What are you eating? Food & Obesity

Meal/Prep 1. What is the best meal YOU (not your parents) cook? 2. How did you learn how to cook? (If you haven’t, who should teach you & when?) 3. How do you know what foods are healthy?

Fast Food 4. What is the “healthiest” fast food place to eat? 5. How have fast food places & restaurants tried to become more healthy? 6. Why are the benefits to fast food places?

Regulating Food? Progressives > The Jungle > Meat Inspection Act Fast Food Nation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5hA3PN0uic Sugar is added to fast food products (including burgers) to make them more addictive so the more you eat it, the more you crave it French fries are one of the worst products to consume due to the oil it is fried in Super Size Me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Lkyb6SU5U

Subway – “Eat Fresh?” 2011 Subway surpassed McDonalds as the world’s largest restaurant chain (already true in the U.S.) partially because of their “eat fresh” campaign Athletes/Olympians & “Jared” promise a healthy alternative to fast food http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUDH7TSQa4k Ingredients may not be frozen but they are loaded with artificial ingredients, bulking agents, fillers, processing aids & preservatives Ex: Bread contains a bleaching chemical classified in the UK as asthma-causing. Meat is a mixture of meat & water with artificial flavor) – this was changed in 2015 due to popular pressure http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2552793/Subway-removes-chemical-bread-used-make-shoe-rubber.html White flour & enriched flours also have addictive properties.

Impact of Sugar 7. How much sugar do you think you eat in a day (just estimate)? Fed Up Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCUbvOwwfWM 8. In what types of foods do we see high levels of sugar? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWzeSbCwwjU (hidden sugar in foods) On ingredient lists, there are several different names for sugar… almost anything that ends in –ose has sugar in it

Coca-Cola Coke is the most valuable brand in history, and “Coca-Cola” is the world’s second-most recognized word after “hello.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2Rj2oMEYFo (coke & the body) Coke is very close to the acidity level of battery acid and consequently it can clean surfaces equivalent to and often better than many toxic household cleaners. It’s cheaper and easier to buy Coke in some third world countries than it is to access clean water. People who consume soft drinks such as Coke have a 48% increase in heart attack and stroke risk, compared to people who did not drink the sodas at all or did not drink them every day.  A study published in the journal Respirology reveals that soft drink consumption is also associated with lung and breathing disorders including asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Coca-Cola as a Cleaning Agent? Removes grease stains from clothing and fabric Removes rust; methods include using fabric dipped in Coke, a sponge or even aluminum foil. Also loosens rusty bolts Removes blood stains from clothing and fabric. Cleans oil stains from a garage floor; let the stain soak, hose off. Kills slugs and snails; the acids kills them. Cleans burnt pans; let the pan soak in the Coke, then rinse. Descales a kettle (same method as with burnt pans) Cleans car battery terminals by pouring a small amount of Coke over each one. Cleans your engine; Coke distributors have been using this technique for decades. Makes pennies shine; soaking old pennies in Coke will remove the tarnish. Cleans tile grout; pour onto kitchen floor, leave for a few minutes, wipe up. Dissolves a tooth; Use a sealed container…takes a while but it does work. Removes gum from hair; dip into a small bowl of Coke, leave a few minutes. Gum will wipe off. Removes stains from vitreous china. Got a dirty pool? Adding two 2-liter bottles of Coke clears up rust. You can remove (or fade) dye from hair by pouring diet Coke over it. Remove marker stains from carpet. Applying Coke, scrubbing and then clean with soapy water will remove marker stains. Cleans a toilet; pour around bowl, leave for a while, flush clean. Coke and aluminum foil will bring Chrome to a high shine. Strips paint off metal furniture. Soak a towel in Coke and lay it on the paint surface.

Coke & the Body After 10 minutes: The sugar contained in a glass of Cola can cause a devastating “strike” on the body. The cause being the phosphoric acid which inhibits the action of sugar. After 20 minutes: A leap in insulin levels in bloodstream occurs. After 40 minutes: Ingestion of caffeine is finally completed. The eye’s pupils are expanding. Blood pressure rises because the liver disposes more sugar into the bloodstream. The adenosine receptors become blocked thereby preventing drowsiness. After 45 minutes: The body raises production of the dopamine hormone, which stimulates the brain pleasure center. Similar to the reaction Heroin creates. After 1 hour: Phosphoric acid binds calcium, magnesium and zinc in the gastrointestinal tract, which supercharges metabolism. The release of calcium through urine takes place. After more than 1 hour: Diuretic effects of the drink enters in “the game”. The calcium, magnesium and zinc are removed out of the body, which are a part of our bones, as well as sodium. At this time we can become irritable or subdued. The whole quantity of water, contained in a coca cola, is removed through urination. 9. So why do we drink it?

Obesity 10. Why is obesity such a concern today? Obesity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDbocZ438f0 Good news http://www.nbcnews.com/video/nightly-news/54511257#54511257