Annotated Bibliography On Nutrition

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Brittney Esser
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Amin, Sarah A., et al. "When Fruits And Vegetables Are Optional, Elementary School Children Choose Processed Over Whole Offerings." Journal Of Child Nutrition & Management 38.1 (2014): ERIC. Web. 28 Oct. 2016.
This article presents the stunning research findings that children are more likely to choose processed food over whole fruits and vegetables in the school cafeteria. Amin et al. suggest that promoting children’s selection of whole fruits and vegetables as opposed to processed fruit and vegetables will reduce the amount of saturated fat, sugar, and sodium children are consuming. Amin et al. set up a study in which one school cafeteria had a self-serve salad bar, and the other school cafeteria had …show more content…

trends in sugar consumption, and how we can change our diet to consume less sugar. Johnson and Frary claim that added sugars found in processed foods are a huge culprit attacking human health, and this issue continues to grow as sugar becomes more present in our diet. Since 1970, the consumption of added sugars in the United States has increased by 23%. Diets high in sugar are associated with numerous health problems, including dental cavities, abnormally elevated cholesterol or fats in the blood, obesity or weight gain, bone loss and fractures, and poor diet quality. Since processed foods are more likely to contain added sugar, avoiding processed foods is an effective strategy to reduce sugar intake and decrease the health risks associated with it. The information presented in this article is unbiased as well as very specific to my topic, and it will be useful in my research when specifically discussing sugar found in processed …show more content…

from Harvard School of Public Health. In her article, Pomeranz claims that processed foods replacing whole, nutritious foods is the culprit behind America's overall increase in obesity. Pomeranz ties in the aspect of the government, and how diseases associated with obesity are costing billions of dollars in health care. Highly-processed foods are taking a toll on our health, but also on our economy. Pomeranz clearly proves her point, and backs it up with a strategy to fix our food environment and prevent obesity. This article is slightly biased because it presents the viewpoint from one person who is extremely against highly-processed foods and the effects they are having on our nation, but it serves as a reliable source for my research and supports the argument I am going to

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