Causes and Effects of Junk Food Essay

In the article “Taxing Junk Food to Counter Obesity” (2013) by Caroline Franck, Sonia Gandhi, and Mark Eisenberg, the authors explains the different proposals that have been made in order to combat obesity and the health epidemic in the United States. Franck discusses the positive and negative aspects of a junk food tax as well as other variations of the tax in different countries. Throughout the article, the authors clearly argue that a junk food tax would have many complications as this is a…

Life Struggles That Come With Obesity Obesity is a huge issue in the United States; and understanding obesity, the effects it has, and the issues an individual can develop is an important factor in finding a cure for obesity. Many young and older people struggle with this life-threatening disease. Genetics and food addiction play a large part in becoming obese. There are many risk factors that come along with obesity. These include diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, high blood pressure and…

as healthy as their parents want them to be. If parents want to feed their children junk food all the time, then their child will be more at risk to becoming obese. Now if the parent feeds their children healthy types of food, then they are not so much at risk. Being able to control a child’s diet at a young age will determine the outcome of their future. Children do not have a say on what they eat, they eat the food that is provided by their parent. In the article “Actions Necessary to Prevent…

fast food from your diet There are many reasons we should eliminate fast food from our diet. Some of these reasons are the many diseases that come out of eating fast food on a day to day bases. Fast food causes a lot of problems threw out the Americas and today we will be talking about those issues. How and why we should eliminate fast food from our diets. So in the great words that everyone knows. Lets get started. The first thing we will be talking about is the various diseases fast food…

“What's in my food?” Most food contains artificial flavors, sugars, and addictive chemicals.These things added into the products produced can cause long term damages on growing bodies or full grown adults. Most factors produce are pumped full with sugar or the fake step’ sibling ,high fructose corn syrup. Not only is the sugar added but, artificial ingredients or flavors are as well. Don't worry there's more, the body can get addicted to “junk food” the “ highly rewarded” junk food. The added…

is becoming the norm for many adolescents. Teenager’s consumption of junk food is enormously predominant. Junk food is defined as foods with little or no nutritional value that are high in calories, fat, sugar, salt, or caffeine. Junk food can include sugary foods such as breakfast cereals, sweet desserts and processed foods such as hot dog fatty foods such as French fries. Fats, from junk food, trigger the brain to want more food. Unwholesome diets are high in fat, saturated fat, trans fat,…

term “Syndrome Filler” as the obese entity characterized by three symptoms: hyperphagia which means eating an excessive amount of food, emotional distress and depression. Furthermore, in 1994 the term binge eating disorder appearance…

In this article “Is Junk Food Really Cheaper?” Mark Bittman discusses how people think that fast food is cheaper than home cooked meals. Bittman purpose of this paper is to persuade people to stop buying fast food every so often and consider cooking home cooked meals. In this article, people who feel that fast food is cheaper and people who feel that they are “too busy” to prepare home cooked meals are the anticipated audience. During the entire article Bittman uses different types of rhetorical…

unhealthy food can add up to health problems for childrens. Growing up with health problem could be very difficult when you are an adult. You can lead to heart disease etc. Diabetes it’s being seen in children and adolescent. The doctors are seeing more diabetes in children than before. 200-2006 NHANES survey shows that 16% of kids have pre-diabetes. This shows how kids could have very bad problems when they become adults. Children won’t know what’s bad for them, they won’t know what can fast…

environmental factors leading to obesity in the U.S. the nation’s food supply becomes more global and complex, decisions about policies aimed at preventing contamination and illness have become even more important to the public’s health. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) uses risk analysis, a concept and framework fostered by the World Health Organization, to ensure…