Low Carbohydrate Craze

1899 Words4 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: harmful effects of the atkins diet.

In a world that is constantly changing, it is no surprise that something as simple as bread is also rapidly shifting. Health-conscious bread consumers have finally made an impact on what products are available to the public. Bonné stated that in 2003 more than 32 million Americans were on a low carbohydrate diet (Msnbc.com). Crash and fad diets hit the public with big claims that only carbohydrates were to blame for the drastic increase in obesity, and other health risks. These big claims hurt the booming industry of bakeries. Many fad diets were not foreseen due to the fact that marketing tactics can change the total market within weeks. The bread industry was an increasingly growing industry until diets such as the Atkins Diet and the South Beach Diet became publicized. The bread industry had never experienced such a drastic change in demand in products, and many companies could not keep up. The companies that could keep up with demand by supplying healthier, more innovative options for the customers suffered in different ways. These companies grew rapidly after new, low carbohydrate; fiber-laden options became available. Many companies had to close down factories that supplied jobs to a majority of various state residents. Diets such as the Atkins Diet and the South Beach Diet hit the traditional bread industry hard, initiating changes that ultimately benefitted the business and the consumers by supplying us with better tasting breads.

Bread products have been a main staple in diets since the first advancements in cultivation. Grains such as wheat, corn, rye, barley, rice, and oats have sustained human existence as early as the prehistoric times (Tucker). Grains require a little amount of processing to preserve the crop, and...

... middle of paper ...

...

Moorshead, Halvor. "Bread." History Magazine. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. .

Tel Aviv University. "How High Carbohydrate Foods Can Raise Risk For Heart Problems." ScienceDaily, 25 Jun. 2009. Web. 15 Nov. 2011. .

Toops, Diane. "Category Report: Bakery vs. the "Atkins Effect"" Food Processing. Putman Media, 2004. Web. 20 Oct. 2011. .

Tucker, Valorie. "Grain Depedency in the Ancient World." Words That Kill. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Nov. 2011. .

Witters, Dan. "One in Three Adults Obese in America's Most Obese States." Gallup. N.p., 4 Aug. 2010. Web. 17 Nov. 2011. .

Show More
Related

  • Romeo And Juliet Dbq Essay

    677 Words  | 2 Pages

    Did you know that Romeo and Juliet was one of the biggest love story of all time. Romeo and Juliet is a story of two star-crossed lovers from two families the Capulets and the Montagues. The Capulets and the Montague had a big fight that made the families very angry at each other. Romeo and Juliet decide to get married. The two couple marry and run away. In the process both of them will die. When it comes to Romeo and Juliet who are the top three people that caused the two to die. The two people that are chosen are Friar Lawrence and Lady Capulet. Friar was chosen because he is the one that married Romeo and Juliet. Lady Capulet was chosen because she is forcing Juliet to marry Paris which is making Juliet want Romeo even more. The third thing

    Read More

  • Comparison Of Obesity In The Film 'Fed Up'

    1020 Words  | 3 Pages

    However, the outcome was different from his desired result due to strong protest from the dairy and livestock industry, so the Congress instead urged people to buy lean meat and less fat food so the dairy and livestock industry do not go out of business. This created the fat-free boom in the market in the 1980s. However, food companies began to put more sugar in their products because the taste was bad when they reduced fat in the food. Now, the sugar intake of Americans has doubled compared with before. In the American market, there are approximately 600,000 different food products, and 80% of those include sugar. Although sugar is written in various forms and names, one suggests that it’s bad in any form, especially if taken too much. Sugar consumed naturally through fiber-rich fruit or vegetable should be fine, but the added sweeteners stimulate the hormones that increase insulin. High insulin prevents people from thinking they are full, and thus crave more food. This causes many diseases. Of course one meal high in sugar will not kill them, but the problem is that people generally exceed daily sugar intake in one meal alone when consuming process food. We eat more processed and convenient food instead of fruits, vegetables, and

    Read More

  • The Clash of the Rapier in Shakespeare's Plays

    912 Words  | 2 Pages

    In Shakespeare's work Richard II , He talks about how honor is one of his highest priorities. “Mine honor is my life, both grow in one; Take honor from me, and my life is done; Then, dear liege, mine honor let me try; In that I live, and for that I will die” (Parrott, 1953, p. 308) This piece shows the intensity of one's need for honor. The act of insulting someone was a serious matter. By...

    Read More

  • Surgeon General Project: Childhoudd Obesity

    1725 Words  | 4 Pages

    "Prevalence of Childhood and Adult Obesity in the United States, 2011-2012." JAMA Network. N.p., n.d. Web. 5 Apr. 2014.

    Read More

  • Social Expectations In Romeo And Juliet

    973 Words  | 2 Pages

    The societal roles and expectations forced upon Juliet regarding her identity impact her actions and decisions. Juliet’s expected contributions to society were based on her gender,her social class and family name, and her age.

    Read More

  • Diet Exercise And Culture Essay

    938 Words  | 2 Pages

    In 1990, obese adults made up less than 15 percent of the population in most U.S. states. By 2010, 36 states had obesity rates of 25 percent or higher, and 12 of those had obesity rates of 30 percent or higher. (CDC) Today, nationwide, roughly two out of three U.S. ...

    Read More

  • The Consequences of Pride in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet

    652 Words  | 2 Pages

    In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, the audience witnesses a great amount of familial pride when Tybalt shouts to an opposing family member, “What, drawn, and talk of peace? I hate the word, as I hate hell, all Montagues, and thee. Have at thee, coward,” (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act 1.1 pg 12). In the play Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare depicts two feuding families who once had a legitimate reason to be mad at one another, but now continuously fight each other fueled purely by family pride. This everlasting conflict between the Montagues and the Capulets illustrate to the audience how having too much family pride places a restriction on familial unity.

    Read More

  • My Addiction to Sugar

    1399 Words  | 3 Pages

    Flegal, K. M., Carroll, M. D., Ogden, C. L., & Curtin, L. R. (2010). Prevalence and trends in obesity among U.S. adults, 1999-2008. Journal of Medical Association. 303, 235-241.

    Read More

  • Loyalty And Irresponsibility In Shakespeare's Romeo And Juliet

    807 Words  | 2 Pages

    Each day, people need to make important decisions and consider their outcomes. Often times, they need to choose what is best for them, and not what they want to do. In Shakespeare’s tragedy Romeo and Juliet, he explores how the traits a person possesses can impact their actions and their results. In the play, there is an ongoing feud between the Montagues and Capulets. When Romeo Montague and Juliet Capulet meet, they instantly fall in love only to discover they are from feuding families. With a love so strong, they risk getting married secretly, seeking some help from Juliet’s Nurse. The actions that the Nurse takes demonstrate both loyalty and irresponsibility, but ultimately lead to turmoil. In the Nurse, Shakespeare shows how the positive

    Read More

  • Obesity Informative Speech

    1229 Words  | 3 Pages

    Attention Getter: Did you know that 68.8 percent of adult Americans are considered to be either overweight or obese? That’s more than two thirds. And 35.7 percent of adults are considered to be obese. That’s more than one third.

    Read More

  • Neolithic Revolution

    897 Words  | 2 Pages

    Before the land of what we no class Turkey, Iraq, Jordan, and other countries in the middle east grains, such as wheat and wild barley, could be seen growing in the wild without human hand to cultivate and nurture it (Authors 2007). Over time, humans began to recognize the benefit of the plants and began the first signs of human agriculture. The skill of farming took time and trial and error, but along the way, humans began to settle down to tend to their crops. Though the first crops were nothing more than seed s thrown about without rhyme or reason to the process we know today such as fields having, rows and sorting out the seeds to create a higher yield each harvest (Authors 2007). Because of the trial and error process, agriculture of plants did not take place of a short period but took many, many years to evolve to what we know today as agriculture; the new fa...

    Read More

  • Romeo and Juliet: The Play

    1199 Words  | 3 Pages

    Another episode of fate, or rather dramatic irony, happens when Romeo somehow misses getting a letter from Tybalt Capulet, his enemy, challenging him to a duel. Romeo, unknowing of the tragic letter sent to him, but not gotten, goes to tell his friends of his beautiful bride, but, in return, comes face-to-face with none other than Tybalt, his loathed enemy, the kin to his new bride, Juliet. As soon as Romeo shows up, though, he is greeted by Tybalt’s insults, calling him a villain, but instead of stepping up to Tybalt’s challenge, though, Romeo backs down, saying, “Tybalt, the reason that I have to love thee doth much excuse the appertaining rage to such a greeting. Villain I am none. Therefore farewell. I see thou knowest not me.” After harsh words are spoken, families are disgraced, and names are scorned, Romeo finally just backs away. Mercutio, though, cannot let his man be put to disgrace, so he decides to defend Romeo’s name.

    Read More

  • Essay On Domestication Of Maize

    1525 Words  | 4 Pages

    The story of maize domestication is not only an interesting topic to us today, but an impressive realization on how hard it was for people living thousands of years ago to find food for themselves. The people living in modern day Mexico eight thousand, seven hundred years ago found a crop that was not much more than a stick with small pods that could be pried off for a small reward of nutrients. However, with that plant they created one of the most useful foods today because of thousands of years of artificial breeding and domestication. Maize is an extremely useful crop that is easy to grow, and gives giant harvests thanks to the experimentation and instinct of our ancestors, and the act of artificial selection over the passage of time.

    Read More

  • The Hunger Games

    1202 Words  | 3 Pages

    ... Dietetic Association. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 95.10 (1995): 1160. ProQuest. Web. 3 Dec. 2013.

    Read More

  • Essay On Global Food

    644 Words  | 2 Pages

    There have been major changes in the nature of food production and consumption that are reflected in the U.S and global culture. Over the past decade, great shifts in dietary patterns has occurred that are influenced by multiple factors such as price, income, individual preferences, as well as environmental, economic, and social factors. The increasing pressure on poultry operations and livestock resulted from urbanization and population growth has increased food in quantities. The condition under how farmers run their farms has changed essentially. The growing concern in the loss of farmers and traditional farming has led food critics and agricultural leaders to question future health of our food system. Nowadays, consumers aren’t aware of the process by which food reaches their dinner table.

    Read More

More about Low Carbohydrate Craze

Open Document