University of Phoenix Material Environmental Science Worksheet Answer the following questions in at least 100 words. The answers are found in Ch. 1–4 of Environmental Science. 1. What would you include in a brief summary on the history of the environmental movement? In the first two centuries of U.S. history was a widespread environmental destruction. In the 19th century there were four people who played a key role in protecting the environment; Henry Thoreau‚ John Audubon‚
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Fats and Oils TCP FST4826 1 Vegetable oil • • • • • • • • • • TCP Coconut oil Corn oil Cottonseed oil Olive oil Palm kernel oil Palm oil Peanut oil Rapeseed oil Soybean oil Sunflower oil 1. Palm oil 2. Soybean oil 3. Rapeseed oil 4. Sunflower oil 5. Palm kernel oil 6. Cottonseed oil 7. Peanut oil 8. Coconut oil 9. Olive oil 10. Corn oil FST4826 2 WHAT IS A FAT? • Chemical units commonly called "triacylglycerols" • “Lipids" - triacylglycerols‚ mono- and diacylglycerols‚
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Diet Studies suggests that a high-fat diet is associated with obesity. In several populations‚ body weight is directly related to the percentage of fat in their diets. When consumption of chips‚ potatoes‚ sugar sweetened beverages‚ red meat and processed meat was increased‚ it resulted in weight gain. Conversely‚ an intake of vegetables‚ whole grains‚ fruits‚ nuts and yoghurt was inversely associated with weight gain. However‚ the groups that increase their fat consumption also appeared to increase
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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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Atmospheric Issues Kristin Barker SCI 275 University of Phoenix 03/31/2013 April Croxton The following paper is meant to inform you about a serious threat facing the world today. This threat is known as Global Warming and has been a controversial topic which has been making headlines across the world in recent years. Throughout this paper we will discuss the possible causes and effects of Global Warming and the ways we can work to prevent them. According to Google
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Is genetic engineering the answer to ending global hunger? SCI 207 March 23‚ 2013 Hunger is one of the root causes to poverty due to the exponential growth of the human population. The effects of hunger are diverse and have a negative effect on the growth and life span of a person. Scientists believe that they can help alleviate hunger problems through alteration and modification of genes in foods. The research in this paper will give the pros and cons of GM foods and help answer the following
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you have created using the SMART criteria. How do SMART criteria contribute to your academic goals?. * * There are many academic goals that I can create using the SMART criteria. The goal that I created deals with time management. As of July 8‚ 2013‚ I plan to complete all assignments on time. The SMART criteria contribute to my academic goals because the different aspects of SMART guide you to fully developing your goals. * * * * * Describe one professional/career
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Cause and Effects of Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia An eating disorder is a serious disease that causes the body to have detrimental effects against one’s psychological‚ emotional‚ and physical state. In this paper‚ I am going to discuss the similarities and differences regarding anorexia nervosa and bulimia in terms of how these disorders can severely disrupt your life. As for the last part‚ I will inform you on the various treatments associated with these disorders‚ so people can live happy
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Trans Fats There is lots of controversy going on about should the trans fats be banned by the government or not. On one side are people who are for ban of trans fats‚ while their opponents think that they should not be prohibited. What are the trans fats? Are they really bad for our health‚ should they be replaced with another substance and why there are so many people against them? Producers have the power over us‚ as well as opportunity to put trans fats into food in small amounts‚ without
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obese people is our unhealthy eating lifestyle. Hong Kong people today are taking an unbalanced diet. It is not uncommon for us to take in meals which are often full of saturated fats. In order to alleviate this problem‚ one useful way is to introduce ‘fat tax’ on foods high in saturated fat. In 2011‚ Denmark has implemented the world’s first fat food tax‚ levying a surcharge to food with more than 2.3 percent saturated fats. According to the Associated Press‚ saturated fats may lead to cardiovascular
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