Food1120 Lecture: Foods in the News Patrick Spicer p.spicer@unsw.edu.au APril 16‚ 2014 Topic: contemporary coverage of food topics • Your area of study is central to people’s lives and will thus be a regular topic of conversation and news. • As a trained scientist‚ you will have knowledge and experience these people don’t. You must use it well for your own benefit and others’. • We will talk today about how to read and assess news coverage of food and other scientific
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INTRODUCTION Fast food can be defined as any food that contributes little or no nutrient value to the diet‚ but instead provides excess calories and fat. Nowadays‚ there are millions of fast food restaurants in the world that offers their costumers plenty of different meals with a special price. Fast food can be a good way to save time ‚but it is not the proper way for nutrition. Researchers found that eating fast food meals more than twice a week was associated with double the risk of
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Over the past couple of days‚ we have watched the film‚ Food Inc. This film takes an in depth look at America’s industry and the terrible but legal way our food is genetically engineered. The purpose of this film was to shock every American with facts about the food they consume on a daily basis. The film had specific points of view that everyone might not agree with and also a few topics that stood out to me. Do animals have the right to a certain quality of life? I think animals have the right
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What does “food security” mean? Although there are several different working definitions of food security‚ all of which have evolved over time‚ the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations currently uses the following description: “Food security exists when all people‚ at all times‚ have physical‚ social and economic access to sufficient‚ safe and nutritious food which meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life.” FA similar definition has
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One aspect of Marshall Gregory’s article‚ “Junk-Yard Rided‚” that I find confusing is Gregory’s relationship with God and religion. Did Gregory see religion as a positive aspect of his life or a negative one? It is quite puzzling to follow his commentary on religion as he constantly contradicts himself. One instance in which Gregory juxtaposes his thoughts on religion is on page eight when he writes‚ “but if God was my accuser and scourge‚ he was also my savior.” Here‚ in just one sentence‚ we see
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FOOD CHAINS and FOOD WEBS There are two types of feeding relationships: autotrophic and heterotrophic. Autotrophic organisms make their own food by the process of photosynthesis e.g. plants. Heterotrophic organisms cannot make their own food (i.e. cannot carry out photosynthesis)‚ therefore must eat other organisms to get their nutrients e.g. animals. A food chain is the feeding relationship among organisms or the series of living organisms that eat each other. A food chain shows the transfer
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Fast food advertisements should be not banned during television shows for children (Argument Points and their brief explanation) ARGUMENT POINTS 1. Junk food advertising does not force parents to buy the food Just because junk food is advertised does not mean that parents should buy it for their children or give their children the money to buy it. It is important to recognise that parents have the final say‚ and also are ultimately responsible for what their children eat. We should place greater
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of obesity can be related to over indulgence of food and sleep. Clearly‚ a major cause in the obesity epidemic is the overwhelming number of fast food restaurants‚ and more importantly‚ how often individuals frequent them. There are many factors and forces that have contributed to these epidemics. In the words of Jeffrey L. Fortuna‚ “they include the emergence of fast food establishments” (57)‚ the availability of soda and other so-called “junk food‚” much greater portion size‚ insufficient intake
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Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition‚ and Health‚ Revised and Expanded Edition (California Studies in Food and Culture) Publication Date: October 15‚ 2007 Marion Nestle (Author) === An accessible and balanced account‚ Food Politics laid the groundwork for today’s food revolution and changed the way we respond to food industry marketing practices. Now‚ a new introduction and concluding chapter bring us up to date on the key events in that movement. This
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SPEECH OUTLINE Title: “Fast food” General Purpose: To persuade. Specific Purpose: After listening to our speech‚ the mass will have enough information to take a stand about fast food. Thesis: The influence of fast food. INTRODUCTION: I. Attention-Getter: How many of you would substitute Nasi Lemak with a Big Mac and French fries? II. Thesis statement: Fast food leads to death and a substitution is necessary. III. Preview of main points: How is fast food
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