Globaloria: Fast Food Restuarants Get An F

Follow the link below to the slideshow on CNN.com.

Fast Food restaurants have received grades for the quality of meat.
Do you eat at any of these restaurants?
In a blog post, write about how this affects you.
How do you feel about eating at these restaurant now that you now they've received a grade of F for their meat?
How do you think the restaurants could provide better food to their customers?


http://www.cnn.com/2015/09/15/health/fast-food-meat-antibiotics-grades/index.html

Taco Bells Beef: Not Beefy Enough?

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2011/04/22/135539926/with-lawsuit-over-taco-bells-mystery-meat-is-a-mystery-no-longer

Health: HOW THE BRAIN REACTS TO THE TASTE OF FAT

http://www.futurity.org/how-the-brain-reacts-to-the-taste-of-fat/

The research, reported in the journal Chemosensory Perception, could offer the food industry clues for how to make less fatty food products without negatively affecting their overall taste and enjoyment.

The three-year study carried out by the University of Nottingham and the multinational food company Unilever investigated how the brains of a group of participants in their 20s would respond to changes in the fat content of four different fruit emulsions they tasted while under an MRI scanner.

READ THE WHOLE ARTICLE AT THE LINK ABOVE

STEM: Nutrition: Health Risks of Obesity

Excerpt:

The number of people with obesity in the UK has more than trebled in the last 25 years. Doctors now say that the condition is reaching 'epidemic' proportions. Why are they so concerned?

Read below

http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/0/21702372

STEM: Nutrition: Trendy Veggies

Crazy Colored Veggies are on the rise. The health benefits in the pigments are naturally occurring. Carrots were originally purple or yellow and by selective breeding they are mostly orange today. In the 1600s people found orange ones and those were bred to dominate.

Not only are they fun to look at and eat but they are loaded with anti-oxidants which are important to protect our bodies from stresses.

Watch this interesting video about these trendy veggies

http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Technology+and+Science/ID/2388963986/

Why Is Candy Bad For Your Health?

Sugar, saturated fat, calories. It all adds up to heart disease, weight gain, and maybe stroke.
This is a great article I found on the web. Check it out, and eat candy sparingly!

http://www.livestrong.com/article/509860-why-is-candy-bad-for-your-health/

All About Sugar

Some of you are researching nutrition. Here is a good article about sugar and how it affects the body.

http://lifehacker.com/5809331/what-sugar-actually-does-to-your-brain-and-body

Fast Food Facts

If you are doing your project on Nutrition, or just trying to decide which fast food restaurant to have lunch at, this web site is great for comparing nutritional value at all the different fast food joints on the east side. Use the sliders on the left nav to filter your results!

http://fast-food-nutrition.findthebest.com/

Cancer Educational Site

Some of you are researching cancer. Here is an excellent fact gathering site about Cancer.

http://www.eschooltoday.com/cancer/cancer-facts-and-tips-for-kids.html

The Effects of Drug Abuse

This is a pretty good article on the effects of drug abuse on the mind and body, including alcohol, hallucinogens, barbituates, opiates, inhalants, and the social effects of drug abuse.

http://www.projectknow.com/research/effects-of-drug-abuse/

Pollution!

Some of you are researching pollution. I found this cool web site that tells you a lot about pollution, and what you can do to help stop it.

http://tiki.oneworld.net/pollution/pollution10.html