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    One of Americans favorited junk-food snacks over the past 100 years which has been a representation of America’s food culture. But as the company goes through bankruptcy the author was able to create a path in which America was leaning towards the Hostess Cake Company and tie the snack to Americas past. In order to convey the message, the author uses distinctive language throughout this piece to symbolize Americas assimilation and nostalgia of the all famous junk food. Nostalgia is the desire to

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    his article “How Junk Food Can End Obesity,” first published in 2013, David Freedman interprets how junk food can end obesity. Some people talk about junk food as one of the worst possible substances to put inside the human body. The number of calories, carbohydrates, and sodium in junk food products is massive, but “health food” can be just as bad. In David H. Freedman’s article, “How Junk Food Can End Obesity,” he explains the many pros and cons to both junk food and health food. Throughout the

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    Michael Moss a investigative reporter for New York Times also the author. The Extraordinary Science of Junk Food was first appeared in the New York Times Magazine on February 24, 2013. On April 8, 1999, C.E.O from Nestle, Kraft and Nabisco, General Mills, Procter and Gamble, Coca-Cola, and Mars gathered to talk on the obesity epidemic. The vice president of kraft named Michael Mudd. Mudd gave a presentation about obesity, he told them to cut the use of sugar, salt, and fats. Also to change the manner

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    In "How Junk Food Can End Obesity" by Freedman, the author critiques the wholesome food promoters and how they believe people should eat healthy. He states that these people believe that real food is only farm fresh food and that processed food is inherently unhealthy. However, Freedman states, that even if they could get everyone to switch to farm fresh food, it would still not end obesity. He states that this food actually has about the same fat content and contains other unhealthy materials which

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    these food are junk food. Junk food is everywhere. It can be found in streets, malls, and even served high in the sky. But what is Junk food? Junk food is food which is low in satiation value or nutrition value. They often lack in minerals, vitamins, but exceed in fats, and often cooked with lots of oil. Fats are good when it is needed, but it can also cause obesity. Oils are bad for your heath because they have cholesterol high can cause heart related diseases such as atherosclerosis. Food with low

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    aspects. In a way, outside influences give society different perspectives that the world uses to have a broad horizon. Michael Moss’s “The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food” introduces the manipulative powers behind ideas in the food industry leading to the obesity epidemic. The psychological science behind the food industries ideas may seem positive to the consumer, but also proves how promoting the product is the main tactic in the corporation world. Ethan Watters argues against pharmaceutical

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    eating a lot of junk food. There are several negative effects because of eating junk food without having control. There are three main negative effects which they are getting obesity because of the high amount of sugar and trans fat in the junk food, having diabetes later on due to the high amount of sugar and artificial flavors in the junk food, and heart diseases which is the most dangerous negative effect. Lack of health awareness in the society about the seriousness of junk food and lack of self-control

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    of the firm’s external environment and the trying efforts to control those factors. Some of these factors may include media, social groups, and pressure groups as well. In Michael Moss’s “The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food”, Moss examines the science behind food industry corporations and how scientist study which design and taste addict their consumers, correlating the effects towards the obesity epidemic. Moss proves that

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    Language Arts 17 November 2016 Banning Junk Food From Schools There are many schools that sell junk food during school hours.Other schools choose not to. Many people could argue about weather or not there should be junk food snacks allowed during school during school hours. Well, there are many reason why they should nit be junk food in school during school hours. It can cause obesity, it may cause kids to be sleepy, and also make kids

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    Should We Really Get Rid of Junk Food in Schools? Would it help students eat healthier? Should it be a student’s choice if they want to eat healthy or not? When junk food is banned, do schools lose out? With the increase of childhood obesity, some schools have completely banned the sale of junk food in vending machines and the cafeteria, because they believe it will encourage students to eat healthier. Although students shouldn’t eat junk food, schools should allow for it to be sold, because it

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