Many popular artificial sweeteners, also
Many popular artificial sweeteners, also
Increased Body Weight The "con" side will make a case that HFCS has not contributed to the increased body weight of Americans. High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) has become a hot topic between most Americans in today’s society. High Fructose Corn Syrup is in a category of what we consider to be our carbohydrates. Carbohydrates are our body's major source of fuel.…
Dear Aunt, Your concerns about high fructose corn syrup are completely understandable. There are so many conflicting statements and ideas on the subject; it is no wonder that such controversy surrounds it. In order to fully understand the effects that high fructose corn syrup has on the body, we should start with what HFCS really is. The sweeteners that we all know and love, such as table sugar and honey, are made up of two simple sugars: glucose and fructose.…
There have been vigorous studies to determine the effects sugar really has on humans and the result is breathtaking. The Journal of the American Heart Association Internal Medicine had conducted a 15 year study recently which “concluded that people who consumed more than a quarter of their daily calories as sugar were more than twice as likely to die… including increased risk of depression” (Richards). Believe it or not, sugar can actually be quite addictive in certain scenarios, boosting the brain`s reward centers. However, it only applies to an unnatural intake of sugar daily and the chance of seeing any life threatening consequences are…
Instead of using other kind of sweetener it is the best…
There is a range of nutrition information on the website from information about sweeteners, whether particular sweeteners they are safe, and the types of sweeteners that are available to the public. This information may be useful to those in need of a reliable…
During the time that this unrelenting quarrel continues the majority of independent researchers and nutritionists believe that the consumption of sugary sodas are a huge factor at raising serious health risks in a human's well being. Their judgements have been based off of legions of proven studies that have been tested over…
The Impact of High-Fructose Corn Syrup on Health: Exorbitant Consumption Perhaps the most polarizing issue regarding high-fructose corn syrup is its impacts on human health. I believe that health is truly the greatest wealth and that it is in the best interests of an individual to carefully make decisions regarding what one should eat. Therefore, it is necessary for me to understand the underlying health risks associated with high-fructose corn syrup consumption. The consumption of high-fructose corn syrup peaked in 1999, but since then it has been steadily declining (White, Foreyt, Melanson, & Angelopoulous, 2010).…
Tartrazine, saccharin, BHT, and sodium nitrate: typical ingredients you will find in foods in a stroll down any supermarket aisle. I have always pondered about the effects of such additives that are prevalent within food. One would think that the long-standing existence of such substances would validate their safety, yet, I remain doubtful due to the controversy and safety concerns of their usage. During my middle school years, while on a school-run food interest trip, I was enlightened to the significance of ingredients and nutrition in foods. One of the activities was to differentiate between freshly squeezed fruit juice and artificially flavored fruit drinks by scrutinizing the ingredients and nutritional labels as well as by taste testing.…
This is because saccharin was the only no calorie sweetener still on the market. There was no substitute for saccharin because the bans created by the 1958 Delaney Amendment. For these women, losing weight was more important than the theoretical risk of getting cancer. They made many arguments ranging from why they didn’t regulate known toxins like tobacco, to the fact that these women never had any ill effects from the product. Eventually saccharin was put back on the market and was officially deemed safe in the year 2000.…
Diet Soda: Healthy or Unhealthy When people are on a diet, people want to limit their calorie intake, often by measuring the calories in the food they consume. When it comes to drinking soda, some people avoid drinking soda or turning to diet soda. Diet sodas claim to be free of calorie; however are diet sodas truly free of sugar? Mostly all diet sodas contain artificial sugars but what is the result of consuming artificial sugars contained in diet sodas? Furthermore, what are the side effects of consuming artificial sugars on a person’s health?…
Using food additives presents a large safety concern. The health risks of any given additive vary greatly from person to person; for example using sugar as an additive endangers diabetics and using yeast or yeast extract can endanger someone with an allergy to…
Food like this is what is leading to child and adult obesity. This is true even when “natural” sugar is…
Even with the smaller amounts of artificial sweeteners, they provide major health…
There is unhealthy food that you need to avoid on a daily basis for many reasons These foods will make you gain weight and other unhealthy food will make you increase your risk of disease. Today I will talk about food that would damage your body and decrease your health: Added Sugars and Syrups Refined Grains Low-fat or Fat-free Food Trans Fats Highly Processed Food Added Sugar and Syrup Unhealthy FoodSugar and syrup are the responsible for the obesity and metabolic diseases epidemics worldwide, such as diabetes and heart disease. Refined sugar has a lot of calories with no essential nutrients, these calories do not fill you up and keep you satiated.…
TITLE: Why junk food is bad for you GENERAL PURPOSE: To persuade/ convince SPECIFIC PURPOSE: To persuade my audience to take less junk food in their daily life. CENTRAL IDEA:…