Food Article Reviews Samples For Students

Summary and Reflection: Shitty First Drafts by Anne Lamott

Summary and Reflection
Anne Lamott discussed the value of first drafts in writing through the article Shitty First Drafts, an article in her best-selling book Bird by Bird. As a professional writer, Lamott disputes the commonly held notion that good writers find it easy to create written works without any indication of anxiety or difficulty whatsoever. For Lamott, all writers experience obstacles related to their written works. In turn, Lamott referred to first drafts as those that tend to reflect the obstacles of all writers towards producing the final version of their written works (Lamott, 1994).

Lamott does ...

1. Cutler 2003 study: The findings of Cutler and others (2003) conclude that obesity is mainly caused by an increase in caloric intake and not mainly by reduced caloric expenditure. The conclusions were drawn from studies performed in the USA on data from obesity levels during the early 1900s to the end of the century. On average in 1965, the average married American woman who did not work outside the house spent 2 hours cooking and cleaning per day. In 1995, the same tasks took half the time to complete due to mass preparations and technological innovations. Urbanization is ...

Introduction

The topic on genetically modified foods has evolved into one of the most equivocal topics that have generated a contentious debate across various settings all over the globe. This can be accredited to the much hypothesized repercussions of genetically modified foods. Worth noting is the fact that researches carried out in the recent past such as the much hypothesized studies on the effects of genetically modified corn pollen on butterflies have radicalized the public to respond differently regarding the issues on global warming. In fact, it is as a result of such researches that the federal government has established regulatory procedures ...

Obesity is a serious chronic condition that affects people across all ages. It inflicts harm to a person’s health and if it is not addressed early, it may cause lasting psychological problems. Among adolescents, it has been said to be doing a lot of harm to those suffering from it. In the article Obesity Impairs Academic Attainment in Adolescence: Findings from ALSPAC, A UK Cohort, it is clear that obesity does affect the performance of adolescents in school. When their physical appearance makes them feel uncomfortable, they become insecure and lack concentration. This leads to poor performance in school.
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Endothelial malfunction is the main cause for atherosclerosis. Arterial blockage increases the risk of stroke, congestive heart failure, and heart attack. Cocoa polyphenols, bioavailable superoxide dismutase, and pomegranate help the arteries from being damaged by enhancing endothelial function.
Pomegranate has influential antioxidant properties that protect the heart and blood vessels. Pomegranate juice reduces atherosclerotic properties, and reduces arterial plaque progression. Anthocyanins, Punicalagins, and tannins present in pomegranate acts as antioxidant and reduce cardiovascular diseases. Cocoa polyphenols enhance endothelial function, improve the free flow of blood, and prevents oxidation of LDL's.
Cocoa has a high concentration of flavonoids. Epicatechin ...

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Article Synopsis: Lawmakers consider bill to bolster state tourism

The state of Washington is on the way to revitalizing its tourism industry that shows little growth ever since the elimination of state tourism office in 2011. The corresponding bill which is now making its way through the Senate would support necessary marketing and promotion of the Washington state as an attractive tourist destination (Baumann).
Currently Washington is the only state with no state-funded tourism office. This leaves near 155,000 people employed in the tourism industry with no financial support of their promotional activities. Back in 2011 the state allocated $3.8 ...

1) What will happen as a result of these cuts?
If the House of Representatives go ahead and approve the bill which seeks to cut the budget allocated to food stamps, the empirical effect will be very visible. First, benefits to the poor will reduce by about 90 dollars a month. This is likely to affect over 850,000 households that depend on these benefits, most of which are in California. Another effect is the fact that the people who are homeless and without any source of income will suffer. These people are usually given about $176 allotment of food ...

The term cuisine refers to characteristic cooking style practices and traditions. It is associated with a particular culture and refers to a range of food prepared by a person, restaurant, cultural societies, and countries. Different types of cuisines are named after their geographic regions from where they originate and are influenced by the locally available ingredients in the area. The difference in availability of ingredients creates variant dishes that are unique to that location.
In the book “Modern Cuisine: The Art and Science of Cooking” the term is coined from the cultural revolution and modernist movements in fine art, dance, music, ...

It’s not easy to know what is true for you or me

at twenty-two, my age. But I guess I’m what
I feel and see and hear, Harlem, I hear you:
hear you, hear me---we two---you, me talk on this page.
(I hear New York too.) Me---who?

Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love.

I like to work, read, learn, and understand life.
I like a pipe for a Christmas present,
or records---Bessie, bop, or Bach.
I guess being colored doesn’t make me NOT like
the same things other folks like who are other races.

So will my page be colored that I write?

Being me, it will not be white.
But it will be
a part of you, ...

Abstract

Childhood obesity is a problem that has faced the United States for over two decades. With so many health issues associated with obesity and so many children becoming obese the problem is in need of a solution. It has been found that children from low socioeconomic status areas are more likely to become obese. Between their families and schools lack of ability to provide healthy meals and not enough resources to fix the issue many children are not learning ways to beat obesity for their future. This study aims to find out if there is a strong correlation between low socioeconomic status in ...

The article by Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld is a conversation the authors led with recognized New York chefs Andre Soltner and David Chang. The main topic of the conversation was how the time has changed the face of American cuisine. Andre Soltner mentioned that there was actually no American cuisine in the late sixties, and David Chang agreed that it has probably appeared somewhere in eighties. It has changed a lot since then, but French technique is still basis of cooking in New York City (Patronite & Raisfeld 182).
An important conclusion the interviewed professionals make is that people eat ...

Summary of Articles

The food industry has grown over time. The industrial revolution made an impressive mark on food production and consumption because of the sudden craze of urbanization. In the articles Food Industry: New Preservation Techniques by Giorgio Pedrocco and Pasta without Borders by Silvano Serventi and Francoise Sabban, it becomes clear that there was a spurt in the food production industry across the world beginning with pasta from Italy to the wide scale use of bread and wine across Europe.
Pasta is now is loved not only in Italy but also across the world if the statists of the production ...

Brian Solomon’s essay entitled “Vegetarianism Is the Right Moral Choice For Many Reasons” is at its core, an emotional plea to convince readers to drastically change their eating habits by becoming vegetarians. Solomon blames humans for taking an immoral and unethical decision and participating in the deaths of millions of animals in order to secure the continuation of the human race. In this critique, I will analyze how the author makes his appeals to the audience and whether his claims are substantiated.
In the beginning of the essay, the author unabashedly states his position on animal rights ...

There many forms of poverty that corrupts a nation. Among the widely recognize form of poverty is the scarcity of food. In an article written by Dr. Satyabrata Rai Chowdhuri, he narrates that the poverty is a man-made catastrophe . This statement is quite intriguing and at the same time rational in a sense that while there seemingly exist the availability of resources for mass enjoyment, it is surprising that there are a lot people suffering from an impoverish state. The author made a good analysis of the status of many countries belonging the Third World nation. These include countries in Asia, Africa and Latin ...

SUMMARY ASSIGNMENT # 2: CONTEXTUALIZED SUMMARY

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Food safety issues pose important questions concerning risk management, as those constitute a major public concern on health and safety in food consumption. Understanding how risk management experts confront food safety issues requires a deeper understanding of the underlying literature, given the controversy arising from mismatching perceptions between consumers and experts. Such a discrepancy serves as an important point for clarifying the conduct of risk management on food safety issues, hence my choice of the article by Krystallis et al. (2007) entitled: A Perceptual Divide? Consumer and Expert Attitudes to Food Risk Management in ...

After reading the Green Dreams article, the best biofuel is the cellulose-produced biofuel. This is primarily because the production is not dependent on food crops like other ethanol production processes that use corn, soybeans, or sugarcane. Accordingly, rather than use the kernels to produce ethanol, it is possible to use the cellulose that is found in corn plants. As such, cellulose-focused biofuel production does not compete with food crops. Accordingly, the production of ethanol using cellulose is safer because it reduces the rate of global warming considerably taking into consideration that it involves use of heat and acid then ...

Fueling for Fitness and Optimal Performance

This article stresses on the importance of having a sound eating plan or a ‘fueling’ plan for athletes, while hitting the gym or competing in an upcoming marathon or even Olympics. This ‘fueling’ plan not only helps them exercise with more energy, meet training goals faster and perform better but recover more completely from workouts, decreasing the risk of injuries and stay in overall better shape. The link between nutrition and fitness is realised by common people too, as almost 67% of American say they are currently making changes to improve their diets and overall health.
It is very important ...

Shopping is a social and cultural aspect that has various effects. Notably, shopping entails various aspects, which affect the manner in which people carry out shopping. Class is a fundamental aspect of shopping that determines the choice that people will make with regard to shopping. Essentially, different people lead different lifestyles and this translates to the processes that they undertake in their shopping. Class is inscribed in shopping in a distinct way. Essentially, the kinds of lifestyle that people leader determine their shopping behavior (Shaw, 2010, p. 115). Class has categories as understood with the society. Essentially, there is the high class, ...

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- The urban population in Africa is growing in line with the global process of urbanization. These processes stimulate the growth of demand for cheap food. Therefore, the street food sector in African cities has been growing rapidly. Constantly growing demand for food accessible to people with low income becomes a reason of creation of new jobs for urban residents. Thus, the problem of the food quality has become increasingly important.
The study about safety of street food in Kumasi, Ghana, was held in order to explore local preferences and understanding of food safety and hygiene, how ...

Reports indicate that over 22 million pre-school children in the world have weight that is more than their age requirement. This increase in overweight and obesity across developed and developing nations can be attributed to changes in dietary habits like increased eating of food prepared from food stalls, and food insecurity for example, lack of money to purchase healthy food. , assert that a higher weight at birth increases the risk of pediatric obesity. Families with a low or unstable income have both poor choice of food and limited ability to obtain healthy foods (Schwarz and Peterson). Low financial capability makes the ...

Introduction

Bio-fuel is a form of energy which is obtained from renewable animal and plant materials. It includes; ethanol, biodiesel, green diesel, and biogas. Its development can be drawn into three generations; first, second and third, depending on the source of production. Bio-fuel crops such as sunflower, corn, sugarcane, rapeseed etc. are the source of first generation bio-fuels. A good example is ethanol. In the United States, ethanol is manufactured from corn whereas in Brazil sugarcane is used in the production of ethanol. In the case of second generation, bio-fuels are manufactured from agricultural waste materials, forestry, poplar, willow, perennial grasses ...

Introduction

The world food system has been in dynamism since the development of food trade and the need to create consumer preferences as demanded by every company or nation that had got the opportunity to produce, market and distribute food commodities (Leong-Salobir, 2011). This lead to expansion of agro-food based industries. This expansion however, being more effective and significant to the superior countries proved to be severe and detrimental to the colonized state. The Author puts the severity of this change as beyond the colonized nation’s individual’s health challenges. For instance the French food policy changes dictated the ...

Article Review

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The topic of the article is “The Pay is Too Damn Low”. The article is written by James Surowiecki and appeared on his column-The Financial Page in the New Yorker onAugust 12, 2013.James Surowiecki writes regular articles on business and finance and works at The New Yorker as a writer.Surowiecki's business and finance articles have appeared in many publications which include The New York Times, Artforum, Slate, The Motley Fool and Wall Street Journal.
The article aims to support increasing the welfare of low-earning workers as well as increasing their pay. It does not, however, support ...

Garriguet, D. (2008) Obesity and the eating habits of the aboriginal population. Component of Statistics Canada. Retrieved from http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-003 x/2008001/article/10487-eng.pdf
The purpose of the study was evaluating the rates of obesity and overweight and the eating habits of aboriginal and non-aboriginal individuals. According to the researcher, obesity prevalence in Canada has increased significantly in the past 25 years, a global occurrence that the World Health Organization has depicted as an epidemic. The main idea of the study is establishing how eating habits are related to health disorders, especially obesity/overweight. The researcher hypothesizes that good eating habits are likely to ...

Introduction

Tesco is a retail giant in the UK with a market share of more than 30% and an annual profit of close to $3 billion. The firm is the third largest retailer in the world with international presence in Eastern and Central Europe and the Far East. The key development strategy of Tesco is international expansion as further expansion opportunities in the UK have become increasingly limited. Tesco announced its plan to enter the US retail industry in 2006 when it introduced Fresh and Easy in the USA. After thorough market research and detailed analyses, Tesco rolled its first store in ...

Article Review: Headaches

Lesson two on headaches provided crucial and beneficial information to the readers in terms of providing the theoretical framework for identifying the source of headaches to effectively determine the most appropriate treatment. It was therefore well appreciated that the three root causes of headache were appropriately identified: (1) eyestrain; (2) constipation or gas; and (3) worry . Likewise, the article briefly explained how headaches could develop through identifying the risk factors, specifically, the food that allegedly increases preponderance for their development, such as: eggs, meat, fish, pastries, cakes, pies and bread. When one would closely analyze, these food are traditional ...

The issues related to climatic change and global warming have always been unsolved in all the developing and developed countries. History has evidence of many environmentalists who have offered good research theories and have over expressed the need to save the environment by discussing the various scientific issues that are harmful for the humans and the environment. The study of global studies include considering the major aspects that contribute to the environment, a few of them are over-population, food, water, energy resources, forest, toxic chemicals, solar energy, diversity and ozone layer.
The chapter Should Environmentalists Continue to Be Alarmists ...

There are countless social problems in countries all around the world, but arguably there are more in developing countries, such as those in Africa. Furthermore, what can begin as a problem caused by nature, such as a drought, can soon become a social problem with many facets. In her article, East Africa Food Crisis 2011, Shah describes how the worst food crisis is taking place in East Africa, namely in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. Published on July 31, 2011, on the Global Issues website, the piece explains how in spite of consecutive futile rains, the emergency has been assessed as unnecessary and ...

The article is Situation Report Number 11, which focuses on the condition of various social sectors in Somalia as at 30th august 2011, and is written by OCHA Somalia and other humanitarian partners. The report was done and delivered in a conference in New York. It is titled: Somalia: Famine and Drought. Somalia is particularly problematic judging from all socio-economic sectors as explained by the report. The source of the article is the OCHA website: www.unocha.org

Summary of the Article

Summarily, the article addresses the condition of Somalia with regard to the migrations of people due to internal displacements and refugee departures. The main ...

Question 1

The existence of different economic classes in the market is undeniable. The company recognizes this and does so by using a stratified pricing approach. By setting different levels of pricing, the company caters for all the economic classes making their products as competitive as possible. This aspect can positively affect the company’s choice to expand as this ensures their price flexibility in entering new markets and above all giving the economies of scale to the company due to its wide range of products according to price.
The company has exercised its Corporate Social Responsibilities by launching the Green ...

The first article titled Home Economics: Will Rising Food Prices Ruin the Recovery written by Michael Schuman in the Time discloses the problem of food prices and its importance to the global economy. The rise of prices is usually caused by droughts and other unsuitable weather conditions. However, the food is one of the basic conditions of life on the Earth. Therefore, the rising of food prices causes two very important changes. First, it is consumption effect. Families, who are to allocate larger share of their weekly income on food basics, are forced to save money on something else: ...

The link between poverty and overpopulation has caused numerous debates for many years. Arguments have emerged that poverty facilitates population growth. Poor communities have little access to quality education; therefore, they lack the exposure to family planning practices. Overpopulation has been attributed to poverty with the argument that high population growth increases competition for the limited job opportunities and overexploitation of resources. This can be explained further by the neo-Malthusian theory-the available resources on the earth become scarce when the population growth is not controlled. The growth of food production is slightly slower than the growth of population. Population ...

Article Documentation:

Laura M Koehly. Adolescent obesity and social networks.2009. Retrieved from; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2722403/

Briefly, State the Main Idea of this Article.

The article by Laura describes obesity as a chronic disease that is facing many people in the world. The major message that the author communicates to people reading the article is that obesity is caused by a combination of factors and specifically the interaction between biological factors and the environment one lives in. The aim of the article is to create awareness to the people on the causes of obesity so that the condition can be prevented where possible. The article argues that biological and environmental factors interact ...

Literature Review Assignment

The overall research question in the article relates to how the society uses some food objects as “comfort foods.” In this case, culture of food consumption in society considers emotional, physiological, psychological, and physical attachments the consumer goes for during various occasions. In order to come up with a clear relationship between these variables, a study based on 264 undergraduates students at a southern university in America, was conducted. The research was out to seek questions why some people have emotional and psychological attachments on some food objects. After the study, it was found out that some especially female students preferred some ...

Article Documentation:

Stephen C. Biological nitrogen fixation. 2011. Retrieved from; http://www.nature.com/scitable/knowledge/library/biological-nitrogen-fixation-23570419

Briefly, State the Main Idea of this Article.

Biological nitrogen fixation is an article written by Stephen C. Wagner showing a relation between living and non ling organisms. Generally, the article demonstrates how plants, animals and non living organisms interact with one another facilitating a better ecosystem. In the article, legumes are the plants being referred to while non living things being addressed in the article is nitrogen. Prokaryotes such as Azotobacter are involved in the conversion of nitrogen into the required form.

What evidence does the author give to ...

Genetically Modified Foods (GMFs)

GMFs are foods whose DNA has been manipulated by scientists to change the essential genetic constitution of plants and animals (Mather, 2012). This modification involves inserting genetic material from one species into another one so as to give it desired characteristics like pest resistance and resistance to herbicides. The use of GMFs is highly controversial; while they are accepted in countries like the United States, they cannot be sold in Australia and the European Union without labeling, and are banned in Egypt, Japan, and Ireland (Mather, 2012).
Proponents of GM foods cite several reasons to advance their cause. ...

In her article, “East Africa Food Crisis 2011,” Shah describes how the worst food crisis is taking place in East Africa, namely in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. Published on July 31, 2011, on the Global Issues website, the piece explains how in spite of consecutive futile rains, the emergency has been assessed as unnecessary and man-made, as the situation had been foreseen numerous months prior by a global early warning system. Both international and local governments have been blamed for taking little action in the approach to this emergency. Furthermore, high food prices have caused many people to not be ...

Evolution – The Reality of Existence

This paper deals with two articles and two conversational scripts, each of which tries to emphasize the predominant role and the process of evolutionary development that dates back to our ancestors, and which cascades down to our own lives and plays a role in determining our current behavior and lifestyle.
The first article titled Potential Evolutionary Role for Same-Sex Attraction (Association for Psychological Science, 2010), published in the Science Daily on Feb 4, 2010, tries to highlight the role of human evolution in promoting homosexuality amongst men. The article -- based on the research findings of two evolutionary psychologists, ...

1.0 Introduction
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) was first synthesized in 1874 and its insecticidal properties were discovered around 1939. It belongs to a group of chemicals referred to as organochlorine or chlorinated hydrocarbon. The chemical has since been used as an insecticide for a long time. It is crystalline, colorless, has a weak odor and, like other organochlorines, it’s hydrophobic with good solubility in most organic solvents, fats, and oils (lipophilic). The bio-magnification of DDT is attributed to its lipophilic property. It was widely used successfully used in the control typhus and malaria during the second half of the Second World War. ...

Sustainable Agriculture

Introduction

Agriculture is considered as a science and art of animal and plant keeping, therefore in land utilization there are basically two methods by which crops are produced for food and income generation (Pimentel, 2005). They include: conventional and organic systems of farming. Conventional land farming entails the usage of artificial fertilisers that are chemically made so as to increase yields of plants, pest protection, and higher animal output using hormones and antibiotics (Acs et al., 2009). Alternatively, organic land usage is the reliance of techniques such as plant waste, rotation of crops, animal waste, and natural-pest controls to improve ...

Pink Pork

Most top chefs and some scientists breathed a sigh of relief when the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that pink pork is safe for human consumption. For years, they have been urging the USDA body to declare that pink pork is safe in vain (Cevallos, 2011).
Previously people have viewed the pink color of pork with skepticism for they associated it with undercooking. With the recent announcement, the lovers of this rare meat do not have to worry about the pink color anymore. The color issues came about when USDA lowered the safe temperatures of cooking pork. Initially ...

The Pharmacotherapeutics for the treatment of type 2 diabetes is varied but revolve around attempts to ensure that blood glucose levels are lowered. The primary treatments for type 2 diabetes involve controlling the diet and exercise. In severe cases, medications may be recommended.

Diet and weight control

Patients suffering from type 2 diabetes should eat at about the same times each day and ensure that they are as consistent as possible to the types of food they choose to eat. This attempt will ensure that the blood sugar levels are always kept constant. This is best achieved through meal planning which includes choosing ...

The article by Deborah Kotz is shedding light on pregnancy in particular and healthy lifestyle as a whole. Deborah Kotz is providing a number of evidence, which prove that if a person is leading a healthy lifestyle, going in for sports, but at the same time is not ‘overtraining’, the chances of getting pregnant become rather high. The article itself is very helpful for those couples, which have faced a problem of inability to get pregnant. According to the article there are a number of hints, which may help those couples raise their chances starting with changing themselves. First and foremost, a woman should start eating ...

Household food insecurity and food banks among low income Toronto

The article has sort to find out the relationship between Food banks and household food insecurity among the low income Toronto residents. The article is considered important since it is among the first research papers on the topic of household food insecurity and food banks in Toronto. Through an intensive research, the article has shown numerous reasons for the escalating issue in Toronto. The reasons in the findings are categorized as barriers to the food banks and choosing not to use food bank willingly due to personal reasons (Loopstra & Tarasuk, 2012).
Based on barriers to the food banks, the ...

Stewart Culin in his article Customs of the Chinese Culture in America, thoroughly analyzes how the life of the people from little Chinese colonies has gradually emerged in the American culture. According to Culin, “The people from each district have their peculiar local customs and traditions” (Culin, 1890). Chinese food, however, from these small little colonies have transformed into something new. Locally the people of the Chinese culture enjoy such dishes as orange chicken and fried rice, however it is now often preferred as well with American culture. Chinese restaurants have become widely common in America. Popular dishes such ...

Choose one of the goals for Health People 2020 and describe how it may be linked to food insecurity.

The Healthy People 2020 goal to achieve health equity is related to food insecurity because it shows that there are people in the United States that do not have equal access to nutritious food hence they are deficit in food choices as compared to others, and the health goal is to provide them access to healthy food, thus maintain health equity. (N.a 1369).

What percent of the population in the US, experienced food insecurity during the 2008 year? What is it now?

More than about 49 million individuals suffered from food insecurity in the year 2008 making up to 85.4% of the population. Today the percentage is 14%. (N.a 1369).

Who are most at risk for experiencing food insecurity?

Food insecurity is most acutely experienced by the ...

Analytical methods to evaluate seed dormancy in legumes

Abstract
Legumes are known to have multiple health benefits. The seed coat in particular contains a number of bioactive compounds which possess antioxidant activity. Of great interest is the relationship between the chemical composition of the seed coat and its role in seed dormancy. Modern technological approaches are currently used to further identify these compounds and determine their role in seed development; these include NRIS FTIR, mass spectroscopy, electron microscopy and chromatography. The following review describes the constituents of the legume seed coat and their respective roles in dormancy and other stages of seed development. The review also highlights ...

Good nutrition is critical for growing children, both for physical and cognitive development. Elementary age children are challenged every day in school and a nutritious and balanced breakfast is critical for them to learn. Many studies have been completed that consistently demonstrate the importance of a good breakfast on learning.
According to a study completed by Anjos et al (2013), good nutrition begins with expectant mothers and continues throughout a child’s life from infancy to childhood. The acquisition of nutrients is important for proper brain development. The authors have implemented a large scale research project named NUTRIMENTHE which is examining the effects ...

Dan Koeppel, in the essay ‘Can This Fruit be saved?’ Explains two contrasting visions of how well to address the impending (banana) crisis. One of the visions is based on the traditional methods of production, aimed at the manufacture of a banana plant with the same taste and appearance as the Cavendish to the extent that consumers cannot tell it is not the one. Aguilar is one of its proponents. Aguilar serves as a head banana breeder at Honduran Foundation for Agricultural Investigation (FHIA).The other vision is shared by bioengineers and is aimed at altering the chromosomes of ...

Comfort food has been described as those food preferences developed during childhood which evoke pleasant memories in adults (Stein 412). Stein in his article explores the reasons behind these comfort food preferences as to how they are developed and what makes them evoke pleasant memories. According to the article, often either physiological or psychological needs are at play when an individual craves for a specific food. Certain food, when eaten, releases trace amounts of mood elevating opiates. Physiology comes into play here. Similarly, psychology also affects our food choices. Childhood experiences play a vital role in determining an individual’ ...

Introduction 3

History of Aquaculture 3
Aquaculture and biotechnology 4
Public response to Aqua-biotechnology 4
Ethical Implications of aqua-biotechnology 5
Sustainability of the environment 6
Preserving the existing species 7
Conclusion 8

References 9

Introduction
Plausibly, one of the biggest problems facing the 21st century humanity is food insecurity. This has been occasioned by a rather unpredicted population increase across the world which is mounting too much pressure on the natural resources for food. Aquatic food has been one of the greatest sources of food for humankind. According to statistical predictions, the demand for products is set ...

Equatorial Guinea’s national cuisine is presented to the world as tasty, delicious and sumptuous. Like many other African countries, Equatorial Guinea treasures its cuisine with great enthusiasm. Also, to things that a region or country adopts like language, literature, and art, food is essential in the definition of a group of people (Cusack 48). Food is an integral and critical element in any culture. National cuisine or national cuisine as may be described by others is the subsistence meals that people of a particular region identify with.
It defines the tastes, creativity and style of any tradition. Therefore, ...

This article from The New York Times tells about Mark Ladner, a chef of the Italian restaurant Del Posto owned by Mario Batali. Ladner worked for him for about 20 years and became a chef in the mentioned food outlet in 2005. However, regardless of status and work benefits, he decided to leave and start Pasta Flyer, a quick service restaurant. Ladner fell into line with some other chefs who made same changes in their careers. The article names several reasons for such behavior. The list includes chefs’ wish to have more freedom as business owners, possibility to save ...

PepsiCo remains a leading global brand, specializing in the making of packaged drinks and foods. Commonly recognizable PepsiCo products include Fritos, Cheetos, Lay’s, and Pepsi, all similar due to either their high fat content, high salt content or sugar, all unhealthy options in flavoring food. However, consumers are on an increasingly health conscious diet, where high fat, sodium, and sugary foods are shunned for healthier alternatives. It is the consideration that PepsiCo Chief Executive Indra Nooyi seeks the transformation of the company into a healthy foods juggernaut. Commitment to the healthy foods cause has witnessed the company’s ...

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In “Parental predictors of fruit and vegetable consumption in treatment-seeking overweight children” M L Vanhala, J Laitinen, K Kaikkonen, S Keinanen-Kiukaanniemi, and R Korpelainen explored the role of family dietary behaviors in the design intervention of the effective treatment of childhood obesity. The study involved fifty-four treatment seeking overweight and 65 normal-weight 8-year old kids and their parents. The study accessed the children’s and parents consumption of FBV using a food frequency questionnaire. The study used voluntary recruitment mechanism where willing participants were recruited by school nurses to participate in family-based treatment for overweight kids. The cities target includes ...

INTRODUCTION

Poor quality of daily diet intake makes one out of every two adult Americans victims of chronic disease of one kind or another. The Federal Government, in addition to issuing dietary guidelines to the public, sets various benchmarks that would help Americans to streamline their eating habits towards living healthily. This research studied the current consumption patterns of the American public and the dietary value of the food intake, and compared the data with the benchmarks set for achieving the Healthy People 2020 target. In light of the Health and Human Services and the Agriculture Departments of the US ...

The paper will examine the international organized crime in trafficking food and drinks. In the last year in a joint operation of Europol and Interpol much of the potential hazardous drink and food was seized in various countries. It is the crime that has not been in the center of attention, but nonetheless plays a very important role in the health and security of the worlds’ population.
The issue, the problem represents in the world has been stated by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (n.d.) since the organized groups has been active in the production and ...

The food that people consume provides bodies with the materials and information required to function appropriately. If individuals do not receive the right data or energy, their health declines and the metabolic procedures suffer. On the other hand, if they get too much food, the nutrients give the body inaccurate instructions that make people undernourished, overweight, and susceptible to conditions and illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis. This article furthers the discussion concerning food, its health impacts, and why proper nutrition is a suitable treatment plan.
Harold Seifried discusses one of the most controversial topics on nutrition ...

This is a review of the article “GMO Labeling Law Roils Food Companies” written by Annie Gasparro and Jacob Bunge. The article was published on March 20, 2016, in the Wall Street Journal.
A law that requires food companies to put GMO labels on their products is set to take effect on July 1 2016 in Vermont (Gasparro & Bunge par 1). This law puts food producers and processors in a difficult position. Although Vermont represents a small part of the market, it is not economically feasible for most companies to formulate different a distribution system for this area. Developing ...

Animal cognition is the mental capacity of animals as well as the study of animals’ mental capacity. The study of mental capacities of animals has stemmed from comparative psychology, which includes studying the conditioning of animals and their learning. Working memory is a major executive function that makes up the cognitive system and deals with information by providing transient holding, processing as well as manipulation. The study of working memory in animals has mainly focused on spatial memory with most of the studies trying to provide a clarification for spatial memory psychological basis together with the hippocampus role.
Balda & ...