Essays on Trans Fat

Did Annie’s macronutrient intake fall within the Acceptable Macronutrient Distribution Ranges (AMDR) established by the Dietary Reference Intakes? Fill in the table below.

Carbohydrates List the 5 primary sources of carbohydrate in Annie’s diet, and indicate the primary type(s) of carbohydrate provided by that source (you can identify the primary sources of carbohydrate by clicking the “+” on the left side of the “Nutrients” report online). How did Annie’s fiber intake compare to her target of 25 grams? Give 4 examples of foods that Annie could include to increase her daily fiber intake (identify foods that ...

Junk food is a slang term for food that is rich in fat, sugar, salt, and calories, but with little protein, vitamins or minerals. Therefore, this food is of little nutritional value. Salted snack foods, sweet desserts, gum, candy, fried fast food, and soda are the examples of junk food. These foods are tempting because they are widely available, convenient and cheap. For example, in the United States only $165 billion was spent on it in 2010 (“10 States That Consume Too Much Fast Food”). Another research shows that in recent decades consumption of junk food has increased dramatically, and ...

Have you ever faced a situation where you have to choose between preparing a healthy meal and going to a fast food restaurant? Millions of Americans face this decision on a daily basis and the impact of their choices has become apparent over the last three decades. In the 1970s, the number of fast food restaurants doubled according to the Census of Retail Trade (Chou, Grossman, and Saffer). Since the same period, obesity and obesity related diseases increased rapidly in the U.S. Today, junk food is prevalent in our culture and is commonly found in fast food restaurants like McDonald’s and Jack ...

Research on Functional Food

Trans Fat Fact Sheet Can trans fat in the frying soybean oil be converted to cis form? Yes, the partial hydrogenation can produce trans-fats because of the mechanism of reaction. First single hydrogen is added to the other unsaturated carbon upon attaching itself to the catalyst. Second, hydrogen will be added to the remaining carbon to produce the saturated fatty acid. The first step can be reversed when the hydrogen is reabsorbed on the catalyst and when the reforming of the double happened. The one with only a single hydrogen attached will have no double bond thus can ...

Mc Donald’s has definitely emerged as one of the major food giants in Hong Kong, and the success matters a lot, considering the fact that the food culture and traditional eating habits in China were very different a few decades ago and therefore it was quite hard to imagine a company like Mc Donald’s becoming successful with its extremely westernized menu. In actual fact, the hypothesis developed by Mc Donald’s marketing would have been quite different from the actual consumer response which is received, and although in the land of Dim-Sums and Manchurians it would have been difficult to ...