was in the mood, I would treat myself to a soda as well. I could not look in the mirror and see myself as chubby because I was not ordering the enormous combo meals like the skinny and healthy actors in the McDonalds commercials. When I attended high school, McDonalds was no longer an option,…
Both of my parents struggle with obesity. According to () there are some traits that are learned rather than inherited. In my household, we usually stock the pantry with quick and easy food. Unfortunately, these foods are often loaded with high fructose corn syrup, preservatives, and salt. We do not keep enough healthy options around. Whether or not I want to admit it, my parent’s food choices still affect the way I eat and select food today. While I am currently at a healthy body weight, I have…
blood sugar levels after meals by slowing down the rate of carbohydrate absorption in the intestine. Soluble fiber also lowers blood cholesterol level and triglyceride level by binding the cholesterol and helping to pass it out of our body. However, high-protein diet may be beneficial for people with diabetes. Okara contains about 50% fiber and 25% protein, That’s why, it is an ideal food for diabetics (Brassel,2009). Okara may also play an interesting role in the prevention of…
It is necessary to produce about one-third of the food that humans eat. No, it is not high fructose corn syrup, but pollination by honeybees. Brad Plumer of the Washington Post quotes, “The U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization estimates that ‘out of some 100 crop species, which 90% of food worldwide, 71 of these are bee pollinated.’ Around the World, these crops are worth at least $207 billion.” One fact even more bizarre is that honeybees are disappearing and no one seems to know for sure…
Awareness of junk foods and health consequences among medical students 1*Thamarai R, 2 Sivakumar K 1Department of Biochemistry, Chennai medical college & RC, Irungalur, Trichy. 2Department of Medicine, Chennai medical college & RC, Irungalur, Trichy. *Corresponding author: email: drthamsiva@gmail.com Phone: 919865878024 ABSTRACT Junk food tastes good, but the negative effects on physical health last much longer. Junk foods have become a prominent feature of the diet of…
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addition, adverse weather conditions may affect the supply of other agricultural commodities from which key ingredients for our products are derived. For example, drought conditions in certain parts of the United States may negatively affect the supply of corn, which in turn may result in shortages and higher prices for HFCS. An increase in the cost, a sustained interruption in the supply, or a shortage of some of these ingredients, other raw materials, packaging materials or cans and other…
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