6- 8 pages.
This essay must be fully, completely cited. MLA/APA works
cited pages properly formatted.
Your purpose here is to compose an argument that 1.)
presents balanced evaluations and 2.) proposes solutions.
This paper should have at least 5 valid sources. It must be
free of logical fallacies and present itself in a formal, professional manner,
using academic English and an appropriate citation format (MLA, APA, etc.) It
must appeal to the audience and opposing view, and it can appeal to pathos only
when its appeals to logos and/or ethos are well-developed.
OUTLINE:
Introduction Section
Background
Information – According to the CDC, the United States
obesity prevalence was 42.4% in 2017-2018. Obesity can cause health diseases
but, what foods are causing these high percentages in obesity? A 2019 study
published by the British Medical Journal showed that a 10% increase in
ultra-processed foods in a diet was associated with a 12% increased chance in
developing cancer and 11% increase in developing breast cancer. Ultra-processed
foods are made from adding extra ingredients such as sugar, salt, fat, and
artificial colors, or preservatives. One of the easiest ways to prevent health
disease is to understand what the food one eats is made of.
Thesis
–
While personal health depends on individual lifestyle and choices, there are
many restrictions that the FDA can make to protect the health of Americans. The
FDA’s purpose in the US is to protect the health of the public health but, it
regulated 72 ingredients that are banned in European countries.
Body sections
Section l
Claim:
Ultra processed foods have negative effects
on health and heighten the chance of disease
Evidence:
1. Heavily processed foods include unhealthy levels of added
sugar, sodium, and fat
2. Super-Size Me film experiment on the short term effects
from processed foods
3. The more consumers demand healthier options, the more
manipulative manufactures are.
Section
ll
Claim:
The FDA has the power to ban ingredients in
ultra-processed foods but turns a blind eye for consumers.
Evidence:
1. BVO in Mountain Dew (Banned in Japan and European union)
2. 374 active ingredients authorized for agricultural use in
the US in 2016, while the EU banned 73 of them.
3. FDA holding food additives and color additives on review
or absence for too long.
Section lll
Claim: Children eating
food additives are at higher risk of developing disease
Evidence:
1. FDA’s Closer to
Zero plan only investigates 4 toxins in the food eaten by babies and young
children.
2. Lead exposure in
young children’s food had no guidance from the FDA
3. Mercury, arsenic,
and cadmium wont have guidance from the FDA until 2024
Counter
argument – In order to appeal to
more consumers, processed food companies have tried to make better dietary
products. For example, ready-to-go frozen lunches, diet soda, and hydrolyzed
margarine. However, these products can contain high sodium, artificial
ingredients, and excessive amounts of sugar.
Conclusion: Its almost
impossible to live without some sort of processed food in the modern world. But
the cons of processed foods outweigh the advantages. Avoiding processed foods
is the best bet to staying healthy. Food selection could impact people around
you as well, like infants and young children. Their metabolic systems haven’t
fully developed and feeding them toxins will harm their bodies.
Works Sited
“Attorney General Tong
Urges FDA to Protect Children from Toxic Metals in Baby Food.” CT.gov,
https://portal.ct.gov/AG/Press-Releases/2021-Press-Releases/Attorney-General-Tong-Urges-FDA-to-Protect-Children-from-Toxic-Metals-in-Baby-Food#:~:text=Under%20that%20plan%2C%20the%20FDA,mercury%20sometime%20after%20April%202024.
Bendig, Paul, et al. “Brominated
Vegetable Oil in Soft Drinks – an Underrated Source of Human Organobromine
Intake.” Food Chemistry, Elsevier, 31 Jan. 2012,
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0308814612000921.
Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition. “Closer to Zero Toxic Elements in Baby Food.” U.S. Food
and Drug Administration, FDA,
https://www.fda.gov/food/metals-and-your-food/closer-zero-action-plan-baby-foods.
“Food Defense Mitigation
Strategies Database.” Cfsanappsexternal.fda.gov, https://www.cfsanappsexternal.fda.gov/scripts/fooddefensemitigationstrategies/index.cfm.
Spurlock, Morgan. 2004. Super Size Me. United States:
Roadside Attractions.