Yams belong to the family of starchy vegetables‚ along with potatoes‚ sweet potatoes‚ taro‚ yucca and other root vegetables. Ube yams have the distinction of having of a purple or lavender color. In the Philippines‚ the natural sweetness of the ube yam is often used in desserts such as cakes‚ pastries and ice cream. Also called purple yam‚ the ube yam appears in cuisines around the world. The nutrition profile of an ube yam is similar to that of a regular yam. Calories Yams have an average 158
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Health and well-being Health: a person’s mental or physical condition/ the state of your health being free from illness of injury. To maintain good health you can drink a lot of water and also eat healthy to maintain a good overall health. This is because the body requires these two to function well and properly. On the other hand some things can lead to an overall bad health‚ to avoid getting bad health you can exercise and also not smoke. This is because not exercising and smoking can affect
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All such food is categorized as fast food which can be prepared and served quickly. Restaurants and kiosks provide fast food with precooked or preheated ingredients and usually served at a packaged form (Pollan‚ 2009). In the beginning‚ American hamburger and fries was considered as the traditional fast food but now the field has been widely diversified and food like pizzas‚ fish and chips‚ burgers from McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken etc. are all considered fast food. Fast food market has
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The advantages and disadvantages of television Nowadays many people all over the world spent most of their free time watching television; but since its appearance‚ television has brought to man many advantages as well as disadvantages. First‚ television plays an important role in our daily activities: it keeps
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Consuming unhealthy food against healthy food Ever since the existence of human beings‚ the majority of peoples from all over the world have been struggling with eating food behaviors. Food is essential to our body‚ and we need to eat at least 3 times a day in order to fulfill the required energy that the body needs to work on it’s best performance. However‚ the challenge is to ingest the right and necessary aliments and nutrients for a better and healthier mind/body state. We all know that
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chance to study abroad for everyone. Even the president of our country supports the study abroad. During the 20 years‚ there were studied thousands of students and most of them work at the state influential companies. However‚ do not forget about disadvantages. For 20 -year history of the program 333 people could not complete training - mainly because of their own poor progress while getting knowledge‚ and 47 students of Bolashak did not return to Kazakhstan. About 300 graduates could not find work at
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advances such as computer‚ televisions‚ machines and so on. However there are some advantages and disadvantages of technology. First of all‚ technologies play a very important role in society because it makes life easier to live on and less time consuming. Technology has the ability to create shortcuts in working. People do not have to do all the hard labor anymore. For example‚ microwave ovens cook food easily without using any stoves and making a big mess. Some decade ago‚ there were no gas or
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Advantages and disadvantages of technology? * 5 years ago * Report Abuse Zwun Best Answer - Chosen by Voters advantages- 1.made mundane things faster(paying bills‚ writing letters etc) 2.easier- like u asking a question and just waiting fer d ans :) 3. enabled us to explain previously unexplained things ( like what is matter made up of ‚etc) 4. made organization‚ co ordination more feasible on a larger scale 5. is helping us evolve faster(mentally) 6. Has given us the
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Food‚ Inc. is one means by which the American food economic system is analyzed. This documentary film shows how American food economic system follows the idea of capitalism and how it affects the food industry. Capitalism is an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned and development is proportionate to the accumulation and reinvestment of profits gained in a free market. A free market economy is based on supply and demand with little or
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Fast Food Is Linked to Obesity and Other Serious Health Problems Fast Food ‚ 2009 Seth Stern is a staff writer at The Christian Science Monitor. Despite the fact that nutritional information about fast food is readily available‚ many fast food chains are taking the blame for the rise in obesity and other health problems across the nation. Some lawyers are considering the possibility that fast food chains could be held accountable for the health consequences of eating their food. The chains could
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