Reseach topics

Government policy on approving preservatives as safe.

Government sponsored research into food safety.

Government system for selecting what foods to subsidize.

Carcinogens in food and government policy.

GMO's and health/social effects.

Accuracy of USDA food pyramid.

School meals.

Food Stamps and Soda

None of the articles really fully resonated with my own opinions on this matter but most of the writers did make some points I agreed with. Food stamps are paid for with our tax dollars and I fully support legislature restricting what can be bought with these food stamps  if there is sufficient research backing such a mood. There is already a precedent in us doing this with alcohol and cigarettes. If we can ban the use of food stamps in the purchase of such unhealthful and unnecessary items such as these we should be able to do the same with soda, given that we have the facts to back it up. We are not limiting...

Supersized Fast Food Nation

Supersize Me was really an eye opener for me in terms of the extent of the damage fast food can do to a healthy body. Judging by the preliminary predictions made by Morgan Spurlock's doctors, it must have been an eye opener for the medical world as well. Supersize Me was really an eye opener for me in terms of the extent of the damage fast food can do to a healthy body. Judging by the preliminary predictions made by Morgan Spurlock's doctors, it must have been an eye opener for the medical world as well.

The changes Morgan went through physically and mentally were disgustingly drastic and Supersize Me should be taken as a call to action. However, any action taken should be preceded by thorough research and a measure of caution. Any legal action taken on a corporation should be made unquestionable and thoroughly defensible by raw data. This is why, I kind of wish there were some controls in Morgan’s project. Seeing that this was a one man study, I understand that this wasn’t really possible but it would be great if we could get data for the same kind of experiment but maybe without any soda. Another idea would be to repeat the study but with normal portions instead of the super size. Otherwise, McDonald’s can point out the fact that both huge quantities of soda or just large food portions can lead to the symptoms that Morgan felt.

Another thing we see in Supersize Me is the questionable morality of Mickey D in marketing to young children. We see this written about in Fast Food Nation as well. Advertisers start targeting children, the most defenseless and easily manipulatable members of our society. Should we ban their ability to do this? Seeing how easily that could lead to a slippery slope situation, I think not. It is however, our duty to do something about it. We can set mandatory health standards for any meal marketed towards children. I feel that would be a healthy compromise where companies get top keep their rights and our children can continue to enjoy cheap happy meal toys with a healthier happy meal lunch.

Self review

The first paragraph introduces the topic as the culinary changes that have taken place in one country over the span of a century. It also introduces the general conclusion but as you read the paper, that conclusion turns out to be somewhat untrue. The first sentence is sufficiently attention grabbing

“In spite of that, the Bengalis’ passion for their rich culinary traditions has ensured the fact that these traditions would survive globalization and remain mostly untouched”

I will either have to find more facts to support this thesis or just change it entirely. This paper has ended up showing more dissimilarities than similarities.

Also, after a second reading, the paper is definitely not well organized. Each paragraph does make a relevant point distinct from what’s been covered but the paragraphs themselves have been placed in a seemingly random order.

I could not see any issues with the clarity or style.

The biggest problem with this paper is that there are no citations at all. The references used still need to be identified and listed properly.