A large majority of Americans wake up every morning to a nice “cup ‘o Joe”, while a smaller, but still significant, minority of people rely heavily on their instant energy drinks. In the past decade, the energy drink industry has evolved into a multi-billion-dollar industry with no intentions of shrinking. This sudden spur of popularity has brought about many unanswered questions pertaining to the contents […]

The average American eats 800 hamburgers each year. That’s a lot of meat. But the more surprising fact is that most Americans have no idea where their food comes from, or even what’s in it. Americans spend about 134 billion dollars on fast food. If that much of our money goes to food, you would think that we are entitled to know what’s in it, […]

In today’s American society, junk food has been a significant issue. The controversial topic has risen many questions pertaining to health matters. A few perspectives argue that junk food may or may not end obesity epidemics. In the reading, “How Junk Food Can End Obesity”, David H. Freedman, elaborates on his thoughts of demonetizing processed foods can reduce obesity rates. He believes the use of […]

The digestive system includes mouth, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, appendix esophagus, stomach, pancreas, large intestine and small intestine. The mouth starts the digestive system by the mouth breaking up food. The throat swallows the food. The salivary glands keep the mouth and digestive system moist because of mucous the saliva mixes with the food to help break down food to make it easier to process […]

Have you ever heard the saying “you are what you eat?” According to the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health, “Over 1 billion pounds of pesticides are used in the United States each year and approximately 5. 6 billion pounds are used worldwide”. This correlates to over 3 pounds of pesticides used annually for every citizen of America. So why is pesticide […]