In “What’s Eating America,” Micheal Pollan criticizes America’s dependence on fossil fuel and fixed nitrogen instead of organic farming. In 1947, a munition plant used explosives to make chemical fertilizers. After WWII, the surplus of ammonium nitrate are converted into agricultural purposes. Although the earth’s atmosphere consists of 80% nitrogen, almost all the atoms are useless. In 1909, Fritz Haber discovered a way to fix nitrogen molecules by using electrical lightning.
I read article from book Defense of food written by Michael Pollan. The author had already worked with six books about diet and also was in Time magazine’s Top 100 most influential people in 2010. In this article he is writing about “Western Diet” -in other side we can call it simple diet, because it is really cheap and fast diet as Pollan says : “A hallmark of the Western diet is food that is fast, cheap, and easy.” As we all know people like simple things, nobody wants to make even diet difficult, that is the reason why Western Diet got popular in United States in these days.
In the essay, “Escape from the Western Diet”, the author, Michael Pollan discuss about how the western diet is harmful for the people. He think that because western diet is responsible for many kinds diseases nowadays such as diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, and etc. I agree with Michael pollan that western diet is very unhealthy for people and the reason behind it, is because of the food industry. Food industry is making more processed food and they are also using different kinds of nutritional theories to make new product which is very unhealthy to those people who mostly eats diet food. Medical industries is also responsible for this problem because they make new drug treatment to treat the diseases.
In Michael Pollan’s essay “Escape from the Western Diet,” he directly to Americans about the western diet and why he believes they need to escape from it. The reason Americans should escape the western diet is to avoid the harmful effects associated with it such as “western diseases” (Pollan, 420). To support his view on the issue, Pollan describes factors of the western diet that dictate what Americans believe they should eat. These factors include scientists with their theories of nutritionist, the food industry supporting the theories by making products, and the health industry making medication to support those same theories. Overall, Pollan feels that in order to escape this diet, people need to get the idea of it out of their heads.
SUMMARY Food columnist for the New York Times and author of culinary books, Mark Bittman, in his essay, Bad Food? Tax It, and Subsidize Vegetables, published in July 2011, addresses the topic of unhealthy eating habits and argues that the government should tax unhealthy foods and use the money generated from the taxes to subsidize staple foods. Bittman supports his claim first by appealing emotionally when discussing the negative effects of bad eating habits such as diabetes and cancer, second drawing a comparison to other items that are taxed by the government which are unhealthy, and lastly by utilizing a substantial amount of evidence to back up his ideas. The author’s overall purpose is to discuss the current relationship between the government
I believe that Micheal Pollan has described the bad habbits that the typical Americans do in majority of the time by mistaking fast foods with the whole healthy foods because lack of time or lifestyle. In the Michael Pollans argument about the "Western Diet" he informs that the majority of the American population about the western diet and believes that they need to get away from it, but it's for their own better health that many of us sometimes forget or don't even pay attention to it. There's many factors that the reasons Americans should get away from it is only to avoid the harmful chemicals we eat from a plain cheeseburger or fries and that effects our metabolism to get worse associated with it as the "western diseases" (page 433) Micheal Pollan has said.
Put Down That Cheeseburger! “What incentive is there for me to put down the cheeseburger?” asks Radley Balko in his article "What You Eat Is Your Business." He argues that, obesity does not belong in the public health crisis. He claims that obesity is not a problem that should be dealt at the cost of public money but should be dealt at a personal level by every individual.
Daniel Weintraub is the author of an article named, “ The Battle against fast food begins in the home.” In the article , he argues that the blame for children’s obese problem should go to the parents. The parents are the only ones in position to solve the problem. Giving blame to others for something you’re not responsible for is not right. One argument that Weintraub gives is that it is the fault of the parents who allow their kids to eat all the junk food they want.
active is becoming harder in our world, and exercising can not always counteract the type of foods we eat. To burn off a 20 ounces bottle of coke, a child would have to bike for an hour and fifteen minutes. One cookie would take twenty minutes of jogging to burn off, and the medium container of french fries takes one hour and twelve minutes of swimming to burn off. The food that we have to burn off effects how easily we can burn them. An example of this is consuming 160 calories of almonds, as the fiber allows them to go through your system slower, and the blood sugar level does not rise a lot, and the rise it does get lasts longer.
In an article in "Food Matters" called "Grocery Stores Are Packed with Plastic." Some Are Changing" by Alejandra Borunda, the harmful effects of plastic packaging in grocery stores are highlighted as a global problem that has significant effects on the planet. While plastics are widely used, they are mostly known for their negative impacts. As experts always say, finding environmentally friendly packaging options is crucial for reducing the impact that products and their packaging have on our environment. Understanding how our decisions and the environment interact in different ways, shows the need for making better decisions and having enough knowledge of the plastic packaging life cycle, from production to disposal.
If you only buy local fruits or vegetables, you are not going to be “able to form a complete balanced diet.” (Nikita, 2012). Many health professionals would agree that you need a variety of fruits and vegetables in your diet to stay
Vegetables and fruits are also low in calories and rich in dietary fiber. Vegetables and fruits contain substances found in plants that may help prevent cardiovascular disease.” Fruits are not really incorporated in my diet because it takes so much of it to make me full. I do enjoy eating fruits and vegetables however, and with this newfound knowledge I will begin including them in my diet
Eating Whole Foods may be beneficial for the environment as well as have a positive impact on the environment. People should grow their fruits and veggies because they will be organic and they aren't covered with pesticides like the ones that they sell at the store. Many people find Whole Foods simply taste better than processed foods. This is because Whole Foods are often fresher and more flavorful than their processed counterparts.
E. N. Anderson, the author of Everyone Eats, Understanding Food & Culture points out that amazing food achieves more than just an appeal to our sense of taste. Amazing food appeals to our other senses such as our sight. Ozoni, a traditional Japanese soup, is a wonderful example of a dish that is illustrates not only pleasure in its taste but also pleasure found in the beauty of its appearance. The Ozoni dish that I found for the beautiful food project also embodies the seven principles of Japanese design: simplicity, asymmetry, naturalness, subtlety, a break from routine, tranquility, and austerity. Ozoni is a traditional Japanese soup that is most significantly known as a dish eaten on the morning of Oshogatsu, the Japanese New Year festival.
One of the most important ways to stay healthy is to have healthy food and eat them in an appropriate time. Healthy eating is the cornerstone in preventing the health from many conditions, such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer and blood pressure. Junk foods should be avoided as they do not have any nutrients, so no point in eating them. Instead of having these fast and unhealthy foods, the diet should contain leafy vegetables, fresh vegetables, fruits, milk, and fish as these are plenty in nutrients.
