Childhood Food Behavior
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Article Analysis Paper
ECO 365
University of Phoenix
Childhood food behaviors have changed over the last years more and more children are becoming obese and obesity is becoming a huge problem and that could lead into obesity in to adulthood. The shift from food from home lunches to restaurant foods and fast food lunches, or junk food, is a major contributory factor. In our fast paced environment it is often easier for parents to give their children money for them to buy food than to prepare lunches at home. The two-parent working family means that there is little time for the parents to prepare for work and organize packed lunches for their offspring. With fast foods and restaurants all soda’s and other drinks that contain high sugar content that will decrease children’s and adult’s energy level. Inadequate exercise and buildup of fatty deposits in the body lead to the obesity and in later on in life. The study of changing consumption patterns falls under the ambit of a branch of economics called microeconomics. “Economics is the study of how human beings coordinate their wants and desires, given the decision-making mechanisms, social customs, and political realities of the society” (Colander, 2010). All organizations and businesses must understand the current economies of the environments they operate in to be successful. Economic forces will ensure that what people want and will pay to get what they want. This is the concept of supply and demand. The price affects both supply and demand. When prices increase, the demand decreases, and when prices decrease, the demand increases. In a free market situation, the forces of demand and supply are expected to operate freely such that the equilibrium price is wholly determined by the intersection of the demand and supply curve. The study of microeconomics is concerned with the reasons behind such distortions and its effects. Changing food consumption patterns of
Article Analysis Paper
ECO 365
University of Phoenix
Childhood food behaviors have changed over the last years more and more children are becoming obese and obesity is becoming a huge problem and that could lead into obesity in to adulthood. The shift from food from home lunches to restaurant foods and fast food lunches, or junk food, is a major contributory factor. In our fast paced environment it is often easier for parents to give their children money for them to buy food than to prepare lunches at home. The two-parent working family means that there is little time for the parents to prepare for work and organize packed lunches for their offspring. With fast foods and restaurants all soda’s and other drinks that contain high sugar content that will decrease children’s and adult’s energy level. Inadequate exercise and buildup of fatty deposits in the body lead to the obesity and in later on in life. The study of changing consumption patterns falls under the ambit of a branch of economics called microeconomics. “Economics is the study of how human beings coordinate their wants and desires, given the decision-making mechanisms, social customs, and political realities of the society” (Colander, 2010). All organizations and businesses must understand the current economies of the environments they operate in to be successful. Economic forces will ensure that what people want and will pay to get what they want. This is the concept of supply and demand. The price affects both supply and demand. When prices increase, the demand decreases, and when prices decrease, the demand increases. In a free market situation, the forces of demand and supply are expected to operate freely such that the equilibrium price is wholly determined by the intersection of the demand and supply curve. The study of microeconomics is concerned with the reasons behind such distortions and its effects. Changing food consumption patterns of
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