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1) Debate the issue raised in “That Sugar Movie” that excess sugar consumption is to blame for the increasing obesity rate.
Many people are claiming that excess sugar creating a ‘bad’ diet is more dangerous then alcohol, inactivity and smoking. In fact, studies have shown that an unhealthy diet consisting of lots of sugar causes more disease then all three of the previously mentioned components combined. (Group, 2017) There is much more evidence to support the fact that sugar is a huge factor involved in the state of obesity. After sugar enters the body it will break apart into two different types of sugar, fructose and glucose, both of which make their way to the liver. Once in the liver glucose is easily broken down and used for good …show more content…
While your health is controlled by mainly the individual’s habits and their health is their own responsibility, there are many other determinants of health involved. (Determinants of Health, n.d.) The main being the influence of branding and advertising also known as the social factor of health. Many products are putting consumers under the impression that they are making a healthy and beneficial choice when buying certain foods and drinks. However, there is much factual proof suggesting that these ‘good choices’ aren’t as good as we are lead to believe. For example, many green smoothies our society has become obsessed with for their supposed health benefits are in fact full of sugar. Invalid source specified. Many people are using drinks like ‘green’ juices and smoothie to replace meals, as they are meant to be high in fiber and low in sugar. The previous source proves that this is not the case and these juices, which is just one of many examples, are foods that are in fact not good for you. While this is just a small example from the many foods that have the same reputation for being good when they in fact are not that healthy, such as twig and flake cereals, fiber-fortified granola bars and quinoa pasta and chips to name a few. These examples still show how in some opinions ‘stop eating so much and do a bit of exercise,’ is not as simple as it sounds. In order to illuminate Australia’s obesity crisis, there are more factors that contribute. However, this is only a one factor and overall it is still the consumer’s choice to buy those foods and no matter what laws the government puts into place, if that is what the consumers want, a rise in price of around $1-2 is not going to stop these bad habits for the majority. There are any reasons why Barnaby's statement is incorrect, but when looked at from a scientific point of view, not taking
1) Debate the issue raised in “That Sugar Movie” that excess sugar consumption is to blame for the increasing obesity rate.
Many people are claiming that excess sugar creating a ‘bad’ diet is more dangerous then alcohol, inactivity and smoking. In fact, studies have shown that an unhealthy diet consisting of lots of sugar causes more disease then all three of the previously mentioned components combined. (Group, 2017) There is much more evidence to support the fact that sugar is a huge factor involved in the state of obesity. After sugar enters the body it will break apart into two different types of sugar, fructose and glucose, both of which make their way to the liver. Once in the liver glucose is easily broken down and used for good …show more content…
While your health is controlled by mainly the individual’s habits and their health is their own responsibility, there are many other determinants of health involved. (Determinants of Health, n.d.) The main being the influence of branding and advertising also known as the social factor of health. Many products are putting consumers under the impression that they are making a healthy and beneficial choice when buying certain foods and drinks. However, there is much factual proof suggesting that these ‘good choices’ aren’t as good as we are lead to believe. For example, many green smoothies our society has become obsessed with for their supposed health benefits are in fact full of sugar. Invalid source specified. Many people are using drinks like ‘green’ juices and smoothie to replace meals, as they are meant to be high in fiber and low in sugar. The previous source proves that this is not the case and these juices, which is just one of many examples, are foods that are in fact not good for you. While this is just a small example from the many foods that have the same reputation for being good when they in fact are not that healthy, such as twig and flake cereals, fiber-fortified granola bars and quinoa pasta and chips to name a few. These examples still show how in some opinions ‘stop eating so much and do a bit of exercise,’ is not as simple as it sounds. In order to illuminate Australia’s obesity crisis, there are more factors that contribute. However, this is only a one factor and overall it is still the consumer’s choice to buy those foods and no matter what laws the government puts into place, if that is what the consumers want, a rise in price of around $1-2 is not going to stop these bad habits for the majority. There are any reasons why Barnaby's statement is incorrect, but when looked at from a scientific point of view, not taking