing since statistics show by the middle of the century‚ 2050‚ two-thirds of children will be overweight or obese if nothing is done. I wouldn’t like to be one of the people in those two-thirds and neither would
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Don ’t forget to look for the editorial!!!! Or else the paper is meaningless... Junk Food X Obesity in Children There is an alarming rise in childhood obesity throughout the United States‚ making it an epidemic in this country. Over the past thirty years obesity has continued to increase and become a threat to the health of many children. Since the 1970s’ obesity has doubled in children from ages of 2-5‚ and young adults between the ages of 12 and 19. The most significant increase is seen between
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Teenagers today are becoming addicted to fast food without realizing the effects. As they have been surrounded by junk food all of their lives so it is really the only type of food that they have ever known. People who lived one hundred years ago did not grow up with junk food so they are used to eating healthy food. Because of the advertisements shown on television‚ the many fast food restaurants to attend‚ and the fact that teenagers can obtain food whenever they are hungry is a real disaster for
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Beating our Junk Food Generation with Tips from a Local Expert An insight into how we can provide healthy food choices for our kids but while keeping it fun! By Claire Whittleston March 8‚ 2011 “I don’t want Brussels sprouts‚ Mommy! Can I have a cookie with ice cream on top?”Sound familiar? It’s frightful to say‚ but we are living in a junk food generation and many of our children don’t eat enough of their fruits and vegetables. Over the past three decades‚ childhood obesity rates in America
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article‚ Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?” we see how food can be very expensive and this makes it harder to eat healthier. This is making Americans obese because people are eating fast food‚ which contains high sodium‚ calories‚ fats‚ and sugar. However‚ according to Bittman‚ it actually is cheaper to buy the food from a store instead of fast food. This homemade food is healthier. In her article‚ McMillan states that low income people are having more trouble eating healthier because fresh food is too
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