Casey’s Notes By: Casey Robichaud Life in the Fat Lane- Cherie Bennett 1. Plot Synopsis Life in the fat lane written by Cherie Bennett “offers a full measure of wisdom and hope” says Voice of Youth Advocates. It’s a wonderful story about a 16 year old girl named Lara Ardeche that has it all. Homecoming queen‚ great looks‚ an awesome boyfriend‚ and she’s the sweetest girl you’ll ever meet. She has an amazing life until she starts gaining weight. A lot of weight. Uncontrollably. Desperate
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counteract this‚ there has been speculation over whether to introduce a fat tax. This tax would specifically target foods high in fats and sugars‚ such as; soft drinks and deep fried takeaways. The logic behind such a tax is that an increase in price would lead to decrease of demand similar to that of the alcohol and cigarette taxes respectively‚ in order to improve our country’s health as a whole. The advantages and disadvantages of the fat tax can potentially help foresee the effect on the Australian economy
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Revealing Trans Fats Informative Abstract Trans fats are fats resulting from the process a product undergoes in adding hydrogen to vegetable oil by turning liquid oils into solid fats and based on evidence supported‚ if consumed it would increase the risk of coronary heart disease and promote bad cholesterol at an high rate especially among Americans; it is therefore one of the leading causes of death in the United States. As a precautionary measure to counter this mass effect of trans fat the Food
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Moore of the book “Fat Girl” discusses some of the issues fat girls face. Her book is less about every stereo-typed fat girl and more about her story individually. Judith Moore chooses to take a different route‚ instead of complaining continuously about being fat‚ she explains in depth why she believes she is fat. She is not lazy; she expresses her knowledge of diets and her experiences of strenuous work outs but ends with little to no results. ’’My flesh resists loss. My fat holds on for dear life
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Dieting Makes People Fat A lot of people strongly believe that they have to starve themselves in order to reduce their weight. In fact‚ it is true that it may help them to reduce some ounces in a few days. However‚ dieting with an expectation of getting quick results is most likely to have serious consequences as rapid weight loss is not sustainable (FoodTalk‚ n.d.). The outcome of dieting is not just weight loss alone. Several other things also happen in the body when the energy intake of a person
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Analysis of ‘The Fat Woodcarver’ The Importance of Community in Relation to Selfhood in Early Modern Italy Name: Matthew Brown Student #: 996811357 Course: HIS357Y1 Professor: V. McCarthy Date Submitted: Oct 9 2014 Selfhood and individuality are two concepts inextricably linked with post-modern ideologies of personal existence however in centuries past this was not always the case. During the Early Modern era‚ specifically in Italy‚ ones concept of selfhood was heavily reliant on
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In the article “Big fat tax is no gut buster” author Susie O’brien attacking the new tax on the fast food industry. By the opening slogan‚ “DON’T tax the big mac” she asserts her position on the tax. Written in bold the slogan immediately catches the eye and as it cleverly rhymes is very memorable. The author continues in cementing her standing on the issue by saying that a junk food tax is not the answer and the rhetorical question that‚ “why should reducing our weight start with our wallets?” Her
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Body Fat and Eating Disorders Whether you are overweight or of normal body weight you should know the impact of body composition on your health. Even if your scale weight is normal‚ you can still have unhealthy or altered body compositions. Generally speaking‚ it refers to carrying too much or excess body fat in comparison too lean muscle mass. If your body fat-to-lean ratio increases‚ so does your health risks. More often than not an unhealthy body composition can lead
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Fat Soluble Vitamins and the Body Humans need a number of vitamins in their body to survive. A group of the vitamins needed for vitality include the fat soluble vitamins‚ which includes vitamins A‚ D‚ E‚ and K. Deficiency in these vitamins is rare‚ but rather‚ over consumption is the problem often associated with these vitamins. Fat soluble vitamins are vitamins that are stored in fatty tissues and in the liver. These vitamins‚ unlike water soluble vitamins‚ are stored for long periods of
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Fat Sam and Cadillac Joe There was a mobster named Fat Sam and his partners; "Funky Don" Parsons‚ Howard "Big Bill Bass and Pat Willey had spotted a right ulna of a human arm. After a couple of hours of digging Bill Bass and other men had found two thoracic vertebrae‚ fifteen teeth‚ four fragments of an They had decided to kidnap a man named Monty Hudson and his wife Liz Hudson. Not only did
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