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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Bad Cafeteria Food Terrell D. Winters Professor Jeffrey Kersh ENG 215 September 12‚ 2013 The Problem There is a problem with the public school food system nutrition and it is promoting childhood obesity. The growing problem for childhood obesity is steadily climbing at a rapid rate with the help of poor nutrition from food served from public school cafeterias. The quality of school meals has been hotly debated for years because of that no one has stepped in to help this problem. If I was
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Junk food is being blamed for causing many undesirable problems to children. It is referred to any food that is low nutritional value such as instant noodles‚ potato chips and chocolate bars. Takeaway foods‚ pre-packaging meals and sugary snack food are also included as junk food. Statistic shows that most of the foods consumed at home by 12-14 years old Australian Children consist a lot of fat and sugar more than recommended intake.In response to the unwanted problems caused by the consumption of
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Due to junk food many Americans have become obese or overweight. It’s terrible for the people because it kills. Junk food should be taxed due to the fact that many Americans have become obese‚ if taxed people can become healthier also fit‚ and it’s the number one health issue in this nation. Junk food should be taxed for many reasons. First of all it kills! Many Americans choose to eat fatty fast food instead of healthy food. According to the article‚ Tax on junk food can help pay the cost of diet-related
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Background of the Study Junk food is a derisive slang term for food that is of little nutritional value and often high in fat‚ sugar‚ salt‚ and calories.[1][2][3] It is widely believed that the term was coined by Michael Jacobson‚ director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest‚ in 1972.[4] Junk foods typically contain high levels of calories from sugar or fat with little protein‚ vitamins or minerals. Foods commonly considered junk foods include salted snack foods‚ gum‚ candy‚ sweet desserts
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“How Junk Food Can End Obesity”-Critique In “How Junk Food Can End Obesity‚” by David H. Freedman‚ Freedman discusses how fast food restaurants and junk food companies can aid in decreasing the obesity rate in America. Fast food chains provide cheap‚ quick‚ and tasty meal and these establishments line just about every major street in America. Because of this‚ fast food has become the most popular food choice for most people and families. A side effect of this convenience is the growing rate of obesity
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Closer Look at K-12 Cafeteria Food The mother looks at her children before she sends them off to school and thinks about how they’re day will go and if they will be eating right. She had packed them lunches while she apprehensively thinks about the school cafeteria food. Can you believe that so many children in elementary schools do not bring their lunch to school because parents feel that it’s more convenient or a time saver in the mornings‚ so their kids eat the school cafeteria food? This topic is
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In daily routine and life-changing situations alike‚ environmental factors constantly impact people’s decision-making process. Michael Moss‚ a journalist‚ examines how the junk food industry influences its users’ appetites with both marketing and product composition in “The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food”. Similarly‚ writer Andrew Solomon’s “Son” details how people and their views of others can impact another’s emotions and behaviors. As a result‚ people’s ability to achieve their goals
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The Causes why People Eat Junk Food Why people do not stop eating junk food? ‘’Junk food A high-calorie food that is low in nutritional value.’’(Unknown). For better or for worse is now available all over the world. We see it almost everywhere‚ like when we go to the grocery‚ stores‚ Junk-Food restaurants‚ on television‚ etc. usually looking very tempting‚ appealing and desirable for people to buy it. According to Dupel Francine (2010‚ july) ‘’Even though fast food has no nutritional value‚
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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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