Don ’t forget to look for the editorial!!!! Or else the paper is meaningless... Junk Food X Obesity in Children There is an alarming rise in childhood obesity throughout the United States‚ making it an epidemic in this country. Over the past thirty years obesity has continued to increase and become a threat to the health of many children. Since the 1970s’ obesity has doubled in children from ages of 2-5‚ and young adults between the ages of 12 and 19. The most significant increase is seen between
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Restriction on Junk food What is “junk food”? What junk food really is what pretty much goes into the category of snacks‚ and/or fast food. Even cereals can be considered as a sort of “junk food”. You know what junk food is‚ for example: chips of any kind‚ popcorn‚ cookies‚ cake‚ and sweets. Food you would not be healthy to eat a lot of. As you know junk food can be sold at any store or gas station. Eating these bad foods can lead to many health problems throughout your life as you keep eating more
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Beating our Junk Food Generation with Tips from a Local Expert An insight into how we can provide healthy food choices for our kids but while keeping it fun! By Claire Whittleston March 8‚ 2011 “I don’t want Brussels sprouts‚ Mommy! Can I have a cookie with ice cream on top?”Sound familiar? It’s frightful to say‚ but we are living in a junk food generation and many of our children don’t eat enough of their fruits and vegetables. Over the past three decades‚ childhood obesity rates in America
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It has been recently reported by the Guardian that billions of pounds are spent every day by the junk food companies on persuading children to consume these companies’ products. Should government allow these companies to advertise their products on the media during the children shows time? Some people agree that these companies should be allowed to do that as it is one way of making profits and this action is completely legal. However‚ a large proportion of people believe that allowing these companies
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pressure and he did not eat good food. In fact‚ today two- thirds of adults and nearly one- third of children struggle with obesity. There are many causes of obesity‚ including overeating‚ lack of physical activity‚ and genetics. There are also many health issues caused by obesity. The effects are depression‚ eating disorders‚ and death. For these reasons‚ the government needs to address this serious health concern. One solution to do so is raise Junk- Food taxes. Junk- Food taxes will encourage healthy
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EFFECTS OF EATING JUNK FOODS “A journey to a thousand pounds begins with a single burger.”- Chris O’Brien. Ironic but true‚ right? And this saying doesn’t just apply to a burger‚ but to all foods similar to it -- and we know that these foods are the well-known junk foods. From the word itself‚ ‘junk’‚ we are already given an idea of what and how it is made. Fast foods‚ chips‚ chocolates‚ and candies -- these are examples of junk foods. These foods are greatly enjoyed by everyone‚ but most people
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Loving Junk Food: Its Virtues There is a famous saying one man’s junk is another man’s treasure. This is true for there are some people who go around digging into dumpsters and other people’s garbage for junk they turn into treasures. For example‚ you have carpenters that go looking for old furniture that people throw out and they go and turn it to precious work and they go and sell what they made. Junk food‚ like these treasures‚ has many benefits‚ as well. They are cost efficient‚ time saver and
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At the moment there is a restriction on junk food in schools for example vending machines in your school have changed from chocolate bars and crisps to nutri-grain bars and drinks. Junk food is not served as frequently and you may feel disappointed about this. I think the ban is a good thing since statistics show by the middle of the century‚ 2050‚ two-thirds of children will be overweight or obese if nothing is done. I wouldn’t like to be one of the people in those two-thirds and neither would
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In the previous years‚ some attempts have been tried to solve the obesity problem. In comparison with other attempts‚ the Early Care and Education Policy and the junk food tax brought some hope for people who wanted to solve the obesity problem. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ the Early Care and Education Policy (ECE) which is intended to help educate public health practitioners‚ child care providers‚ and decision-makers about the current conditions exist in their state
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Junk Food: A Slow Poison Junk food may be affordable and delicious‚ yet it is deadly. Examples of junk food include burger‚ pizza‚ hot dog‚ tacos‚ fries‚ biscuits‚ cookies‚ and soft drinks. Today many people are addicted to junk food. They grab junk food without planning to or making many decisions. Even when time is available‚ people still prefer to consume junk food rather than prepare a normal wholesome meal‚ which is healthier. Junk food is very popular around the world today. Junk food popularity
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