Do Western Diets and Lifestyle Negatively Affect People’s Health? Western diets and lifestyle have become more and more popular in many countries all over the world‚ because western countries are more developed and people think western diets and lifestyle are healthy to people. It is a common knowledge that health includes three aspects: physical health‚ mental health‚ and social well-being health‚ not just without any disease. Western diets refer to the food as red meat‚ sugary desserts and drinks
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Diet and Lifestyle Diet and lifestyle have a significant effect on the risk of heart disease; a poor diet and lifestyle increases the risk of heart disease whilst a healthy diet and lifestyle decreases the risk. A poor diet increases the risk of coronary heart disease‚ for instance‚ a diet that is high in saturated fat is associated with high blood cholesterol levels. If blood cholesterol levels are high (240mg per 100cm3) then the risk of coronary heart disease is increased. This is due to the fact
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The Western Diet The foods we buy and consume impact our everyday lives in a variety of ways from our health to the economy. The articles‚ “Escape from the Western Diet‚” written by Michael Pollan‚ and “How Junk Food Can End Obesity‚” written by David H. Freedman‚ both describe the supposed lifelong effects of changing your diet. Particularly‚ the effects that certain foods may have on the public’s health and issues with obesity. Pollan describes what a western diet lacks in its relation to vitamins
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An unhealthy lifestyle means more illness and more expense to treat those illnesses. This means a bigger burden on an already challenged healthcare system. Poor health also means more time lost at work‚ less quality recreational time‚ and even shorter lifespan. But the people in this modern day have a mindset that takes good health for granted. One can suffer from years of aches and pains‚ and would just ignore them‚ and then feel so surprised when one finds out one has developed a serious chronic
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Healthy Diet and Lifestyle in Pregnancy Pre-conception A women’s health and nutritional status before she becomes pregnant are known to affect her health and the health of the foetus during pregnancy. Women who are planning to get pregnant are advised to eat a balanced diet before they conceive. A diet which is lacking in any nutrient may worsen when a women becomes pregnant e.g. a diet which is low in iron before pregnancy may lead to iron deficiency anaemia during pregnancy Pregnancy Why is
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Joining the Conversation:#2 The author of this essay proved many useful points in regards to the Western Diet. In order for people to change their nutrition many things have to change as well‚ but is it too late? Almost every food we buy and put in our mouths is full extra additives and hormones. How whole is our food really? Comparing Americans diet to other countries proves that a healthy lifestyle with better nutrition is possible. Are the people that benefit from the consequences like doctors
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In Michael Pollan’s essay “Escape from the Western Diet‚” he informs Americans about the western diet and believes they need to escape from it. The reason Americans should escape the western diet is to avoid the harmful effects associated with it such as “western diseases” (Pollan‚ 434). To support his view on the issue‚ Pollan describes factors of the western diet that dictate what Americans believe they should eat. These factors include scientists with their theories of nutritionism‚ the food industry
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one-third of Americans have obesity (Adult Obesity Facts). One of the major reasons causing obesity is a poor diet‚ what some call‚ the Western Diet. In Michael Pollan article “Escape from the Western Diet”‚ he argues that people should give up the western diet. Pollan reaffirm readers‚ that those who indulge in the ways of the western diet are prone to a variety of chronic diseases. The western diet‚ he argues‚ is not good and should be put to an end. As Pollan asserts‚ people should focus more on eating
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Papito Mr. Cabron Course # ENC1101C/9324 21 February 2014 A) Pollan #3 on page 441 Michael Pollan‚ the author of “Escape from the Western Diet” has a very strong believes about changes in policy. Right now‚ we have a set of government policies that favor the production of industrial food. Most organic farmers receive no subsidies. If you look at the food system we have‚ it ’s the result of the incentives we ’ve set up‚ basically encouraging farmers to grow a lot of corn and
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Brianna Mulhern Mr. Richard Kensinger LA 301 Connections III 29 September 2015 The Western Diet In the essay‚ Escape from the Western Diet‚ author Michael Pollan addresses the repulsiveness and utterly unhealthy aspects of the eating habits Americans exhibit. Pollan discusses a variety of issues related to the American food culture‚ including how the food industry and medical community contribute to these problems. In addition‚ Pollan presents his personal opinions and solutions for solving the
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