Nikko Bituin Prof. Zuromski ENC1102‚ Assign. #14 22 Mar. 2012 The Fad To Be Healthy A big part of my early life was filled with sadness. I cannot express fully how some days‚ I had that thought of not continuing life. It is a very sad fact about me and I thought I would never let go of that feeling‚ but that was not the case. At the ripe age of nineteen in 2011‚ I was considered an obese American weighing in at 310 pounds. My blood pressure was high and everything about me was unhealthy. Not just
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The Fallacies of Fad Diets The people will live on. The learning and blundering people will live on. They will be tricked and sold and again sold. And go back to the nourishing earth for rootholds. − Carl Sandburg‚ The People Speak “How did Jennifer Lopez lose 40 pounds after having twin babies? The Dukan Diet is the answer!” or “Jennifer Hudson lost 80 Lbs! Thanks to Weight Watchers!” − thumb through any supermarket tabloid or spend only an hour in front of TV and you ’ll catch a glimpse
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Mukbang: Let’s Eat! In increasingly virtual South Korea‚ the latest bizarre fad is watching someone eat online. The fad called‚ “mukbang‚” roughly translates to “eating broadcasts‚” where online channels live-stream people eating enormous servings of food while chatting away to those who are watching. Korean viewers are so enthralled to be watching strangers binge eating that the live-streamers consuming calories in front of webcams are becoming minor celebrities in Korean society. Rachel Ahn
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Trads aren’t Fads The word tradition makes everyone think of different things but the true meaning is something that has been established and carried out through time. Author T.S. Eliot once said‚ “A tradition without intelligence is not worth having.” A tradition is not something people should create without thought‚ rather it should hold value and meaning; no one should take part in a tradition that lacks good reason because it is a waste of one’s time. T.S. Eliot’s quote says a lot about how
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Fitness ’ The New Mantra Is it a Fad or a Lifestyle Fitness is suddenly a new buzzword.Everybody is talking about keeping themselves fit .It has caught the fancy of the people of all ages ‚shapes and sizes .Our neighbourhoods have seen a mushrooming of gymnasiums and spas. Earlier they were seen only in five star hotels but now can be seen at every street end or a part of every society .It has become customary for every society to have a ‘gym’ also .This phenomenon can be partly attributed
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to the popularity of intermittent fasting‚ there are more than a few myths and misconceptions surrounding this fad diet. Some of the top stories circulating around this diet include “Can Skipping Breakfast Cause you to Gain Weight?”‚ “Intermittent Fasting Could Slow your Metabolism” and “Occasional fasting could help you live longer.” These are only some of the myths surrounding the fad diet of intermittent fasting‚ but depict a picture of skepticism around the idea of restricting your caloric intake
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Why is America really obese compared to other countries around the world? The problem with America’s eating disorder is that we usually believe in the fad diets in order to really lose weight. Why are American ’s so obese compared to other countries around the world? What is the real truth behind the situation? Society is also a giant exploitation of getting into people’s heads in order for them to believe that being a “size 0” is really what everyone needs to be. I believe that these fad diets
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Some of the fads and fashions of the 1910’s may seem strange to us. The woman’s hair was often put up in hats and turbans with close cropped hair underneath. The hemline of their fashionable skirt became higher and rose above the ankles. This was partly because women began to work in the garden and using cars more often. They needed a higher skirt so the material didn’t get in the way of the accelerator or brakes. The skirts of women also became narrower. A look that became popular because
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Bullying and Abuse; a new fad? I am writing in response to a recent letter I read in your newspaper on the 29th of March about Bullying and Abuse and I have a few things to say in my opinion on the subject that bullying isn’t a problem and the topic of abuse. In the short story Johnny Blue by Archie Wellar‚ two issues both arise; these of which are abuse and bullying. These are two issues that occur in today’s society on a daily bassis and have been around for many years. Bullying is also a theme
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Did you know that every year 30‚000 people die from obesity? This is a startling number for a disease that is so simple to avoid. As citizens of the United States we have many rights that have been given to us through the Constitution and Declaration of Independence such as the freedom of speech‚ press‚ assembly‚ religion‚ and petition. Furthermore‚ we have advantages in our country that contribute to our freedom such as food stamps‚ health care‚ welfare‚ and retirement plans. But are we taking advantage
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