Background of the Study Junk food is a derisive slang term for food that is of little nutritional value and often high in fat‚ sugar‚ salt‚ and calories.[1][2][3] It is widely believed that the term was coined by Michael Jacobson‚ director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest‚ in 1972.[4] Junk foods typically contain high levels of calories from sugar or fat with little protein‚ vitamins or minerals. Foods commonly considered junk foods include salted snack foods‚ gum‚ candy‚ sweet desserts
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According to Green garage‚ there are many pros and cons of fracking. The pros are that if any shortages are reached in oil or gas‚ fracking can help solve the problem by going deeper into the ground and releasing more than what would normally be obtainable. Another pro‚ is that air toxicity is reduced. In fracking‚ the water and other chemicals are injected down into the ground in cracks in the rock and it then enlarges the crack‚ allowing more gas or oil to be released thus not contaminating the
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high blood pressure. Taxing unhealthful foods and beverages could prove an important strategy to overconsumption and potentially aid in weight loss and reduced rates of diabetes among children and adults. Junk food should be taxed because it will reduce obesity‚ type 2 diabetes‚ and health care costs. First of all‚ taxing junk food will lower obesity among Americans. The increase in both soda and pizza found that many Americans would still buy junk food regardless of a price increase. Taxing of
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The Pros and Cons of Immigration Immigration is a complex subject with many pros and cons. Except for Native Indians‚ every family in the U.S. has immigrants in their ancestry. Immigrants are a large part of our society and add diversity to our society. Without immigrants our country would not be what it is today. First I will start with the pros of immigration. • Immigration gives people come from a suppressed country a chance for a new start in their lives. It also gives them a clear picture
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Video Games: Pros and Cons By: Christina Gentry The impacts of video games‚ both positive and negative‚ have been the subject of many scientific research projects in the last few years. A large number of youths are playing increasingly violent video games. Researchers say that violent video games may contribute to a cold-hearted view and the desensitization to violence. In a 1982 Surgeon General report‚ concerns about video games were listed. It was feared that video games would cause teenagers
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Since NAFTA waived tariffs‚ the United States imports Mexican oil for a cheaper price. Due to the cheaper price of oil‚ food can be transported for lower costs which reduces grocery bills and farm product costs. Foreign investment has also grown more rapidly. The stock of U.S. foreign direct investment in Mexico rose from $15 billion to more than $107.8 billion in 2014.
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Lets look at the pros and cons of the two and then look at why the two should be combined. One pro of an Autobiography according to eHow is “Authors use autobiographies to not only to share events that occurred in their lifetime‚ but help future generations relate to those events by explaining their affect
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The Pros People have been on the move‚ traded‚ migrated and colonized in the earlier times; while in the process they transformed both places that they traveled to and the places that they came from. The pro-globalization people say that it is not just good for the rich but it’s good for the poor‚ because back in the 1990’s‚ when globalization took off‚ about 200 million people got out of poverty in places like India and China. Globalization is the process by which economies of countries around
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GMO – Pros and Cons! To begin with‚ science and technology have changed our world dramatically‚ and‚ for the most part‚ we take them in our stride. Genetic engineering is a relatively new technology riddled with questions and the arguments for and against are difficult to weight because it’s hard to know the risks until something goes wrong. My own believe is that genetic engineering is the inevitable wave of the future and that we can not afford to ignore a technology that has such enormous
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“How Junk Food Can End Obesity”-Critique In “How Junk Food Can End Obesity‚” by David H. Freedman‚ Freedman discusses how fast food restaurants and junk food companies can aid in decreasing the obesity rate in America. Fast food chains provide cheap‚ quick‚ and tasty meal and these establishments line just about every major street in America. Because of this‚ fast food has become the most popular food choice for most people and families. A side effect of this convenience is the growing rate of obesity
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