...While some health trends, like eating more whole foods, are worth the effort, others are more hype than fact-based. This is something to consider when deciding to make a change in and/or about your diet. There are many types of food trends and fads, not only including weight loss or diets. Recent interest (especially in North America) in health foods such as quinoa, Kombucha, and almond milk, have all caused many scientists to really try to understand these products. When determining whether these health food products should be included as a part of a healthy diet, we need to understand nutritional value. The nutritional value of food defines what a food is made of and its' impact on the body. Because of disease and weight control, it's particularly...
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...BACKGROUND PAPER ON 12 DOMAINS OF CULTURE: SUSTENANCE AND HEALTH 1. America! Home of the Chicago style hot dog, the Philly cheesesteak, Wisconsin cheese curds and some good ole fashion American bacon! I know what you’re thinking right now; sounds good, doesn’t it? Well, the fact of the matter is that none of these foods are good for you. So, why am I talking about these foods? Sustenance and Health in America have been key topics in culture for many years. Many people are still finding it hard to lead long, healthy lives. What can people do to achieve these goals? The answer is relatively simple actually; improve your overall health and the quality of the food you consume. I’d like to talk to you about just that; overall wellness and food and drink consumption. 2. Wellness in America has been overlooked by many people for many years now. Wellness is defined as the quality or state of being healthy in body and mind.1 It’s also an approach to healthcare that emphasizes preventing illness and prolonging life, as opposed to emphasizing treating diseases.1 That’s right! Wellness isn’t just about eating healthy and exercising, it’s also about preventing sickness and living a healthy life without relying on prescribed medications for unhealthy symptoms. The idea behind this concept is that most illnesses can be cured by being healthy versus the use of medications. According to James Strohecker, a pioneer in e-health and president of HealthWorld Online, America’s...
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...Social issues in the US Obesity has gradually become a major health issue in America and the statistics, which I am going to talk about later, is frightening. To understand how large the health issue is, we have to understand what obesity is. Obesity is a condition where someone has so much body fat that it might damage their health. We define this amount of body fat by at least 20% or higher according to http://www.medicalnewstoday.com. According to http://www.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...
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...obes Keysha Smith Obesity in America English The reason for obesity in America is because of people not eating healthy foods. Most people today do not take out time to exercise nor do they eat healthy foods. In today society people eat fast food more than three times a day. An also instead of children going out and play they sit in the house and play video games and watch T.V. Most Americans do not understand what eating healthy is or what is healthy and what is not healthy. Some people can call things healthy but they are really not as healthy as they think. The problem could be the food technology that is in today world. The food technology is where they produce already pre cooked food. I think if the stores and restaurants would sell healthier food then obesity can be maintained in America. Also I think that people should take more time out to exercise instead of sitting up watching T.V. and playing video games. The fating that fast foods have today is the cause of the obesity. The food is made up of grease and fat that is stored in the body and if you’re not exercising the fat that is stored for energy is still just building up on top of each other. Back in the day they use to have to capture there food. Today we do not all we have to do is go threw the drive threw and get what we want without having to hunt for it. Also today we eat larger portions of food probably more than we should eat. Then also eating snacks...
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...Over millions of families in America starving and unable to provide food to feed their families. Why is it hard for American families to provide food for their families and not starve? Most of American families need to feed their family and the only way to buy the food is from the government. The government only provides certain amount of money to the families to help them out to provide food for their family. Then the government only gives the families certain amount of food stamps to buy food with. Instead the government is concern how some American families are overweight. Most families can’t buy healthy foods because of the high prices of healthier food. The only food families can afford to feed their family is junk food. Over the last...
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...April 24, 2012 Obesity in America Since I came to the United Stated, everywhere I go I see people who are so obese that they can hardly walk. The first time, it was very strange for me simply because I never saw that kind of obesity before in my country. I wondered how someone could let himself become a part of this situation, which makes me ask this question, “Why are people more obese in the United Stated than other countries?” Finally I found that we have many ways to prevent obesity but education is the best way to prevent obesity I America such as schools provide healthy food, physical education and empower parents caregivers with simpler. First of all, providing healthy food in schools is the best way to change their eating habits the hope that the younger generations of children will start a healthier America. A major part of a child’s is spent at school. While the main focus should be on education, administrator should ensure that there is a healthy food selection for children. For instance, in the most schools, there are vending machines which consist of very unhealthy foods such as soda, chocolates, and chips. In the cafeterias, the menu includes French fries and burgers. With this kind of selection, it is very difficult for a child to eat healthy. Therefore, schools should offer more beneficial foods such as salads, sandwiches to cater to the health of the students. By having healthy choice of foods in schools is not only makes these foods more accessible, but also...
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...Restaurants are one of the most common places all over the world. The restaurant business has grown rapidly in twenty first century because of the fact that almost every day there are thousands of people going to restaurant. There are many reasons for people dining in at a restaurant. People dine in at the restaurant because of the busy schedule, to socialize, to eat varieties of food, and many more. What is a restaurant? According to oxford dictionary, “Restaurant is a place where people pay to sit and utilize the service along with the food and drinks.” Looking at the current context of restaurant, the meaning of restaurant has changed widely. According to Prof. and author John R. Walker, “Delmonico’s, located in New York City, is thought to be the first restaurant in America and Delmonico’s opened its door to the public in 1827” (John, 2008 (fifth edition)). There used to be times when people used to cook at homes which changed drastically and nine out of ten people would visit restaurant on a daily basis at least 2-3 times a day. Cooking have faded away in American because people are working more than what they used to work 10 years ago. This is one of the reasons that gave birth to restaurants and became a huge success in the twenty-first century. According to Lorri Mealey, “ By the seventeenth century, while full meals were typically eaten at home, moderately well-to-do people would hire a trattatorie(caterer) or take their meals in private salon, rather than in the main...
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...Presentation on obesity in the USA Good morning everyone. During my stay here in America I have observed the habits of Americans in relation to foods and activity. Obesity is a big problem especially here in the USA. The American population are getting bigger and bigger and the obesity epidemic in the USA has grown over these past fifty years, which cost the USA $150 billion annually. America is a country, were everything is big: the cars, the houses, the menus on the restaurants and the people. One out of three adults in America are obese while one out of six children are obese. The obesity epidemic has grown but which factors have had an influence on the obesity epidemic? And which preventive measures have the companies, communities, schools and the First Lady done to prevent the obesity epidemic to grow even further? One contributing factor of the obesity epidemic is the fact that the eating habits have been changing over the last fifty years. Americans are more addictive to eat out instead of preparing healthy food at home and they continue eating unhealthy food although it may contribute diabetes, cancer and heart diseases. How come the obesity epidemic grown so fast and getting out of control? How come the parents feeding their children with processed foods with higher sugar, fat and calories - Is it the children who decide what to eat? Children are acting on their instincts and if they see an advertising on the TV for McDonalds with the Ronald McDonald clown and...
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...is this generation so unhealthy? What is the reason for the insane amount of overweight young adults today? The obesity epidemic is directly affecting young people in America today. This generation is the first to experience growing up with it being “normal” to be overweight because it has become so common. American’s lifestyle has changed and so has eating habits. Many know what needs to be done: eat healthy and exercise. But it can be more difficult than just that. Educating people about how and what to eat plays an important role in this. Many people simply do not know how to eat right, or are unaware of what they are actually consuming. Also, every person has a different body type so different foods and exercise may work more efficiently...
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...have shown that the rate of obesity in America has gone up primarily due to inactivity and increased intake of fast food but, many other forces have impacted the obesity rates such as "gender, race, socioeconomic position and age"(Ailshire & House 1). The blame can even be laid at the feet of the industries that fuel our country....
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...In this article,” Food as Thought: Resisting the Moralization of Eating” by Mary Maxfield. There are a few things in order to lose weight, go on a diet, being healthy and also eating healthy. We continue to believe what is the right way or by being healthy in the way we view foods that involves eating less and more differently as we should by eating the right way. There are a few key things to understand in order to fulfill our basic needs such as, being able to differentiate between the good and bad cravings our body has, knowing what nutrition facts are showing that certain foods put into our bodies, and most importantly how to read and comprehend nutrition facts and how to live a healthy lifestyle. And although nutrition may seem of concern...
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...that states problems that arises in today’s America. Americans suffer with childhood obesity that connects to the way schools serves lunch. The (CDC) Center for Disease Control and Prevention has reported that if control childhood obesity is not under control by 2018, 40% of the children in America will be obese. According to Ann Cooper, the most noticeable cause for childhood obesity is today’s children, is the way that children eat at school. The schools supply the children with food served in bulks and are less expensive, instead of supplying them with nutritional meals. In order for schools in America to help with weight issues of school age children they must be will to replace the food with healthy alternatives. The foods served at private and public schools are processed foods and are highly unhealthy for children. Children need foods garden grown and will be fresh when children go to receive their lunch. Ann Cooper found in her research, if schools don’t change their system children would not receive nutritional foods that will help aid in loosing weight and giving them a energy. The ramifications of not making these changes would be harmful to today’s young children, whereas it could be prevented if schools would provide healthier lunches during school hours. The reason for this study is to help inspire families, members of the church, communities, and school officials to advocate change in the different types of foods that children will receive while in school...
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...displays nutrition facts on all of there food items. That was not always the case. Prior to the movie super size me, and the ensuing lawsuits, McDonalds would offer consumers the option to upgrade their already unhealthy meals to a even larger potion known as super size. This ignored consumer rights because the establishment did not warn customers that they would be consuming nearly half of there daily calories just by having fries. Appropriately, McDonalds no longer tries to gear people towards the unhealthy option of super size and displays nutrition information on all of its products. Therefore it is fitting to state that the major rights of consumers have not always been upheld at McDonalds, but they are taking steps in the right directions. At present, they are making phenomenal strides toward a healthier menu. McDonald's started giving customers the option of choosing apple slices and milk as part of the Happy Meal package. They also began packaging 100-calorie versions of Oreos, Wheat Thins and other healthy treats. Also McDonalds is currently working on removing trans fats from their food. More and more McDonalds is taking gradual steps to making the American consumer more responsible for what they put in their own mouths. Soon, it is very likely that people will no longer be able to blame corporations like McDonalds for obesity because there will be healthy options and people will be informed. Moreover, Some believe that large food corporations, like McDonalds, should claim...
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...Obesity in America June 6, 2014 ENG/215 Paul Korzeniowski Obesity of the main causes 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...
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...Weight, a problem that people mostly struggle on on their life especially teenagers. There are many people in America who are mostly overweight because of several problems. They are: eating too fast, lying on the ground right after finished your meal, eating too much, eating your daily food mostly depend on fast foods, and not having exercise everyday in order to burn the amount of calorie you have eaten. Overweights are a serious problem in America because America is mostly developed on fast foods. If you walk around on any state, you will always see a fast food restaurant and you will see many fat people inside the restaurant. This is because people are eating fast foods everyday in America. When people are overweight, there are several precautions you will have to face. They are: heart attack, bloods flowing slower than usual, etc. But fortunately, there are a lot of ways to prevent from being an overweight....
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