Essays on American Food and Nutrition

Introduction Without a doubt, the South has been a prime location for all kinds of foods since the seventeenth century. The explosion and cultural fusion between African, European, and Native American cultures in earlier times is responsible for the variety in the cuisines of the South. (Swanson). The Historical Background of Southern...

One of the hotly debated topics in the documentary Food Inc. (2008) is food company disclosure. According to the pundit, if firms completely disclosed statistics on the food consumed by American homes. He claims that if people realized the truth about what they were eating, they would cease eating some...

The Houston Food Bank The Houston Food Bank is a privately run non-profit organization that was established in the year 1982 in Houston, Texas. The organization has received certification as a part of the network of food banks known as Feeding America. The distribution of food to more than 600 hunger...

Food Advertisements Targeting Children Legislation is critical since most of the items sold in TV commercials are mostly representative of fast food, which has many negative impacts on the welfare of children in the state of Arizona (Drummond et al. 158). The World Health Organisation has described media advertisements and,...

obesitQuick food restaurants in the United States are blamed for rising obesity rates, but this is not entirely their responsibility. If today's parents were asked who they admire most of their lives, children will be at the top of their list. As a result, it is alarming to see an...

Carroll attempted to establish the dietary principles that should guide the choice of food in his article "Relax You Don't Need to Eat Clean" (Carroll n.p). He bases his arguments on other research studies and historical events in order to demonstrate the inconsistencies in the scientific attempt to define healthy...