Task 4 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
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examines how different cultural cuisines have been combined to produce American food. Rosengarten suggests that the American cuisine is built around eating to live rather than living to eat. We have certainly led the planet in the development of “convenience” foods (Rosengarten 218). He mentions how rice cooks in a minute, and soup only needs a minute in the microwave (Rosengarten 218). Rosengarten argues that convenience food is not going to play a role in the development of American haute cuisine. He
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of America is more than two thirds of the American population. “Statistics say that America’s obesity rate and their poverty rate is almost similar”. Rich Hamburg, the deputy director of Trust for America’s Health comments, “It all comes down to level of physical activity and nutrition- how much are they getting, what kinds of calories are they consuming?” (“Poverty”). To prevent this, America should take action in making their country a healthier place. The country should tax unhealthy foods such
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Obesity In America | March 17 2012 | Sean Jackson | DeVry University | Obesity in America has become a rampant problem due to cheap fast food, poor nutritional teachings, and depression. Recent studies by scientists have shown that nearly one third of all Americans are obese, and that two thirds are overweight. If this trend continues, by the year 2030, over 50% of Americans will be obese. (http://www.npr.org/2011/05/19/135601363/living-large-obesity-in-america) Cheap fast food has become
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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
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where they would take care of them. They would build them grass huts and plant gardens for them to sustain themselves with. The people in this village lack material wealth but can make up for this with their spiritual wealth. Soderstrom believes that America
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Who’s to blame for obesity in America? Is the fast food company who provides the food or us who eat that food? According to Don’t Blame the Eater by David Zinczenko, he says that the fast food companies are to blame. However, I beg to differ; we are responsible for the obesity in America. The fast food companies doesn’t come to your door and ask you to eat their food, instead it’s the other way around. The reason why there is obesity in America is because of the choices that people make and the money
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families on food stamps and related assistance hit a record high in June 2012. Financial experts do not expect reduction as long as unemployment remains high. (5) 46.4 million people in America are a recipient of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (5). What started out as a subsidy for low income families is now the sole source of food dollars spent by non-taxpayers. Peter Cardillo a chief market economist explains that not all SNAP recipients are unemployed but food stamps “are
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sailed the Atlantic from Spain and discovered the Americas in 1492, he started The Columbian Exchange or the trading and spreading of ideas, foods, and diseases throughout the new and old worlds. The advanced technology from Spain helped the voyages that soon assisted in the development and improvement of the European and American societies. Even though the Columbian Exchange spread a variety of diseases, it had positive effects on Europe and the Americas, because it increased European population, increased
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Fast food vs home-cooked meals Today most of us eat out in fast food restaurants than we do at home, this could cause a variety of health issues, like high blood pressure and obesity. Fast food contains a poor nutritional value and is contributing toward growing obesity among population in America. Although fast food is convenient, inexpensive, and is basically a cultural phenomenon, we as a society need to stop eating fast food because it has increased health problems and has taken
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