Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Cardio Notes : Junk the term "Junk Food"

KAIRER, Chris. Cardio Notes: Junk the Term ”Junk Food”, Medpagetoday, March, 19th  2012.


Abstract:

This article denounces the pervasiveness of junk food which is now available 7/7. Canadian researchers propose to rename the sweet and savory "pathogens". They emphasize the impact that they can have on health and insist that the next generation will have a shorter lifespan.

Quotation:

« Campbell and colleagues said that the nomenclature "junk food" is too innocuous for these deadly delights that are high in salt, sugar, and saturated fats.

While the term adequately describes food that has no nutritional value, it also connotes a "certain ease in removing them from the diet and implies that people are readily able to discard them through willpower despite being regularly encouraged to 'give in' and indulge while living in an environment where such foods are readily available and purposefully promoted."

The commentary also takes the government to task for assuming a "hands-off" approach to regulating the industry that produces these foods, as well as the industry that advertises it -- with impunity -- to adults and children alike. »

Index terms:

Junk food, consequences, health, pathogens.


Found with:  Google alerts “Junk food”


L.T.G

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