The author‚ Mara Betsch has presented an issue about junk food where nowadays people commonly consume junk food such as ‘Mister Potato’ in their daily life. Most people would preferred junk food compared to fruits while watching television. So‚ in her writing she had list five reasons why she thinks that junk food is addictive. After reading this article‚ I found that this article is not well written based on several reasons such as fallacies. One of the fallacies that can be detected in this article
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numbers raises one question‚ “Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?” Mark Bittman proposes several arguments throughout his well-written article. Due to the article being published in Everything’s An Argument‚ as well as the New York Times‚ the audience can interpret that this a very non-biased‚ credible article. The audience can also infer that this article contains well-informed research and gives a reflection of both sides of the arguments. Mark Bittman’s “Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?” explicates the burden
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07/24/12 Junk Food should be Taxed Who has not eaten junk food at least once? I did it‚ and to me‚ as to many Americans‚ the junk food is the most delicious type of food. However‚ I know it is the unhealthiest food and the main cause of obesity in the United States. On the other hand‚ the U.S. government feels that is important to intervene in junk food lover’s lives to help them to improve their health and their food choices. In order to combat the obesity and other health problems that junk food
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Should junk food be allowed at school? Junk food is generally defined as “a diet high in processed foods and soft drinks” (Wiles et al.‚ 2009‚ p.1). By definition‚ junk food contains artificial food colorings and preservatives‚ including fast food‚ oily foods‚ snacks and high sugary beverage. Students usually eat snacks between meals. According to McPhail et al. (2011)‚ the snacking habit among students has increased in the past twenty years. This means students are taking more junk food in a higher
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In Moss’ article he mentions how junk food companies learn of the negative affects their products have on the population but ignore it and continue to market to their fatty food to naïve children. Larger companies know that healthy food doesn’t sell so they sell their food as a necessity to kids who don’t know the negative effects‚ they lie in order to profit financially. But sometimes healthier options aren’t even an option at all for junk food companies and are often shut down immediately
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Does Junk Food in Schools Matters? In recent decades‚ junk food sales in schools have long been blamed for contributing to childhood obesity as it is commonly sold in school vending machines and sometimes in school cafeteria. In light of this‚ there are certain schools having their own meal plans and completely banning the food selection for students to only healthy choices. The concern we have is that whether junk food sold in schools the main reason for childhood obesity. With regard to
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http://econ.economicshelp.org/2007/07/fat-tax-why-we-should-tax-unhealthy.html If a government could introduce a relatively painless way to prevent 3‚000 lives being lost through terrorist action‚ do you think we would hesitate to introduce such a policy? A report by the University of Nottingham and University of Oxford [1]‚ claimed that introducing a tax on unhealthy foods would save‚ at least‚ 3‚000 lives a year from heart disease. The authors also claim this is a conservative estimate‚ because
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In recent years‚ more than a dozen states have considered setting legislation limitations for the accessibility of junk food in schools‚ most requiring vending equipment to be turned off during certain hours‚ off until the students lunch break‚ or increasing the coast of unhealthy foods to discourage students from purchasing it (Parents Advocating School Responsibilities) . In today’s society teenagers are 3 times likely to be overweight than the generation of our parents. According to the 2001 Surgeon
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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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McLaughlin Ban Junk Food! DID YOU KNOW junk food has been linked to obesity‚ diabetes‚ and even cancer? Sure‚ junk food is totally yummy‚ but it is definitely not good for us or for the children in this country. Junk food also makes the quality of life worse. It makes you tired‚ and it can make you very unhealthy. There is a law going through congress right now about banning junk food in schools‚ and before you state your opinion‚ please open up your mind to see how junk food is affecting the
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