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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Ange Khelia Manirakiza Meghan Boyce EAE3U1 26 March 2013 Get junk food out of our schools Millions of students around the world rely on cafeteria food as part of their daily nutrition. That food is the fuel that drives the said students’ minds and bodies‚ yet the school menu is based on unhealthy processed food. Therefore‚ these communities and schools ought to develop and deliver healthier food choices to the students. The fictional comic philosopher‚ Alfred E. Newman‚ sums up the
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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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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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junk food advertising Should be banned in Australia | junk food advertising Should be banned in Australia | [Type the document subtitle] | | GOOD | 5/14/2010 | | Contents Executive Summary 3 1.0 Introduction 4 2.0 Discussion 5 2.1 Definition of junk food 5 2.2 Reasons junk food has become popular. 5 2.3 Target audience junk food. 6 children 2.3.1 6 2.3.2 Teens 6 2.4 Junk food causes health effects in Australia. 7 obesitO 2.4.1 7 2.4.1 Heart diseases 7 2.5 Junk
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THE BAD EFFECTS OF JUNK FOOD ON MALAYSIAN CHILDREN NAME : NORFAIZAH BINTI RAZALI (2011724791) NURUL AFIQAH BINTI MAZLEE (2011709547) LECTURER : JEAN HOO @ NUR SYAIFA HOO ABDULLAH RECORD OF SOURCES ARTICLE 1 TYPE OF MATERIAL AND NAME | Webpage | TITLE OF ARTICLE | Effects of Junk Foods | AUTHOR (S) | Vandana Bagadiya | PUBLISHER | - |
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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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In the 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
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liking junk food is normal behaviour for teenagers while liking healthy food is an oddity”. (Strugnell‚ 2000) Junk Food Marketing (JFM) is one of the main causes of this. This essay will first demonstrate how marketers recognize children’s consumer buyer behaviours and target these children in JFM; then it will examine the ethicality of JFM. Finally it will suggest how a continued JFM targeted to children is unethical and recommendations for future studies. Consumer Buyer Behaviour (CBB) Junk Food
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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 will lower obesity among Americans. The increase in both soda and pizza found that many Americans would still buy junk food regardless of a price increase. Taxing of
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