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    Disagreement on Tax for Fatty Foods There is an important question that has been brought out to many people’s attention. The question is should the government imply a tax for fatty foods? In the article titled‚ "why a fat tax will have no effect on obesity levels” Lefever state‚ “Taxes on smoking and drinking do not change the behavior of nicotine addicts or alcoholics.” (Why a fat tax). Lefever is trying to say with this is no matter what is done to prevent something as long as a person wants

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    William Pittman 10/14/14 Writing COMP – Han To Tax or not To Tax Two authors by the names of Paul Krugman and Fred E. Foldvary have varying opinions on the topic of taxing the rich. The debate they’re writing about is whether or not the US should increase the tax burden on the rich. Foldvary states in his “The Evil of Taxing the Rich” article that there are a lot of negative affects that would come along with taxing the rich. Mainly‚ he says the rich are paying a much larger percentage of federal

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    Fats and oils - 344 Iodine value of an edible oil INTRODUCTION Fats and oils known as triglycerides contain long chain hydrocarbons with carboxyl groups (COOH groups). These fatty acids are classified into the number of double bonds present in the fatty acid. When the carbon atoms in these chains are bounded to the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms‚ the triglyceride is said to be saturated. When one or more double bonds exist between carbon atoms in the chain‚ less hydrogen exists

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    Fat Taxes’ In our society‚ there is a massive obesity problem which causes people to die prematurely from heart attack or high blood pressure. So‚ the health experts discovered a way to prevent people from eating foods that might have negative effects on their health. It is a new kind of tax that is called ‘fat tax’‚ according to which consumers are called to pay a small amount of money‚ every time something unhealthy is purchased. In my opinion‚ the aforementioned tax should l save a lot

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    FATS AND OIL DEFINITION: Fats and oils‚ group of organic substances that form an important part of the diet and also are useful in many industries. The fats are usually solid‚ the oils generally liquid at ordinary room temperatures. Some tropical products‚ liquids in their sites of origin‚ become solids in cooler climates; in commerce these often retain the name originally given‚ e.g.‚ palm oil and coconut oil. Chemically fats and oils are either simple or mixed glyceryl esters of organic acids

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    benefits‚ and other miscellaneous costs. This report proposes that these costs and problems need to be addressed‚ and one avenue through which they can be is a junk food tax. This report proposes that there be a federal tax placed on junk food purchases‚ similar to the taxes placed on gasoline and tobacco products. This tax would dissuade people from purchasing unhealthy food items. At the same time it would help the nation offset some of the financial costs that obesity has generated. The proposition

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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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    Understanding Your Fats and Fiber SCI/241 June 13‚ 2013 Understanding Your Fats and Fiber According to Face the Fats the bad fats are trans fats and saturated fats‚ both of these fats raises bad cholesterol levels in the blood. Monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats can lower bad cholesterol levels and are beneficial when consumed in moderation. Taking in too many fats regardless of what kind they are can eventually lead to to many calories which can lead to weight gain. High levels

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    part of your appearance. Everyone will look at your skin first when they see you. Thus‚ it is important to keep it good. Your diet can do many things that you cannot expect. These following are some foods that should be included in your diet. Low-fat or non-fat milk and milk products These products contain vitamin A. Vitamin A can help prevent your skin from getting acne. Some people with special health condition cannot convert the beta-carotene in foods to vitamin A to use for the body. But‚

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    Fat Chance for the “Fat Tax” Our bodies and what we put into them is our own business unless someone else is harmed in the process. I can understand a tax on drinkers and smokers because drinkers can harm others when they get behind the wheel of a car‚ and secondhand smoke is a killer of many‚ but a tax on what people eat is preposterous. People are still going to eat junk food no matter what the cost is; look at smoking‚ the price of cigarettes keeps going up but people continue to buy them

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