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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Poll: Most Oppose Tax on Junk Food This poll was taken as part of CBS News’ "Where America Stands" series‚ an in-depth look at where the country stands today on key topics and an outlook for the future decade. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Most Americans want to lose weight‚ a new CBS News poll finds – but they do not favor a tax on junk food and do not believe that such a tax would help lower obersity. The poll results reveal that the vast
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work properly. But when the nutritious traditional foods (i.e. oranges‚ fish‚ rice‚ meat‚ etc.) that have been grown and eaten for centuries becomes this scientific research project (genetically modified)‚ we are now left wondering if these foods are safe to eat. Can they lead to other serious issues? Way before scientists had learned to modify our foods‚ the human race has methodically improved crop plants through selective breeding for many thousands of years. Genetic engineering allows that
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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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to eat can affect their bodies and their life. Most children don’t realize the effects of long term illnesses such as obesity‚ type 2 diabetes‚ heart condition and 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
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article The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food‚ Michael Mossfeb discusses the issues concerning the causes of obesity in America. Mossfeb gives many examples of how the different food companies use different methods to convince people to buy their products. For example‚ Oscar-Myer found ways to get their products into the family household by exploiting mothers that have little time to prepare meals‚ and children who want control of what they eat. The same problem occurs with Coca Cola. They
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Real Food What to Eat and Why is a book written by Nina Planck. This book explains that modern health and weight problems are not caused by eating things like butter‚ beef‚ and other things that are supposedly bad for you. She claims that these foods were around long before these current problems. This book gives a clear outline on what to eat and why it is healthy for you. She also explains modern food (industrial food) and why it needs to be avoided. She describes industrial food as Trans fat‚
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Executive Summary Indian snack food industry comprises of many Indian as well as MNCs. The Indian snack market reached a value of $307.7 million in 2001. The Indian snacks food market is of the order of 400‚000 tones. This wide range of products are categorized under Potato / Banana Chips‚ Namkeens & Fun-Foods. The organized market for chips is estimated to be 6500 tons valued at Rs.2 bn. The market for branded chips has been growing at a fast pace of around 20-25 % annually.
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Why did so many Europeans collaborate with the Nazi occupiers? As the dust settled in Europe‚ collaborators were hung‚ sent running naked down the streets or imprisoned‚ while the resistance set out to define post-war Europe. The illusion of a clear distinction between Hitler’s henchmen and enemies shaped the psychology‚ language and power structures that are still present today. Collaboration and resistance‚ as categories of human behaviour‚ gained their historical relevance from the weight
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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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