Ministry Of Food Jamie Oliver

Malcolm Gladwell’s article “The Trouble with Fries” is about a very invasive topic. Fast Food is killing us. Can it be fixed? Although his thesis statement isn’t exactly clear, he effectively uses evidence to convince his audience that a nutrition movement is needed especially for fast food. By discussing many factors with supporting evidence that is factual he shows why fast food is struggling to have a nutrition movement.

There is what has been referred to as "obesity epidemic" in Australia today. This trend affects everyone it the society; whether it be directly or indirectly. One particular concern within the "at risk" segment is children. The young in our society do not have the capacity, either mentally or the physical resources, to make their own informed decisions about their dietary consumption. Children are generally dependent upon their parents or institutions to provide them with the foods that they consume. Therefore, this group above all others deserves some level of protection against a lifestyle that can potentially have negative consequences for their health that can stay with them for a lifetime.

Parents and guardians are partially to blame because “parents can make an informed decision about the foods they feed their children” (Source E); parents are the ones who choose and buy the food for their children. It is simple for a grown adult to refuse their child’s guilt and make the executive decision: “to reduce kids’ waistlines” (Source E). Along with the everlasting goal to have a striving world, is to have a healthy world, and parents need to take the initiative in order to create a healthy environment for the world’s most important future - the children. An adult has the ability to see past the persuasive advertising techniques which cater so well to young children, so it is their responsibility to protect the younger generations from harmful and unhealthy

In the ted talk “Teach every child about food”, speaker Jamie Oliver, talks about the unhealthy eating habits of children all across America. He comes straight out by telling us the present generation of kids are implemented with 10 years of less life expectancy than their parents. The main focus of the talk is directed towards bad health and how it leads to the state of obesity, which is considered a global issue. Oliver gives a solid statement regarding his talk, “ Obesity costs you Americans 10 percent of your health-care bills, 150 billion dollars a year.” Furthermore, he visualizes his proof with a chart stating heart disease to be the number one cause of deaths in America, which is nearly 30 percent. To wrap up his presentation, Oliver makes a final statement that he envisions a food revolt, in his own words “ to educate every child about food and to inspire families to cook at home again.

According to the Australian institute of health and welfare ‘Good health is an important element in a child’s quality of life as it can influence participation in many aspects of the life, including school and physical education’. A poor start to a child’s life increases the outcome to a poor adult life, with 24.9% of children aged from 5-17years already overweight or obese. These statistics are based on The International Obesity Task Force (IOTF), who have developed a standard age and sex-specific Body Mass Index (BMI) cut off point. Australian children are consuming less nutritional food, and instead eating more food and drinks that fall under the ‘red food’ category and foods that are not advised for daily intake on the Australian

People these days tend to worry about their health much more than previously. It would make sense as we live in a world that is full of advertisements and we must be aware of what we are actually putting in our bodies. That being said, however, it would also seem that not a lot of people know how to protect themselves from this danger. And while there are clear food labels that can look at to get a better understanding of what they are consuming, not everyone reads the fine print completely. For the most part, people tend to read the number of calories, fat, and sugar a particular contains. However, there is more than that, as it would seem that they aren’t understanding what exactly they are reading, in which can be very hazardous to one’s health.

Fast food is extremely popular in North America in that it is a cheap, convenient, and delicious way to eat. It is also no secret that a quick meal is as unhealthy as tasty. Due to the fact that eating a large number of fast foods can cause health problems, an issue of food labelling has been the subject of debate in recent years. Some agree with this idea, saying it helps people in making healthier choices. However, unhealthy fast foods with warning labels is definitely not necessary because of the possibility of being a short-sighted policy, the difficulty of providing accurate information, and the responsibility of individual’s.

Australia wake up!!! Childhood obesity has become a worldwide epidemic, and the condition is now reaching tipping points in developing as well developed countries such as Australia. Thirty years ago, less than five percent of children were considered obese. The latest level of obese and overweight Australian children is estimated between 25 and 28 percent! This means that millions of young adults and teens are experiencing problems that only adults face such as diabetes and depression related to weight gain. Overweight and obese children now are predicted to stay obese all the way into adulthood, and are anticipated to develop diseases like diabetes at a younger age than expected. Even with all this evidence to show that childhood obesity is a big problem that young people face, nothing has been done to stop it. There are many solutions to this epidemic and an obvious one is to place a tax on sugary drinks. Currently, over 26 countries have applied this tactic and some

The comprehensive assortment of convenient processed foods high in sugar, salt and fat, frequently marketed in large serving sizes with excessive sides, has ultimately made selecting healthy eating choices more difficult for the average consumer and policymakers. Various health experts maintain the onslaught of advertising and promotion surreptitiously and unfavourably influencing ingestion patterns and food partialities of individuals further complicates the issue. There has been substantial encouragement, which has pressured governments and politicians to implement restrictions on the publicising of unhealthy foods, particularly those targeting children. (Jolly, R. 2011)

The time has come that we address the problem of over consumption of sugar efficiently. Not just one person or one state has to address this the whole of Australia has to along with the entire world. No one realises what this poison is slowly doing to us. The over consumption of sugar is on the rise and no one will notice until it’s too late. According to Robert Lustig and Gary Taubes, Mark Bittman these three argue that sugar poses far greater dangers than rotted teeth and cavities, Sugar is a toxin that harms our organs and disrupts the human normal bodily functions. Over consumption of sugar is one of the primary causes of obesity and diabetes. More than one-third of American adults and approximately 12.5 million children and adolescents

Once graduated from Westminster catering college, Oliver’s career led him to the River Café where he was finally spotted by a BBC documentary team. What caught the teams eye was how laid back and easy going Oliver was which made him very likeable which lead him to host his own show named The Naked Chef. The way Oliver influences the audience to eat healthy and that you don’t need junk food and he shows how quick and delicious his homemade 30 minutes’ meals can be. Oliver seems to be encouraging lovers of good food to compartmentalise cooking into a slot in the same way we seem to be controlling all aspects of our busy lives these days. Oliver is renowned for being inspirational, accessible, authentic and fun. His down to earth upbringing and his urge to succeed in his chosen field has revolutionized the food industry. Oliver’s social and moral responsibility to change the face of food by presenting healthy, responsible food has earned him a reputation as a fighter for the

bombarded with advertisements for foods and beverages telling them what, where, and how to eat, and they are exposed to these messages through not only television, but many other media outlets. It is estimated that children may view as many as 40,000 advertisements for food each year, and 98% of these are promoting foods high in fat, sodium, and sugar. (Keller et al)

We need to alter our food choices and increase our activities. But we, especially we adults, hate to be told what to do. I think that for an entire generation, the battle is lost and the only thing we can do is move forward. If we want to make a change in the health of our children, we need to change what we are teaching them and help them want to make a change in themselves. Some laws are have been enacted to prohibit trans-fats, reduce soda portion sizes in urban restaurants, and force food service establishments to post nutritional information. These laws are making some changes in the ready to eat foods we buy, but they are not enough to curb the practices that lead to obesity and related diseases such as diabetes. Again, we adults don’t like to be told what to do or forced into a decision by a governing power. The policies that need to be changed are those that set the curriculum of schools. It is not the food that needs to be changed as it is the attitude about food and

Though an ultra-modern country, Australia still struggles with the problems of food choices and their effects on Australians' health. These problems are not unique to Australia, as researchers worldwide have conducted numerous

As ascertained from Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution, there is an obesity epidemic spreading throughout adolescence in America, which stems from three major areas exposed to children: school, the home, and the mainstream food industry. Jamie Oliver has called out to all adults to join him in a revolution, one that will change the way the next generation will eat, learn about food, and hopefully shape the future environmental climate, as well as, future political climate on the issue of food. On his website it states that “an astounding 41 million children under the age of five are overweight or obese” (Oliver). Being an obese child puts them at a significantly higher risk to be an obese adult and poses potential