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Introduction Food labels otherwise known as Nutritional Facts on many food and hair care are placed there for a specific reason. With that reason shoppers are buying products that may seem healthy but in reality are not really better than anything else. The importance of understanding what is on food labels is needed in other countries but is very urgently needed in the United States. Words like “low-fat”, and “reduced” or “zero calories” on an item don’t always mean they are healthier, in most…

From as early as I can remember, I was always a chubby individual. Having spent most of my life failing at weight loss attempts, I eventually took to blaming myself. I never considered that the school system, where I had my most indulgent meals, could have contributed to my weight problem. Being overweight can be psychologically detrimental, through the introduction of such things as bullying and ostracizing. I went through my fair share of weight-based bullying whilst attending a boarding…

OBESITY AND DIET IN UK CHILDREN Obesity is defined as the accumulation of body fat, which is 20% more than an individual`s ideal body weight, whilst diet is described as food or drink which contains less fat or sugar, diet can also be described as a restriction to a special kind of food to maintain your natural weight or to lose weight. (The Free Dictionary,2016) Obesity in Children has become a major health problem in the UK. Its increase rate has cause a high rate of diseases, such as type 2…

What is the ketogenic diet? Simply put, the ketogenic diet is any diet that "forces" the body into a state of ketosis, and in which the energy consumed fats instead of carbohydrates. Proper ketogenic diet requires the consumption of large quantities of fat, protein and a sufficient amount of very small quantities of carbohydrates. Our bodies are used to convert carbohydrates into glucose, which the body uses for energy. When sufficient restricting carbohydrate intake enter into a state of…

We look across America and see a land of freedom, of opportunity, and a growing obesity problem. There is not enough awareness of health and nutrition, thus it is necessary to educate our community members to help prevent and decrease obesity. As a health activist, I wish to change the obesity trends in my local community. An adult male is considered to be obese if he exceeds a body fat percentage of 24%, while an adult female has to obtain a body fat percentage of 37% to cross the line between…

went over my recommended calorie consumption by 371 calories but for having 2.5 hours of rowing that day I think that I didn’t eat to many calories compared to all of the calories I burned. On the second day I went under my recommended calorie consumption by 626 calories. On the first day my outlier was the chili I ate for dinner, it was 777 calories. I think I accurately counted my calories because I didn’t leave anything out on my food log and I spent time on calorie king precisely finding…

curb the eating habits of its citizens. Earlier this year, New York City passed legislation requiring chain restaurants to display nutritional information regarding sodium content on their menus. The city already requires chain restaurants to post calorie content on their menus, hoping to encourage healthy eating and curb the growing obesity epidemic (Mueller & Grynbaum, 2015). Although this kind of legislation is not aimed at any particular population, it is especially vital for researchers…

In the article, “Don’t Blame the Eater”, David Zinczenko claims that the leading cause of childhood obesity are due to the recent increase of fast food companies, their advisement, and their lack of nutrition content. The article was first heard from a newspaper headline talking about how kids are suing McDonald for their tremendous weight gain. As he quoted, “Fast-food companies are marketing to children a product with proven health hazards and no warning labels. Advertisements don’t carry…

There seem to be some issues with this letter, as it falls apart when considering the ratio of the students who like and ones who dislike the meal offered by the Swift nutrition. Firstly, the mother who wrote this letter has only heard about the food from her son and his friends. She has not spoken to other students from his class and not with other parents. It might be that her son is fond of very healthy foods, including excessive fats and calories. He could have plotted with his friends…

body types then people would be using less severe diets and exercises to getting that desired body that they saw. There have been unhealthy ways people deal with trying to achieve the idea body type like anorexia, extreme workouts, Atkin’s diet, calorie counting and more. People would not walk to the ends of the earth if there were normal people they could look up to instead of airbrushed creatures. Ads should promote safe eating and exercise habits and not use media just to sell products.…