Vega And Mcclements: Chapter Summary

More and more studies have gone into how to eat healthier; and while many believe that they have the best idea to fix the issue there are few who actually know what they are talking about. David Freedman does not particularly have all the answers but he does have a good idea of what he thinks is right. His views may not be the best, but to him and many others the views that are embodied in his article are far superior ways to handle it than many others believe. The author believes that through technology we can create foods that are more appealing and more healthy. The main purpose of this essay is to analyze Freedman’s article and take a deeper look into how his beliefs, like the one stated in the previous sentence, are right or wrong.

The article Simple Rules for Healthy Eating by Aaron E. Carroll which mainly focuses on what you should and shouldn’t eat more of. It also mentions how putting salt, fats, butter, and oil into your food is a necessity. This article makes me think about how eating heavily processed foods may be causing the worst health outcomes. I agree with what is being said in this article because the author list most of the food products that may be causing you or a loved ones to have health problems. Also, it mentions when eating at a restaurant you should take into consideration that not all of your food may be unprocessed. It also mentions how you shouldn’t judge what other people are eating because everyone has the rights to do what they want no matter

Studies have shown that many people all over the world are unaware of where their food comes from. When an individual goes to consume a food product, he or she could be completely oblivious to the methods of manufacture, processing, packaging or transportation gone into the production of the food item. It is often said that ‘ignorance is bliss’ – perhaps this rings true in the case of food, its origins and its consumption as well. In such a scenario, eating well could seem like an unlikely prospect. The definition of ‘eating well’ in modern times seems to have gone from eating healthily, to eating ethically. The manner in which food is produced and consumed has changed more rapidly in the past fifty years than it has in the previous ten

Cities are known for fast pace living and little space, people are always on the go and looking for quick and cheap food to eat as they commute to their job. Convenience and price is exceedingly crucial for many people when choosing what foods to eat, mostly because cheap and unhealthy foods provide the most calories keeping them full the longest. However, what many people do not realize is just how many negative effects processed food has on the body. People who live in low income or public housing facilities find it arduous to find places that provide healthy food at a price they can afford, consequently they go where

Robert Kenner, the director of “Food, Inc,” questions to the audience that how much do we really care about the food we buy at our local supermarkets and served by our families? Everyone knows what foods are; that any nourishing substance that is eaten or taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, and promote growth, and these are one of the most important thing for human beings. However, many people maybe never thought about bigger-breasted chickens, tomatoes which won’t go bad after many miles trip, and how pigs are killed in a really tiny and dark room by “The killer floor.”

Until recently, I have never been consciously aware of my food choices. I was one of the many passive consumers in today’s society who viewed food as an abstract idea. I chose whatever I felt like eating that day without a second thought to what I was eating or how this food became available to me. Therefore, I found the trip to the Michigan State University’s Student Organic Farm an enlightening experience. It not only provides an opportunity for students to become engaged in the agriculture of their food, but it also allows them to also appreciate the amount of hard work that goes into cultivating their own produce. This is something that isn’t commonly available to the vast majority of communities. The concept of food has been revolutionized over the past few decades. They have been industrialized and packaged in a way that makes the process of consumption cheaper, and more convenient. Thus, quantity has been favored over quality. As a consequence of the changing food industry, consumers have become passive in regards to the substance on their dinner table; thus shaping the way in which the food industry operates today. Therefore, I believe that the consumers’ lack of knowledge about the food that they consume is one of the most pressing issues in today’s society.

Nutrition science is the study of micronutrients (when food is broken down its smallest components) and its impact on human health and behavior. Various curious nutritionists are conducting research so as to identify the probable nutrient due to which western diet is accused to be the source of chronic diseases. Michael Pollan explores different theories in an effort to resolve the issue. The western lifestyle has made it difficult to avoid intake of processed or industrialized food. The eating habits have significantly changed over the due course of time. Individuals maintaining a western diet are observed to be more prone to chronic disease than those who follow traditional diets. The key to healthy life is to create a filter against processed food, may it be meat or vegetables. A complete change in culture and adaptation of three rules will bring a dynamic change.

The American Diet: Fast food has altered American diet as the author states, “three hamburgers and four orders of french fries every week”, is what a typical American consumes. Fast food is now consumed at any place, including schools, zoos, stadiums, airports, you name it. In fact, eating fast food has fit in so well to the routines of typical Americans that walking into the same restaurant everyday, probably even more than once, no longer passes as a disturbing thought. The McDonald's Corporation is the world's largest chain of fast food restaurants that serves around 68 million customers daily. This means that more than half a billion people walk into McDonald's everyday to eat their meal of the day. Whether people notice it or not, the American Diet has irrevocably changed. The Paleolithic diet consisted of foods such as meat, nuts and berries. All foods of that time were unprocessed and organic as ever. Today, however, the American diet adopts the exact opposite foods than those of the Paleolithic diet. Every meal served at a fast food restaurant is processed and unhealthy to the point of killing. And it isn't only the cooking process that makes these foods unhealthy but also the canned manufacturing process that takes place before the food even reaches the restaurant. There is no doubt that the American Diet is warped as it no longer assists us in maintaining our health but rather assists in deteriorating it while simultaneously leaving us in deep shadows of

Have you ever thought why supermarket's food is always bright, fresh and has a standard form? Or what about its unusual size? Nowadays if one walks across the fruits aisle can see apples as big as watermelons! Many people may not have noticed these 'inoffensive' details, however, this does not mean that they should be overlooked. As technology flourished, it started to get involved in every single aspect of one's life, even on food. The food industry still sells people the idea of food being produced on farms, where farmers raised and process the food they see on the markets, but unfortunately, this has become a part of the story. The food production has taken a dramatic hundred-eighty degree change, where farmers turned into engineers and technicians, food into adulterated and ultra-processed meals, and consumer's

In today's fast paced world, many people don't actually take the time to think about the types of foods they consume on a daily basis. Fast food is taken for granted and is actually the only kind of food that some people consume. As a result of the kinds of foods people, eat there is a growing obesity crisis as well as a health crisis and the two are closely linked. It has been estimated that the costs of obesity will approach three hundred and fifty billion dollars each and every year by the year 2018 (Hellmich, 2009).

All across the world, people are eating themselves alive by feeding their bodies disgusting fast foods. According to youngwomenshealth.org, processed fast foods are filled with artificial sweeteners, added fats, and other harmful chemicals (Center). These synthetic additives can cause serious health issues such as high blood pressure, heart disease, and obesity. Many individuals would rather eat something that could potentially be toxic to their health instead of eating something that is nutritious. People have to stop consuming fast foods because of the artificial ingredients that are added, the negative effects on a persons health, and the availability to healthier food options.

Sometimes consumers have to pay from quality over quantity when it comes to certain types of food. Rachel Lauden, historian and author who had written extensively about the intersection of food and science, says that ‘modernism had provided what was wanted: food that was processed, preservable, novel and fast, the food of the elite at a price everyone could afford (Laudan, 1). This is another reason for the popular demand has so much to say about processed foods. They would rather buy processed food because it is cheaper, but then complain that there are too many chemicals and unknown things in their food. Cost is a big role in the obesity factor in this country; we live in a country where cheeseburgers cost less than a salad at a restaurant or a drive

“Americans love to talk about their freedoms. Most of the time they mean the familiar ones—speech and press and assembly, as well as the other high-minded things our forefathers made sure to include in the national contract. But there are other freedoms too—the freedom to be loud, the freedom to be large, the freedom to have an appetite for anything at all and then set out to satisfy it.” (Kluger et al., 2015). Published by TIME magazine, the authors of this article intended to expose the harmful nature of American eating habits. Through this quotation, the authors indirectly criticized the choices that American make when eating. Although people have the ability to eat anything they choose, not all foods are healthy and benefiting the body. The majority of these harmful and unhealthy foods are processed foods. The alternative to eating processed foods is to eat organic or natural foods. According to Brittany Chin, a licensed dietician and registered dieticians, organic foods contain more nutrients without additives than processed foods which are mainly just energy dense and do not provide substantial benefits to the body (Chin, 2013). Americans should be eating less processed foods because the processing breaks down the natural nutrients of food while adding dangerous food additives.

In the past few years people have become more and more concerned with the quality of their food. Processed foods, as companies searched for cheaper and faster ways to produce ready-made food with longer shelf lives, became more and more lacking in nutritional value resulting in an increase of associated diseases and a rise in obesity rates. This new realization has sent many concerned individuals to switch to organic products in order to avoid the more harmful processes of food production. Because of this decrease in demand for processed foods, corporations must develop new technologies and processes in order to make their products more attractive to the public, and researchers and scientists began testing processed foods in great detail to discover where the problems lie. There have been several works written on the popular subject from many different backgrounds such as that of Abay Asfaw and Segovia Bravo. Asfaw, author of “Does consumption of processed foods explain disparities in the body weight of individuals? The case of Guatemala” with a PhD in Health Economics, writes about a survey he conducted on the rising BMI levels due to the consumption of processed foods. He concludes his research with evidence of a positive correlation between processed food consumption and BMI. Bravo, author of “Formation Risk of Toxic and Other Unwanted Compounds in Pressure-Assisted Thermally Processed Foods” and possessing a degree from the Institute of Science and Technology of Food

Food is essential for everyone. While, foods that don't have as many good nutrients compared to fast foods. This concern of fast food has been growing ever since there is a high risk of obesity and diabetes. The main concern is how people in society are now focusing more towards fast foods. There are ideas of fixing society to stray away from bad nutritious foods like foods being produced by fast food companies. Although, fast food is available and accessible everywhere, it causes health issues; therefore we should stray away from fast foods .