Disordered eating

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Roommate” by Harlan Cohen there are five tips that I could take out and apply to my life about my own health. The first of the five tips is “Freshman 15, or um 45”, I can apply this to my life because it applies to my weight. Being able to control my eating at my house where there aren't multiple fast food restaurants and an all you can eat buffet at Larson's commons was a lot easier than college. It can be hard to control myself from the temptations, but when I notice myself gaining weight it…

obsession with healthy eating. Michael Pollan is an author, journalist, and professor of journalism at the University of California. He has written four New York Times bestsellers, and has had articles published in The New York Times Magazine, Harper’s Magazine, and National Geographic. In Defense of Food is one of multiple books he has written focusing on diet, and his aim is to help readers “reclaim their health and happiness as eaters,” by defending food and the eating thereof. He starts this…

In the article “Escape form the Western Diet” Michael Pollan talks about how the Western diet is unavoidable, yet, he says people can escape it. In the article, Pollan talks about the health problems it causes. There’s also the food industry and their ways of selling their products. Then the main theory throughout the article Nutritionism. Nevertheless, a problem that Pollan has, is that the products that the industries makes are bad for our health and people still consume the merchandise. The…

It, and Subsidize Vegetables” was written by Mark Bittman in an opinion section of the New York times. Food that has negative or no health benefits are to be taxed so foods that are healthier are cheaper and more available to all people. I believe eating unhealthy food is an addiction and should not be taxed because people cannot control themselves. Tax the unhealthy food to make the healthy food cheaper. The taxation of unhealthy foods would produce billions of dollars for the government to…

Michael Pollan’s article “Escape from the Western Diet” has provided the knowledge on effects of consumption of western diets which is mostly a processed food and how to change a diet from processed food to wholesome food. In contrast, David Freedman’s article “How junk food can End Obesity” compares the nutrition level and healthiness of wholesome food and processed food and also discusses the obesity issues and how to tackle it through processed food. According to pollan, the nutritionist or…

When I was 6 years old I realized I was my mom's twin. It was one day when we were just sitting in the kitchen having a normal conversation about how I am such a picky eater. Not only did I realize I was like my mother when it came to eating certain foods. When I was growing into my teenage years I realized I was like her in other ways. I was caring and helpful just like my mom when it came to helping out other people. In high school I realized I was a hardworking just like my mom when it came…

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A commercial depicts a male and his group of friends going out to get fast food. His friends order double stacker cheeseburgers while the male decides to order a salad. The male cashier seems puzzled, “what are you watching your figure, pretty boy”. We just put healthy foods on the menu to appease “chicks”. The male responded, “You know what, on second thought give me a Quad beef stacker with extra cheese and pickles. The cashier countered, “That more like it buddy”. Consumption of meat has…