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Hunger in Industrialized America, 2004.
This paper discusses issues of hunger in industrialized America.
1,500 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper relates that, while hunger is considered to be a topic of third world countries, hunger exists in the United States despite the countries long history of food production. The author points out that part of the hunger problem is the lack of real nutritional value in processed foods that are popular and readily available in the United States; sugary, heat-and-eat processed food are cheap forcing many families, including the hungry, to purchase this type of meal instead of the necessary staple foods children need to grow into healthy adults. The paper stresses that American families, who are going hungry from lack of money, are not only the poor living from government assistance but also working families, who fall below the poverty line, but earn too much to be eligible for available assistance.
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"Advances in agricultural science and techniques, food processing technologies, and storage systems have impacted our society both in positive and negative ways. On the one hand, we can now feed more people from less land than ever before. But on the other hand, food processing and the manufacture of snack food, junk food, and the sales of the fast food industry have created a nation of fat, but still yet hungry individuals and families. Unfortunately, even in the most advanced civilization the world has ever known and with grocery stores and restaurants on every corner, there are still those in America that are going hungry several nights of the week."
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Preventing Cardiovascular Disease, 2006.
A definition and overview of cardiovascular disease and what we should do to prevent it.
823 words (approx. 3.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 29.95
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This paper explains that cardiovascular diseases can be prevented by eating healthfully, participating regularly in aerobic activity, and by not smoking. The paper describes a diet that is heart healthy and stresses the importance of physical aerobic activity and the avoidance of cigarettes.
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"Nearly twenty percent of the American population has a form of Cardiovascular Disease. In 2002, thirty-five percent of the deaths in the United States were related to heart and blood vessel diseases according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC). Cardiovascular Disease includes Coronary Heart Disease, atherosclerosis, high blood pressure, and stroke. Some causes for Cardiovascular Disease can be attributed to physical inactivity, unhealthy nutritional planning, smoking, and age."
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GMOs and the Unforeseen Consequences, 2009.
An examination of genetically modified organisms in human consumable food.
1,975 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 62.95
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This paper examines the phenomenon of genetically modified organisms. First, the author introduces the concept and explains how they are created. Then the paper discusses the potential negative side effects, beneficiaries from the proliferation of these products (i.e. large corporations), and the effect of GMOs on starving populations in developing nations.
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"In the old movie Frankenstein, the scientist working in his lab is toiling over how to make a genetic superhuman and finally does - he creates Frankenstein. The scientist is jubilant over his new creation and cannot believe that he created something so marvelous. However, Frankenstein - although meets the size and developmental specifications that the scientist wanted - doesn't have the same valuation of human life that most people take for granted and in fact, has a general disdain for human life and goes on to kill the scientist and injure/kill others. Although this story happens in a horror movie, the same thing is happening in the world today with our food."
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"Food Pets Die For", 2005.
Analyzes the essay "Food Pets Die For" by Ann N. Martin which scrutinizes the effect of commercial pet food on domestic animals.
1,007 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 35.95
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"Food Pets Die For" consists of seven years of research trying to get to the bottom of what people actually put into their pets' food dishes. The paper examines how author, Ann N. Martin, uses negative images, select phrases and a specific tone in order to bring her readers' attention towards the problems with commercial pet food.
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"Being an animal's right activist vastly influences her decision on this topic. Of course Martin feels pity for animal's whose carcasses go to feed other pets as well as those pets that must eat the carcasses of their companions. Martin is not going to want to shed any good information about these companies, all the information that is shared has the intention of being as incriminating as possible to have a better chance of getting readers to find alternative foods to the commercial pet foods."
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Personal Training, 2005.
This paper discusses the concepts and occupation of personal training, the act of motivating and teaching a client how to exercise in order for the client to reach his or her fitness goals.
1,455 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper explains that fitness goals might include reducing body fat, gaining muscle and strengthening the heart. To reach these targets, a personal trainer creates a workout incorporating resistance training, cardio-vascular exercises or both. The author stresses that, before performing any type of workout, the individual must find his or her target heart rate, the heart beats per minutes, which must be sustained to achieve optimal gains in fat loss and cardio-improvement. The paper describes the three stages to cardiovascular exercise: Warm up, which is a slow jog or jumping rope for at least five minutes at a low intensity of about fifty to sixty percent of the maximum heart rate; stretch to prevent injuries and to improve muscular performance and cool down, which is similar to the warm up and should last at least five minutes.
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"Knowledge of proper movement and exercise in strength training must be in the personal trainers and athlete's arsenal of information. Athletes should perform a full range of motion with each lift and exercise. Jerking, bouncing, or swinging are often symptoms of lifters lifting too much weight. Each exercise should be done slowly and controlled. Full range motion helps build muscle strength and joint flexibility. Lifters should always try to increase resistance to achieve more gains. Also, after each set, lifters should increase the weight and lower the amount of repetitions. This concept is to increase the resistance and decrease the reps. Appropriate movement during lifts maximizes benefits and decrease risk of injury."
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Exercise for Cancer Patients, 2005.
This paper discusses the benefits of an exercise program for cancer patients, especially post-radiation rehabilitation.
2,450 words (approx. 9.8 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 74.95
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This paper examines the use of exercise as prevention and as treatment augmentation to accepted treatments for different types and stages of cancer. The author points out that overwhelming fatigue is common to all types of cancer; however, cancer patients benefit from an appropriate exercise program, which provides positive reinforcement not only to increase strength but also to fight depression. The paper relates that physical fitness and exercise level assessment can be used to evaluate if a patient has the strength to undergo cancer therapy.
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"As individuals age biologically in primary aging patterns, there is a marked decrease in muscular and cardiovascular fitness and they may be at more risk for cancer. These individuals may be more at risk for a serious health risk after falling, or of falling, as they are not as well-balanced and fit as they once were. A regular program of exercise
can change this pattern. Specifically, cancer patients may wish to engage in weight-bearing activities to increase their bone strength so that if they fall, they will be less likely to have a fracture. Tai chi is one form of low-impact exercise that promotes cardiovascular health and balance; cancer patients may also exercise and increase bone
strength by walking, and thus improve their physical selves."
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Inspiring Truth of Whit Baskin, 2005.
A biographical paper of Whit Baskin, a body builder who lost his physical abilities and got better without using drugs.
851 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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This paper tells how Whit Baskin, a body builder and well respected man, went through a traumatizing experience in his life in 2000-2001 when he became a paraplegic. This paper tells how he got through the trauma without taking drugs, recovered and how he is now helping others stay healthy and drug free.
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"Whitfield Baskin was a normal boy at fifteen weighing 130 pounds, with high hopes of one day becoming a body builder. Whit started working out with a personal trainer to learn power-lifting, which included three exercises: squats, dead lift and bench press; Whit soon enter several local competitions. However local competitions were not enough, Baskin wanted to compete in the World's Strongest Man Competition which includes several events such as: the car hold, stone loading, log clean and press, truck pull, tire flip and farmer's walk. He decided if he wanted to compete with these other men, he would have to step his workouts up a notch. Baskin began coming home from school and tennis practice everyday, he would eat dinner, go to the gym for an hour, take a break, then go back to the gym for another hour."
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The Evolution of Modern Diet, 2005.
Examines existing literature on the relationship between evolution and diet.
2,400 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 73.95
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The ability of life to adapt to new environments is one of the principle foundations of Natural Selection. The paper shows that, given the great importance of diet on the course of our evolutionary past, it is astounding that more research has not been conducted on the origins of our dieting habits. The literature that has been written on the subject of diet has taken on many forms. Some researchers have focused on the social origins of diet and how it affects different categories of people, while others have focused on the cognitive functions behind different dieting behaviors. This literature review examines some of the past research that has been conducted and attempts to put this research into an evolutionary based frame.
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"This model theorizes that females, since females bear young, would establish small groups near a constant food source in order to ensure the health of young offspring. Males, on the other hand, would have a larger territory that would encompass several smaller female groups. Males would roam this territory and be constantly on the move, allowing for males to eat a wider (but less constant) diet. Males would therefore have a predisposition to eat anything that could be eaten, and therefore care less about the "healthy" aspect of the foodstuff. Females, having maintained a constant source of food over several generations, would be more selective with their caloric intake and only choose to eat the healthier foods."
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"Golden Rice", 2004.
An analysis of the issues surrounding genetic engineering of food, with a focus on genetically engineered, "Golden Rice".
1,841 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper discusses the fact that genetic engineering (GE) of food has become a mainstream issue in many countries over the last few years. The paper explains that GE food has the ability to ensure food security around the world. However, the paper admits that there has been an increasing number of concerns from people who question the research, merit, political and economical effects. The paper examines the rice crop as an example of a genetic engineered food that scientists have been dealing with for quite sometime. The paper introduces "Golden Rice", a genetically engineered crop developed to increase the nutritional value of rice. The paper states that the edible portion of the plant was modified to produce Beat-Carotene (pro-vitamin A) and has been offered to many third world countries as a core to fight Vitamin A deficiency.
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"The World Health Organization estimates that Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) affects as many as 400 million people and 118 countries (Egana, 2003). Two hundred and thirty million of those at risk are children, and one million cases result in death each year. VAD is the leading cause of blindness and night-blindness among developing populations. Blindness is the first symptom of VAD but by the time it is noticed, other body functions have already been damaged, like the respiratory and immune system. The Rockefeller Foundation has declared that rice is the most important source of human food (Wise Monkey News). It has been prized as the staple food source for four billion people worldwide (WHO/FOA). It grows in a wide variety of environment, which makes it widely available to massive populations. The low price and abundance make rice the food of choice for many of the poor in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. In Asia, the rice crop is much more than just a food source; it is a source of employment and income also."
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A Starving Society, 2004.
An analysis of the rise in occurrence of eating disorders in the United States.
3,680 words (approx. 14.7 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 102.95
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This paper claims that eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any psychological disease and the numbers are continuing to rise. The paper quips that the media is taking calories out of the mouths of modern women and telling them they have to be skinny to be anyone. The paper states with bittersweet humor that popular culture is killing America but if we're going to be six feet under, we're going to be a perfect ten!
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"The desire to be thin is starting at a younger and younger age. In a document by Frances M. Berg, he states that, "At a young age, typically toddlers are watching television and starting their daily exposure to the message that shows successful women are thin. From these moments on throughout life this child will hear sounds that objectify, distrust and battle their bodies in order to make them acceptably thin (Berg 45)." Around the world ninety percent of toddler age girls have a Barbie doll. Barbie is a role model with a body that is unattainable in life for all women. If Barbie were scaled to life size with a height of 5'6" her measurements would be 39" bust -23" waist -33" hips (www.firstscience.com). With breasts that large and a waist that small she would need a permanent pelvic/lower back brace to hold herself upright, but this isn't what children see. They just see that she is beautiful and successful and can do anything. "
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Genetically Engineered Foods, 2005.
A discussion about whether genetically engineered foods are destroying the eco-system.
1,325 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper argues that although genetically engineered foods do have the potential to slightly improve the world's food supply, there is also the risk of severely damaging the world's eco system. It explains that most people stand on common ground against the genetic engineering of animals, and asks why are so many so relaxed to the dangers of genetics when plants are in question.
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"In addition to GE foods with higher nutritional content, biotech companies are starting to brand edible vaccines. Currently, vaccine treatment is very expensive and put out of reach of areas of poverty due to refrigeration costs and the need for a skilled person to give the injection. Biotech companies have used these points to make edible vaccines sound very promising, claiming foods could be genetically engineered to contain an affordable supply of necessary vaccinations. However, this is just another technology in which many holes can easily be pointed out. Few vaccines are absorbed well through the stomach due to either being to large to cross the gut wall and/or are easily broken down by enzymes in the stomach, in addition to the fact that it would be very difficult to determine proper doses (GAIN). There is also a serious concern for the release of any genetically manipulated organism; particularly in the case of vaccines due to their disease causing potential (GAIN). Imagine the possible ecological effects an entire field of a GE crop exposing a vaccine to any animals or insects which might feed on it. Also, there would still be considerable cost to edible vaccine, not real reductions as biotech companies might claim."
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Uniting and Dividing Societies through Food, 2005.
Examining the thesis statement that throughout history, food has been a major driving social force which has concomitantly divided and united humans.
2,246 words (approx. 9.0 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 69.95
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The following thesis contains a review of the positive and negative ways in which the search for food has impacted social man. It begins with an examination of prehistoric man and follows him through Peking Man's development, the Neolithic era of farmers and herders, and the Era of Expansionism heralded by the search for salt and spices. This thesis examines man's resourcefulness when confronted by food shortages; lastly, it concludes with a discussion of Darwin's evolutionary theory to elucidate the role of food in man's powerful drive to survive and evolve.
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"Beginning with prehistoric man, homo and femina sapiens needed to cooperate in order to be successful predators. The lions, wolves, and jackals they hunted and cooked were their main sustenance. During the Neolithic Era, man evolved into a super-animal who was no longer exclusively predatory; he was now a "settled farmer and stock breeder" (Tannahill, 1988) who could hunt, fish, gather, grow food, and domesticate animals.
Approximately two million years ago, as man continued to evolve, hominids, primates that were more like ape-like than man, developed into homo-erectus, primates who were able to stand erect and bore a more human than ape-like appearance (Stamps, 2000). Peking Man, the earliest, most well known representative of homo-erectus, was discovered in Beijing, China. Examination of the fossils of Peking Man indicate he was a hunter and cave dweller whose diet was mostly venison and other mammals. Most notably, Peking Man was able to control fire. Fire provided the caves with light and warmth but it also positively affected Peking Man's ability to prepare and enjoy food."
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