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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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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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 he feels
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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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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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Have you ever tried a fad diet? Then you know the truth. Fad diets are never a good idea no matter which one you choose. Fad diets don’t have scientific evidence backing their plans. Though some of these diets have been around for years they are shrouded in mystery. The health concerns they create are worse than carrying a few extra pounds. There are safer ways to lose weight. Fad diets can be more than unhealthy they can have long-term affects. Miracle diets are typically starvation or low calorie
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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 don’t make any sense and clearly you can lose weight by eating three healthy
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such as diet pills. The third way offered to fix the obesity epidemic is with surgeries such as liposuction and gastric bypass. The diets plans do not include how to change behavior and therefore one’s lifestyle‚ therefore they fail. In order for an individual to achieve permanent weight loss they must change their frame of mind; these fad diets do not do this. In the book Fat by Robert Pool you hear about diet pills all the time being stated as‚ “Don ’t put those chemicals into your body‚ and instead
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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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