...Food Poverty in America What is causing America’s obesity epidemic? Why is it so difficult for the majority of people in the U.S.A to eat healthy diets? Compare America to almost any other country and it is painfully clear that we have an overabundance of food: Americans eat 815 billion calories of food each day and throw out 200,000 tons of it daily (“Consumption”). However, it is commonly thought that people should have the self-control and knowledge necessary to winnow through the plenty and make good choices. Nutritional facts are readily available and no one could possibly think fast-food is good for them, could they? And yet, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state that 34.9% of all Americans are clinically obese and that...
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...Case #3: WHOLE FOODS Assignment Questions 1. What are the chief elements of the strategy that Whole Foods Market is pursuing? Growth Strategy Not only did Whole Foods open their own new stores, but acquired small chains that already had personnel and a good location. They began by acquiring smaller chains with smaller stores and started to acquire bigger stores. They also went international in 2004 by acquiring a company in London. The following graph displays the growth of the company in how many total Whole Foods stores were open by the end of each fiscal year. The significant increase in 2006-2007 is due to the acquisition of their biggest competitor, Wild Oats. Store Location Strategy This strategy entails looking into looking for potential markets to enter by the following criterias: education levels, population density, and income. After analyzing sales, profit, and cost, estimations are made for several possible sites. After narrowing the choices, the economic value added (EVA) is looked at for the best possible site. This is based off of their internal weighted-average cost of capital. To be approved, the cumulative EVA needs to be positive for the next five years or less. Whole Foods goes through an entire process to make sure that every store that is opened will have the greatest possibility of generating profit. Whole Foods focuses on high-traffic locations that were by upper real estate properties. Product Line...
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... Eng 115 We should teach our children a healthy eating way of life. The public needs to know that we can have a voice in the way are children are fed at school with a healthy breakfast and lunch. The Public Needs to know Our goal is to improve the nutrition and health in breakfast and lunch programs in schools today. The children need better choices in eating healthy. We should be able to provide them with the tools they need for success in life. I believe that staying fit and healthy is the backbone for our children’s future. The economic issues we are faced with are that it cost more monies to eat healthier and it’s time consuming doing the research in finding ways to make it less cost efficient. We have to change our budgeting around in order to meet the heath needs. Our kids are worth more than anything so we should show them that by putting their health first in our budget. Everyone is looking for the easy way out. We can be healthy as well as cost effective at the same time. There are special needs for our children and they come with guidelines. As (Kennedy & Cooney , 2001) mentioned, “It just makes good sense to me to save lives and preserve the healthy babies through the use of sound nutritional supplementation, rather than pay later. We can make better investment in America than guaranteeing the health and well-being of our children” Children are to be served a certain amount of each food group according to the National School Lunch...
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...the students of Our Lady’s Convert High School. It shall contain information about the prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the Black British population. A description of the causes, symptoms and treatment of the condition, personal preferences access to food outlets, choices of food at morning break, results of questionnaires. Our Lady’s Convent School is a Catholic girl’s school located in Stamford Hill. The school’s ethnics has all races. The school’s ethnics is mixed making up of Africans, black Caribbean, Asian, white, Hispanic and so on. 80 percent of the school population are Catholics, 65 percent are Black African or Black Caribbean and about 4O percent of the students do not speak English as their first language. It is located in a deprived area. As deprived as it is, it is also surrounded by many schools. Stamford Hill has two main supermarkets Asda and Sainsbury. Our Lady’s Convert is also situated near food outlets. These food outlets sell cheap fast foods for example dixy chicken, Tastie Pizza, Dominos and a couple of corner shops. Many of our students obviously opt to have these fast foods because they are cheap and convenient even though they are not healthy. Considering the difference between prices of healthy foods...
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...Junk Food and Its Impact on Health Pamela Gambrell DeVry University Junk Food and Its Impact on Health Michael was a man in his 30’s when I first met him. He had everything to live for: a beautiful wife and two gorgeous children. He was also morbidly obese and had a multitude of health problems. His biggest health problem? He had diabetes mellitus and was very noncompliant with his diet. He often came into the hospital with blood glucose levels way over 600. The last time Michael came into the hospital his blood sugar was over 1200 and he was in a diabetic coma from which he never recovered. Michael could have lived a much longer life had he chosen to eat healthier and refrain from junk food. Michael’s story is just one of many that happen every day. In a country such as ours this should not be the norm. Junk food is a major industry in this country. It is much easier and often, less expensive for someone to obtain and consume junk food then it is to create healthy meals. The ramifications of junk food consumption are not widely known and these ramifications are beginning at an earlier age. Therefore, education needs to begin early in life and children should be able to have healthy food selections in schools. As an experienced registered nurse, I have seen many health problems that begin with obesity. These include heart disease, metabolic diseases, high blood pressure, stroke, cavities, and even some forms of cancer. The best way to avoid the majority of these health...
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...“Junk Foods.” And I’m going to show WHY they are having a hard time fighting the battle of the bulge, because this is something I deal with on a daily basis. Just like with everyone else there are many factors that can contribute to obesity in children today; * Pop-culture * Genetics * Health issues * Medications * And self-esteem But children of low-income families not only face these issues but they have the added issues of * Cost of healthy foods * Lack of affordable gyms * But most of all the lack of funds needed every month to provide a healthy life style for their families. I know this to be a true fact because I face these issues everyday with my daughter. And truth be told according to the Federal Government Monthly Standard Income, I live below poverty level. But we will get into that later. Everyone knows what healthy foods are; * Fresh fruits & vegetables * Whole grains * Fish * Skinless chicken breast * Etc. And to maintain a healthy weight these are the foods you need to buy and eat daily. When we think of un-healthy foods we picture; * Chips * Cookies * Candy * Soda * Etc. But did you actually know that 90% of All Foods sold in your local grocery stores are In-fact Un-healthy! I know what you’re thinking…No Way!! You got all kinds of canned, bottled, boxed, and frozen foods that you can buy that has everything you need to eat healthy. But the fact is processed foods have been...
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...According to the FAO (Food and agricultural organization) we have the right to food and what we put into our bodies should be our choice. As of right now the government is trying to decide what we eat because out of every ten people three are obese. Therefore the government is proposing laws to ban certain junk foods, in places such as New York. When it comes down to it the central question is: Should the government be allowed to do so? We have freedom of speech, why not freedom of foods? The government’s attempt to regulate our diets does not get the responsiveness it should. While it may be a very ‘hot topic’, how many citizens actually know of what is going on? Americans as a whole should not be confined to what the government wants us...
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...Healthy By Nature Marketing Strategy Report Prepared by Rosanne Critelli – 992342X For Ms. Janet Bradley 1 Madeup Street Melbourne VIC 3000 Australia 9/25/2013 Page |1 Executive Summary The purpose of this report is to conduct a market analysis and propose a market strategy for Ms Janet Bradley to assist her in establishing a new fast food chain Healthy By Nature, which be centred around providing nutritional, low calorie food to its customers. The first step undertaken in conducting the market analysis was to analyse and determine the behaviours and characteristics of consumers who purchase both fast and low calorie foods. The microenvironment surrounding the market was then considered and potential suppliers, intermediaries, publics and direct and indirect competitors were analysed and identified. An analysis was then undertaken of the macroenvironment and factors and trends relating to the demographic, economic, natural, political, and cultural factors were considered and identified. The findings from the market analysis concluded that the target market for Ms Bradley’s new business was likely to include single professionals, parents with children aged between 5 and 12 years, and adults aged between 45 and 54 years. The direct competitors were considered to be Boost Juice, Subway and Nando’s and the indirect competitors, McDonald’s, Domino’s Pizza and Woolworths. A marketing strategy was prepared which identified three target market segments and characteristics of each...
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...associated healthy eating especially in relation to the assumption that eating chicken labeled “organic” leads to better health. Partly because of the increase in the obesity rate in the United States, people have begun to pay more attention to the labels on the food they consume. Consequently producers of agricultural products especially chicken try to meet the minimum standards required to affix the “organic” label on their product. While “organic” means that the chicken does not contain fungicides, pesticides, genetically modified organisms, hormones, or herbicides, it does not imply the absence of strong antibiotics, and other toxic vaccinations which coincide with the industrial system of farming. In a society with increasing awareness of the importance of a healthy diet one must look beyond the label “organic” in order to actually have a healthy diet. Beyond Organic Chicken Leads To a Healthier You. In a nation where obesity-related diseases account for a huge percentage of the medical spending, or as the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in 2009, an estimated $147 billion a year is spent on obesity-related diseases. It is no surprise that consumers are more aware of the importance of a healthy diet. Consumers at supermarkets are now faced with the task of making a choice for the healthiest yet affordable agricultural products. Emphasis placed on the advantages of organically farmed foods over industrially farm foods, has eased...
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...there are many more factors to this epidemic than the human diet. Obesity can stem from a lack of understanding of proper eating habits, having a poor exercise regimen, and the convenience or availability of food. There also are hardly any efforts being made to change this diet as well, while Michelle Obama had good intentions on the eating healthy initiative, Warner was right in that it will take a lot more than a few tv commercials to change the American diet. One major component of the high levels of obesity in America is a lack of understanding and education. In a standard health class, the only material taught is looking at the food pyramid, and what a balanced meal should be or rather what it should look like. Rarely do students ever hear how to eat properly aside from an evening meal, they are just told that the daily allotted calories a person is supposed to eat, but not...
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...Obesity has been a nationwide epidemic that has led to many concerns for current and future generations. Indeed, this is gearing more towards children than adults. Depending on age, height, and weight, people have a different Body Mass Index (BMI). Obesity could be considered the primary cause of many other illnesses such as Diabetes, cardiovascular disease, heart disease, and even death. The American government has taken urgent action to the problems of obesity, and has looked at potential ways to fight the epidemic. For example, in the year 2013 America tried to implicate a new taxation law on unhealthy foods called the “Fat Tax”. Any foods that were high in fats were going to have higher tax rates. However, could this taxation really have...
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...of malnutrition in children and adults in America is mainly because caused of cheap foods that are low nutrition unhealthy and that are usually full of calories and fat. Obesity is eventually what will be the outcome. Poverty is the main factor of obesity. Factually speaking, Obesity and poverty without a doubt are interconnected. If Americans can actively become involved in their health and diet obesity could be eliminated. According to a recent poll, it has been stated American adults and American children are either obese or overweight adults raking in two-thirds while children are more than one-tenth on this spectrum. Hunger and obesity are about what one-tenth of American families suffer from, this happens when there is no access to safe foods that are nutritionally satisfactory. Statistics states children from low income families are half way as their affluent counterparts to become obese. When it comes to obesity low income families are in very unfavorable conditions when it comes to obesity. Unfortunately, the average American family does not have the financial capabilities to prepare healthy meals, find suitable housing, or access to appropriate medical care, and other everyday necessities. Low income family tend to buy less expense food which is not the healthiest choice vs. spending money on more healthy food because they just can't afford it. In doing so, families choose the foods with high calorie intake and little to no nutritional value. That being said families...
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...businessinsider.com USA actually has some of the highest obesity rates in the world, and in this text I am going to look at some of the reasons why. The obesity does not just harm a specific part of the people, it harms everyone. Over a third of the American adults and almost 20% of the teenagers is obese. (http://edition.cnn.com) All this obesity has to come at a cost, not only personally but also economically. In this text I am going to look at some reasons to obesity, look at statistics and also talk about the future of obesity. For major parts of the American people, obesity is not a choice. Many are raised up in a poor family who do not have the resources to buy their kids or themselves healthy meals. 14,8 % of the American population live in poverty, that equals to around 47 million people. (http://talkpoverty.org/basics/) This is one of the biggest causes to obesity. Poor people have a lot less access to healthy and nutritious food. (http://frac.org/) Therefor I would say that obesity and poverty is strongly connected. According to USDA, a vehicle is one of the most important things for a family to access healthy food. Also, if you live in an urban low-income neighborhood the chances of there being a good grocery store with high quality food and low-fat products are slim. But even if a family live nearby a healthy store or have access to a vehicle, they still could remain obese. Because...
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...customers’ favourite place and way to eat and drink McDonald's Missions to grow market share by achieving its three global priorities. 1. Optimising menu: Maintain popular core products and continually introducing new innovative localised products Differentiating its brand, for example, as a beverage destination by growing McCafe Develop healthy and balanced meal options to enhance its food image and to satisfy customers’ needs 2. Modernising our customer experience: Achieving operational excellence through technological innovation Reimaging shop look by remodelling restaurants with new designs 3. Broadening accessibility: Making it more available in the term of price, location and operation hours. To strengthening brand recognition by going over economic performance and pursuing commitment to sustainable business practices of all aspects of business and community Be the best employer for our people in each community around the world * Deliver operational excellence to our customers in each of our restaurants; and * Achieve enduring profitable...
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...The problem has to do with our diet and how it is controlled by the government. More specifically, the government claims that they are trying to create a healthier America but really what have they done to accomplish this? They created programs such as MyPyramid and MyPlate, which are useful but without the complimenting foods, you can almost deem them useless. The point in which I am making accuses the government of making our diet into a business. The government suggests that we eat healthy and provide us with guides such as MyPlate, only for us to find that the foods that are most recommended also carry the highest price tag. This causes me to believe that the government may not have our health as their main priority. I find myself thinking this every time I make a trip to the grocery store. I am proposing that, we the residents of Lebanon County raise awareness of this to our local government authorities and from there it will become recognized nationwide. Solutions to this problem may include tax breaks for producers of healthy goods as well as tax breaks for those who are self-sufficient, people who live off the land so to speak, as well as other monetary incentives to promote a healthy diet. Currently, the main problem arises when “junk food” is heavily discounted when compared to “healthy food”. This is a serious problem, in my opinion this shows that the government looks at money more highly than the people that it governs. We, the residents of Lebanon, can be the...
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