Two Ways of Losing Weight

Life is all about striking a right balance between important things. Priorities differ from person to person but one of the most important aspects of good life is the right diet. Our body requires sufficient nourishment to support us at work or for that matter at any other important place;...

Americas Weight Loss Obsession

Dieting in America is used to help in weight loss and many women are obsessed with their desire to lose weight due to the promotion done by the media through advertisement. Dieting is preferred by young women who fail to encourage eating healthy food and doing exercise. Women who have...

Supplements and Meal replacement

Introduction Supplements and meal replacement are important as far as our bodies are concerned we need to accomplish daily tasks, physical activities, training and exercise in a day. These can only happen when a proper meal that gives desired energy content and vitamins is achieved. The importance of regular body...

Regulation of the Fast Food Industry in the USA

Whereas there is every reason why the US should allow the fast-food industry to subsist, there is equally every reason why this industry should not be allowed to exist, or in any event, if it is allowed, it deserves regulation. First and foremost one needs not underestimate the importance of...

Religious Attitudes Towards Food and Eating Habits

According to the oxford dictionary, religion has been defined as the conviction of utmost belief in a supernatural being or power that influences human fate. Scholars have also defined religion in various aspects spanning from both the complex aspects of universal embrace and its functions in society. According to Mead...

Food Habits: Term Definition

Introduction In this period every people are very conscious about their health. Many factors influence health. Major factors are food, exercise, and mental attitude. To keep life food is essential. Each person has a food habit. It depends on their country, culture, and financial status. Mainly there are two types...

Early Sexual Maturation Issues

Sexual maturation refers to a stage during growth when a living organism has the ability to reproduce. People tend to equate sexual maturity to adulthood though the two are different things but share similar characteristics. It is brought about by the maturity of reproductive organs and is accompanied by the...

Contrast Between Canned and Fresh Food

Introduction Food is the necessity of life. All living organisms consume food to sustain the energy required to carry on normal life processes. Some organisms produce their food themselves and others rely on ready-made food. Human beings cannot produce their food on their own; hence they obtain food from different...

UK Fast Food Industry

Executive Summary UK Fast Food Industry is considered to be a vibrant and ever growing industry which has seen major contributions from major brands and large number of small fast food outlets. It has evolved, grown and has become one of the most culturally and socially diverse set up. Changing...

Unhealthy, Unsanitary and Discriminatory Practices of the Fast Food Industry

Inexpensive food containing processed ingredients and prepared as well as served quickly in an industrialized manner is categorized as Fast Food. Often times synonymous with junk/slow food, fast food – hamburgers, fries, pizza, sandwiches, etc. accompanied by sugar laden soft drinks and milk shakes – these foods are high in...

Ineffectiveness of Very Low Calorie Diets

Introduction The paper will focus on the claim that Very Low Calorie Diets are ineffective against weight loss. Very Low Calorie Diets (VLCDs) are diets that only prescribe a maximum of 800 calories per day. Many people in the first world are resulting to drastic measures to loose weight mostly...

Organic Food: Positive and Negative Sides

The article “Having a Cow and Eating it Too: The Real Deal on Food Safety” informs about the FDA’s decision to close the sane food loophole where organic food is produced. The author reports about some people starting to prefer organic food after reading Michael Pollan’s non-fiction book Omnivore’s Dilemma....

Obesity as a Medical Problem

Obesity is a medical state that is characterized by people having surplus fat in their body which in most instances adversely affects the general health of a person. According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), People with obesity, in most cases, have their body...

Sodium Chloride as a Very Important Compound of Food

People’s life is explained as a physical and chemical process. It is invisible by the naked eye, but the persons’ organisms, every subject, food, some liquid substances consist of different chemical elements. These elements help people to lead a normal life. The absence or even lacking of at least one...

“Ornamental Cookery” by Roland Bathes

Summary Ornamental Cookery provides a clear picture of the mythological treasure through cookery demonstrated in the weekly Elle. The author of the work Roland Bathes described cooking “substantial” category being presented through smooth coating. The author states that Elle’s strategies are aimed at providing the population of working class with...

The Problem of Obesity Among School Students

Obesity is a serious health problem, faced by many individuals. With fast lives and rapidly changing cultural and traditional values, junk food is now a way of life. To add to it, aerated drinks and colas have replaced milk and healthy drinks such as fresh fruit juices. Children and individuals...

The Effect of Obesity

Influence of bias over obesity There is a negative prejudice or bias in every society with regard to obesity. It is certain that the prejudice influences the behavior of overweight people. The major prejudices about overweight people are that they are lazy and stupid in their nature and they do...

Nutrition Information on Menus in Restaurants

Interlinking of the obesity epidemic with an increase in consumption of away-from-home meals prompted the health authorities to introduce menu-labeling legislation, which specifies that nutritional information should be revealed on restaurant menus. The legislation aims to educate consumers about the nutrition level and calorie content of the food they order...

“Study Links Fast-Food Diets to Alzheimer’s” by Tom Philpott

In the article “Study links fast-food diets to Alzheimer’s,” Tom Philpott reports that a new study has proven there is a link between the disease and eating junk food. He talks about how today’s economy has a lot of people looking for bargains on everything, including food. But when people...

Bio-Engineered and Natural Foods

The reality nowadays is full of information about what people eat in everyday life. Their concern is even higher when the story touches upon labeling their favorite goods and finding on them the warning of genetically engineered crops or ingredients in a product. This theme is outlined into a great...