TAL 201 May 6‚ 2013 Current Issues Paper Junk Food In Schools Introduction Although not easy to admit‚ it is a fact that a big percentage of the world’s population today likes junk food. Many people have become accustomed to eating foods with high levels of refined sugars‚ processed grains‚ and a number of other unhealthy ingredients (Trice‚ 2010). Essentially‚ companies have replaced nature’s own ingredients with highly processed products and chemicals to reduce costs‚ extend shelf life
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you know the real reasons behind the terrible eating practices amongst Caribbean people today? Large numbers of people gravitate to what is commonly called “junk” or “fast” food. I reckon no one stops to think about the dangers the over consumption of junk food does to our body. The duty of ensuring a healthy life‚ and by extension healthy food for citizens‚ is the government’s job in the first place then the citizens themselves. This is so because the government has control over the marketing of goods
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RUNNING HEAD: Junk food should not be in schools Are junk foods in schools a reason children are becoming so obese these days? I think it has a part of it. Children start seeing vending machines and soda machines in schools as soon as they begin their education. They see their parents and teachers and other adults eat and drink the items out of the vending machine and soon enough the children themselves are drinking a can of soda a day or sugared filled drink and a candy bar. This is a bad
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Running head: SHOULD JUNK FOOD BE BANNED FROM SCHOOLS 1 Should Junk food be banned from Schools Brooke A. Alderete West Coast University SHOULD JUNK FOOD BE BANNED FROM SCHOOLS 2 Banning junk food from schools has become the focus for child obesity. Many argue that there should a freedom of choice and that junk food has always been in schools so why would it be the reason for an increase in child obesity. Others respond by saying the lunches contain more
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The Ultimate Guilty Pleasure Tasty‚ sweet‚ salty‚ filling‚ pleasing… junk food. Junk food is my guiltiest pleasure. I buy my Burger King whopper every Wednesday or I casually have a McDonald’s run on those lazy nights. Those pre-packaged‚ ready to go meals tastes so much better than my mother’s experimental cooking‚ which she claims is gourmet. It looks so good‚ it’s affordable‚ and it’s impossible to turn down‚ it’s like a gift from heaven. In all seriousness‚ would you rather have a plain
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products‚ fast foods and convenience store establishments have seen an upsurge of popularity as the aforementioned demands are increasing. Purchasing a soft drink is as instantaneous as pulling in the drive-through. With that‚ this leads to faster products‚ but the decrease of health in our country. These low prices‚ caused by subsidizing of producers to the companies making the junk food‚ leads companies such as McDonald’s and Burger
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you know how much you are damaging your health when you eat junk food? While the occasional junk food meal won’t ruin your health‚ consistently eating junk food contributes to serious health problems. It is very important to know the consequences of the style of life that we hold‚ which is sedentary‚ of eating junk food. Dangerous diseases and high cholesterol can also be caused by junk food. A main complication in eating junk food is that you can have problems with high cholesterol. High cholesterol
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JUNK FOOD NATION Obesity in children and Adolescents represents one of the most frustrating and difficult disease to treat. Furthermore‚ one in five children in the United States is now over weight according to National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The author of this article looks at the obesity in children and what is causing it‚ and how we can find a solution to it. Although this article offers well-supported arguments‚ it also has weakness. It is clearly known that the driving
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Eating junk food can have a significant impact on one’s health. Though many people enjoy eating junk food and think it tastes great‚ the health consequences can be serious‚ and can range from everything to low energy levels to weight gain and illness. The term "junk food" encompasses a fairly broad category of food‚ but it typically refers to foods that are relatively high in caloric content‚ but low in nutritional value. Junk food is often high in sugar‚ salt‚ white flour‚ and fat‚ particularly saturated
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Junk Food Sucks Eating junk food can have a significant impact on one’s health. Though many people enjoy eating junk food and think it tastes great. The term "junk food" typically refers to foods that are relatively high in caloric content‚ but low in nutritional value. Junk food is often high in sugar‚ salt‚ white flour‚ and fat. A few examples of foods often considered to be junk food include fast food‚ sweets such as ice cream‚ candy‚ donuts‚ and prepackaged treats
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