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    In daily routine and life-changing situations alike‚ environmental factors constantly impact people’s decision-making process. Michael Moss‚ a journalist‚ examines how the junk food industry influences its users’ appetites with both marketing and product composition in “The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food”. Similarly‚ writer Andrew Solomon’s “Son” details how people and their views of others can impact another’s emotions and behaviors. As a result‚ people’s ability to achieve their goals

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    The Causes why People Eat Junk Food Why people do not stop eating junk food? ‘’Junk food A high-calorie food that is low in nutritional value.’’(Unknown). For better or for worse is now available all over the world. We see it almost everywhere‚ like when we go to the grocery‚ stores‚ Junk-Food restaurants‚ on television‚ etc. usually looking very tempting‚ appealing and desirable for people to buy it. According to Dupel Francine (2010‚ july) ‘’Even though fast food has no nutritional value‚

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    Ange Khelia Manirakiza Meghan Boyce EAE3U1 26 March 2013 Get junk food out of our schools Millions of students around the world rely on cafeteria food as part of their daily nutrition. That food is the fuel that drives the said students’ minds and bodies‚ yet the school menu is based on unhealthy processed food. Therefore‚ these communities and schools ought to develop and deliver healthier food choices to the students. The fictional comic philosopher‚ Alfred E. Newman‚ sums up the

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    Hussain Al-Attas Date: 15/10/2011 Cause & Effect Junk Food Prevalence and its Physical and Mental Implications Introduction: A study conducted lately‚ showed that junk food affects the function and structure of the brain which could change peoples’ behavior‚ especially that of children. By definition‚ junk food is pre-prepared food that has low nutritional value and is high in calories. The aim of this paper is to explore the causes of junk food prevalence and its physical and mental effects.

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    Junk food is dangerous to your health. A high intake of junk food can lead to stomach disorders and can also affect the heart. There are now over 400‚000 deaths per year caused by illnesses related to being overweight‚ which means that obesity has now overtaken smoking for the leading preventable cause of death. Currently‚ youths and children are becoming more addicted to junk food and if this continues‚ one in every three children born will develop diabetes in their lifetime‚ which can cut 17-27

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    POLS 5440 Principles and Processes of Government Budgeting | Sin Taxes‚ Good or Bad? | An Examination of the Use of Sin Taxes in the United States | By: Stacy Madden4/27/2012 | Executive Summary Historically sin taxes have been an effective and efficient way for the government to raise revenue. The federal government used tariffs and consumption taxes to generate almost all of its revenue in the early years of our nation. The tax structure and philosophy has evolved and changed

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    eating‚ higher taxes should be imposed on soft drinks and junk food. Do you agree or disagree. Nowadays is getting more and more important to stay fit and healthy. There are a lot of negotiations about how to prevent junk food market. One of many possible solutions could be to impose higher taxes on soft drinks and junk food‚ what could encourage healthy eating. Although‚ from first sight‚ it can look like a good solution‚ but in this essay I am going to prove‚ that high taxes is not the best

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    THE BAD EFFECTS OF JUNK FOOD ON MALAYSIAN CHILDREN NAME : NORFAIZAH BINTI RAZALI (2011724791) NURUL AFIQAH BINTI MAZLEE (2011709547) LECTURER : JEAN HOO @ NUR SYAIFA HOO ABDULLAH RECORD OF SOURCES ARTICLE 1 TYPE OF MATERIAL AND NAME | Webpage | TITLE OF ARTICLE | Effects of Junk Foods | AUTHOR (S) | Vandana Bagadiya | PUBLISHER | - |

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    10 Delicious‚ Healthy Junk Food Alternatives Over time‚ various ‘recreational foods’ have permeated into every aspect of our culture. We eat them not only for the way they taste‚ but also for entertainment. And despite ample and increasingly strong evidence about their risks to our health‚ we consume more than ever. While our individual reasons may be diverse‚ the primary motivation is the same in each. Scientific studies clearly demonstrate eating junk food has similar addictive patterns to drugs

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    liking junk food is normal behaviour for teenagers while liking healthy food is an oddity”. (Strugnell‚ 2000) Junk Food Marketing (JFM) is one of the main causes of this. This essay will first demonstrate how marketers recognize children’s consumer buyer behaviours and target these children in JFM; then it will examine the ethicality of JFM. Finally it will suggest how a continued JFM targeted to children is unethical and recommendations for future studies. Consumer Buyer Behaviour (CBB) Junk Food

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