COMM1085 Essay: Problems of Hyper-Palatable Food in the Modern Era

This essay explores the pervasive issue of hyper-palatable foods, engineered to surpass traditional foods in their appeal through excessive fat, sugar, salt, and additives. It examines the reasons behind the widespread consumption of fast food, including convenience, affordability, and reduced self-c...Read More

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Introduction
The purpose of writing the essay is to highlight and describe the invasion of
hyper-palatable food that are contrived in a way that appears to surpass the properties
of traditional food by cumulative fat, sugar, salt flavors and food additives to a high level.
The essay will demonstrate the problems people are facing due to excessive intake to
fast foods. Since, these foods can damage a person’s health the issue must be resolved
by concentrating on the main reasons behind choosing these kinds of foods and
reducing them as much as possible.
Body
i. The first main point: Why people choose fast food?
 These foods are easy and fast to cook
 These foods are cheaper than wholesome foods.
 People with less self-control are the most attracted to these foods.
Quote: Special attention to food processing is now crucial in order to
understand the connection between diet and public health (Monteiro et al.,
2018)
ii. The second main point: Are the fast foods healthy?
 Fast food products are not cooked properly.
 Even the famous McDonald’s foods can contain harmful chemicals.
 These foods create obesity and allergies.

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Quote: US adults on average consumed over 11% of their daily total calories
from fast food (An, 2016)
iii. The third main point: The major issues related to fast foods
 The US government subsidizes on fast foods /junk foods
 one-third of U.S. population are obese.
 due to obesity 14% of male and 20% of female dies with cancer
 The marketing strategy of the fast food companies attract the children most.
Quote: Reported fast-food consumption is high in childhood and increases in
adolescence (Braithwaite et al., 2014)
Conclusion
The essay highlighted and described the invasion of hyper-palatable food and
also revealed the reasons behind its popularity as well as uncovered the way it is
damaging human health. In order to reduce its consumption, the rapid advertising has to
be stopped fist that attract people towards having those.

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Reference
An, R. (2016). Fast-food and full-service restaurant consumption and daily energy and
nutrient intakes in US adults.
European journal of clinical nutrition,
70(1), 97.
Braithwaite, I., Stewart, A. W., Hancox, R. J., Beasley, R., Murphy, R., Mitchell, E. A., &
ISAAC Phase Three Study Group. (2014). Fast-food consumption and body
mass index in children and adolescents: an international cross-sectional
study.
BMJ open,
4(12), e005813.
Monteiro, C. A., Cannon, G., Moubarac, J. C., Levy, R. B., Louzada, M. L. C., & Jaime,
P. C. (2018). The UN Decade of Nutrition, the NOVA food classification and the
trouble with ultra-processing.
Public Health Nutrition,
21(1), 5-17.