Nutrition Essays

Many Americans can tell you what components make up their food. Looking at a nutrition facts label, they can tell you the content of fat, carbohydrate, and protein in the foods they eat. Many participate in low carbohydrate dieting, one of the most popular diets around. Others have opted for …

Aim: To establish which food substances contain lipids. Hypothesis: 1. All diary products will contain lipids. 2. All animal tissue will contain lipids. 3. All plant storage organ products, i.e. seeds, will contain lipids. Introduction: Lipids are insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents. Ethanol is an example of …

Is it fashionable to be so skinny you’re ribs stick out? How far is too far to go for fashion? Is it beautiful to starve yourself? Studies have shown that girls as young as 8 are dieting or have tried to diet. This short essay will, look at the two …

During medieval times people lived very differently than we do today. One aspect that stands out more than others though was the food that was eaten. Holidays and celebrations during medieval times were also very different. There was a lot of work involved in preparing meals and getting ready for …

Self-image is inextricably linked to body image, especially for young females. In her book, Reviving Ophelia – Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls, Pipher (1994) describes and explains the convoluted issues that girls battle during adolescence, including the ability to conform to a media-driven ideal of beauty. In response to …

According to recent federal findings, the number of American children from the ages of six to eleven has tripled in the last forty-years, with one in every seven of these children meeting the criteria for obesity (Better Nutrition 28). Children, like the rest of Americans, are living more and more …

A social issue that continues to cause concern for many teenagers, is the problem of eating disorders. Eating disorders come in a variety of ways, such as eating large quantities of food and an obsession with thinness. The three most common eating disorders are Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Obesity. …

The dietary department employed approximately 100 employees, 95% were female. The department had two major responsibilities: § The planning, preparation, and serving of three meals a day to every patient § The operation of an employees’ cafeteria The Management § Mr. Thomas Ellis, the food service director, was an older …

Living a Happy Life “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re going get.” I believe that this saying is not true at all because you can choose what type of life you are going to lead. I think that to be a happy, healthy person, …

The article written in the Sunday Times by Dr. Wolfe Segal, Senior lecturer in Biochemistry, University of W.A called ‘Milk Is Full Of Food Value’, discuses the facts about milk. Dr. Wolfe Segal wrote what vitamins and minerals are in milk also how many grams of fat, protein, and lactose …