Addiction to Junk Food Everyday‚ millions of people consume the so-called addictive "junk food.” Most of the people who do not have time‚ or find it affortable eat in fast food restourants such as McDonalds‚ Burger King‚ and many others. Junk food is addictive because of many reasons such as saving time. The junk food can be clasified in few categories - snacks‚ fast food‚ and soft drinks. First come the snacks‚ which are being brought everyday by millions of people who are not conserned about
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of implementing a junk food tax was proposed by several experts. The purpose of the tax was to decrease the consumption of unhealthy foods. This tax would also generate revenue earmarked for relevant causes‚ such as; improving diet‚ obesity prevention‚ and nutrition education. The underlying purpose is to focus on maximizing health benefits. It has sparked controversy on the levels of additional bureaucracy‚ interfering with personal liberties‚ and freedom of choice. Junk-Food Taxes Introduction
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“Junk Food and its Affects on Childhood Obesity” According to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion‚ the rate of childhood obesity has tripled in the last 30 years. Although there are many contributing factors to this statistic‚ junk food has proven itself to be the leading cause of this epidemic. The problem with junk food is its lack of nutritional value. When you turn on the television‚ you are inundated with fast food and junk food commercials. Excessive
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Mao-Tamasese‚ Paula 20 July 2014 Sanger English 100 "Fat Tax" brings Fat Benefits Junk food. Do any of us know the meaning of the term? Do the consequences of developing lethal diseases not concern us? Apparently‚ today’s society is well aware of what it is‚ (food with a low nutrition value and is usually processed or ready-prepared (Junk Food)) and what it can do‚ yet they prefer not to have truth repeatedly slapped in their face by the media. The way I see it‚ that’s exactly what these
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“Junking junk food” – Judith Warner In this article the author is trying to show us how our country has become very unhealthy nation. Warner believes that to end the obesity in the country the government needs to be involved. They should make healthy food more appealing while making the junk food less appealing. There are a lot of people whom are worrying and trying to change the way majority of American people eat. Because almost 40% of American people are fat‚ and that because the way they eat
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The target of this intervention is to cut back on fatty foods and decrease weight by exercising on a daily basis in doing so by playing basketball‚ consuming under 2000 calories daily and increasing the amount of green tea ingested. The benefits of performing this lifestyle change are having to be active in which the body creates endorphins‚ speeding metabolism and boosting up one’s confidence. Many things can go wrong in this experiment. One thing to take into consideration is the influence of family
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------------------------------------------------- Obesity Junk food plays a major role in the obesity epidemic. By the year 2050‚ the rate of obesity in the U.S. is expected to reach 42 percent‚ according to researchers at Harvard University. Children who eat fast food as a regular part of their diets consume more fat‚ carbohydrates and processed sugar and less fiber than those who do not eat fast food regularly. Junk food in these children’s diets accounts for 187 extra calories per day‚ leading
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The Government had set out a ban to prevent junk food from being sold to children at canteens. Mark Fraser had written a letter to a newspaper company called Community Chronicle on the 29th of October 2010 to share his disbelief at the government’s vain attempt to prevent obesity. Throughout this piece‚ he uses an attacking tone. He aims to target the audience of parents with children in schools to agree with him on his contention that this vain attempt will not benefit the children. Since the
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American girls today gorge on garlic reeked hamburgers‚ greased up pizza‚ deep fried oreos‚ and salt encrusted poisons in a bag — otherwise known as potato chips. Today‚ they opt towards fast food. It is atrocious they have zero conception of the pernicious effects of these foods. I believe that the prodigious amount of American girls stuffing Taco Bell in their mouths while sitting in their rooms binge watching “Gossip Girl” or “Vampire Diaries” on their MacBooks is rather alarming. It is common
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October 2‚ 2013 Introduction: *Have pictures of major chain fast foods* When I was a young kid my family used the bank right next to the burger king. Sometimes when my parents would deposit money into the bank they would take us over to the BK. I would always get the chicken nuggets. Parents feed their kids chicken nuggets because they believe it a way to get kids to eat protein. Chicken nuggets are a great childhood food‚ but some people are unaware of what exactly is put into the chicken
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