Essays on Food

This essay uses the Rogerian model of developing argumentative essays. The paper highlights debate on whether the consumption of genetically modified foods (GMO) are safe for humans. This debate has raged for a long time with various researchers and scientists presenting diverse arguments in support and opposing the consumption of such...

Sugar is added to a variety of food to add flavor, reserve the ledge life and achieve desired texture. However, eating excess sugar can have too many negative impacts. Increased consumption of sugar has raised a controversial debate among scholars particularly in the discipline of health sciences, nursing, and nutrition....

Monsanto Agrochemical Company has been in existence since 1901 when it was started by John Francis Queeny (Gorman, Hertz, and Magpili 3). Monsanto s objective was to promote green evolution that would ensure production of food enough to feed the world s increasing population. However, this agenda was abandoned when...

Is excessive alcohol consumption an important problem on college campuses, and if so what should be done about it? Introduction Excessive drinking is one of the most severe problems facing many college students; alcoholic abuse affects their social life, education, and health on college campuses today (Foxcroft et al., 24). Across campus,...

The Impact of Fast Food on Health The term fast food refers to certain foods which can be prepared and be ready quickly. Even though it is possible to prepare meals at home without spending too much time, fast food particularly regards the meals sold in restaurants with precooked ingredients like...

A Restaurant that is Elegant and Upscale A restaurant is a place where food is cooked and served to the guests at a particular price. There are many restaurants all over the world. Different people visit different restaurants because of the type of food that they prepare, the environment in which...

In The Omnivore’s Dilemma, Pollan traverses through the history and diversification of the food production in America, uncovering a series of food chains from the seed to the table. Pollan argues that the American population suffers from a “national eating disorder” characterized by the presence of ever-changing food trends and...

The government of the United States plays a vital role in food safety by establishing standards and ensuring their enforcement. The food system includes producers, retailers, food manufactures, processors, as well as consumers. According to National Research Council (6), a model food safety system must ensure unification of its mission...

In today’s world, where people have ever-expanding and unprecedented access to information, they can find out anything they want to know about food while going to the food outlets or restaurants. Scott Canon’s article, “Why You Can’t Sit Down to Eat without Making a Statement,” explores the way Americans discover...

Food Research and Careers Food research is a practical science that deals with the assessment of the composition of nutritional products and changes that may occur during storage. The discipline combines various sciences in improving food processing. Several careers have been identified in the field of food research. Examples of such...

Physical Context Integration Physical context integration is important in relaying important messages to the affected parties. The precise integration of physical context allows the correct interpretation of the implied message. However, lack of integration of the physical context results in misinterpretation of the implied message. McDonald uses a physical representation of...

Food: An Integral Factor in Human Survival Food is considered to be an integral factor in the survival of human beings and animals. If anything, it is in matters regarding food that both formal and informal settings are set. I am Chinese and it is not hard to notice how much...