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Assignment 5

Added a citation to Obesity in the United States article: "The Hidden Dangers of Fast and Processed Food." American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. Also added: "The United States is known for having the biggest consumption of fast food and has had a major impact on the society. About 71% of Americans are overweight or obese."

Assignment 6

In a article titled, “The Hidden Dangers of Fast and Processed Food” Joel Fuhrman opens up by stating that a majority of heart attacks and strokes could be prevented if people decided to live a healthy lifestyle starting with changing their diet. Fuhrman mentions that, “Over the past 50 years the health of Americans has gotten worse… 71% of Americans are overweight or obese.” This means that the amount of people that are obese in America is 100 million people. He also mentions that the areas where certain people are living have a limited availability of vegetables and fresh fruits, which he calls “food deserts.” A nutritious diet contains lots of vegetables like brussels sprouts, onions, nuts, seeds, and whole grains. When a person is mentioning fast food it's not just about the restaurants but, foods that are like, burgers, pizza, candy, cookies, things of this nature. Obesity is spreading rapidly in adults and children mostly from eating too much fast food. People need to know that they do have the power to overcome self control and they can take a chance to rearrange their eating lifestyle.

Fast food industries are selling unhealthy food very cheap which is easy access to the lower income families and a hard working parent. One of the main reasons that most kids and families are becoming obese are the prices of the healthier foods. Fast food industries such was Burger King, McDonalds, Wendys, and others have cheap pricing. Many families who don’t cook or don’t take initiative to feed their children nutritious meals, take the easy route and buy fast food. Depending on how often they work, a lot of parents get home late and grab a quick meal for dinner because they don’t have time to cook. These quick meals are very unhealthy and causing children to get used to eating out instead of a home cooked meal. The cartoons of these fast food industries are also luring kids into eating there.

In “How to Eat Healthy Without Going Broke” Melissa Rudy begins with saying the most common excuse for not being able to eat healthy is that a person can’t afford it. While this may be a reasonable point, the trade off for eating healthy daily than eating poorly can be cheaper in the long run. If an individual continuously eats unhealthy other problems may come along, specifically medically, which will cost more money.

Of course not everyone has the same budget and can afford certain foods, however there are still ways in which a person can achieve a healthy style of eating. Taking some easy steps like planning out your grocery shopping, cleaning out your pantry, and making a list can make a huge improvement on your diet. The most expensive entities on the meal are meats so it is important that when buying a protein try buying different cuts. A nutritious diet doesn't have to be expensive as long as an individual plans out their budget and spends money wisely.

In an article posted by Medical News Today, Timothy Huzar discusses the effects of fast food on an individual depending on how much they consume daily. They display that not all fast food is bad, by comparing the long term and short term effect it has on our body.  According to a study that was conducted in the Health Promotion Perspectives journal, they basically explain that fast food has a high concentration of non nutritious entities like sugar, salt, trans fats, and processed ingredients. To sum up their article they say that a person can eat fats food but they should be conscious of what they are actually eating and try to identify the items that is less concentrated in those un nutritious entities mentioned earlier. In the end all it takes is for an individual to take action on their life and transform themselves into a better version of themselves.

1. ^ How to Eat Healthy Without Going Broke Spark People
2. ^ What Happens When You Eat Fast Food Medical News Today
3. ^ The Hidden Dangers of Fast and Processed Food American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Assignment 7: Peer Review

I reviewed the article problematic smartphone use under the student Brittny Eaddy. The article first explained what problematic smartphone use actually is and what researches concluded. The article does a good job in breaking down the different contents of smartphone use. I was very impressed in the different attributes it covered in how phone use can be a cause of isolation, depression, psychological, your health, and the list goes on. A phrase that described the subject in a clear way to me was this statement: "Problematic use can include preoccupation with mobile communication, excessive money or time spent on mobile phones, use of mobile phones in socially or physically inappropriate situations such as driving an automobile. Increased use can also lead to increased time on mobile communication, adverse effects on relationships, and anxiety if separated from a mobile phone or sufficient signal." That one statement sets up the rest of the article for success in explaining each entity. I honestly don't see any changes or improvement that could be made to the article because it covers all aspects of this subject. It also has studies and statics that back up their point further.

The article is labeled as S (start class) which is good to start with because theres plenty of room for improvement.

What I can take away from this article and apply it to mine is that all aspects of a subject can be covered as long as each content is simple, backed up with stats and straight to the point.

Assignment 9: Feedback on my article from my peers was helpful and I redid a citation for my new article.

Assignment 10: I moved my work into wikipedia.

Obesity in the United States.

Adding my own section under the contributors to obesity which will be titled:

Fast Food

Fast Food industries are selling this unhealthy food very cheap which is easy access to the lower income families. Childhood obesity is becoming a big issue in todays economy due mostly to fast food. One of the main reasons that most kids and families are becoming obese are the prices of the healthier foods. Fast food industries such was Burger King, McDonalds, Wendys, and others have cheap pricing. Many families who can’t afford a healthy lifestyle of eating everyday are obligated to some how provide food for their children. Depending on how often they work, a lot of parents get home late and grab a quick meal for dinner because they don’t have time to cook. These quick meals are very unhealthy and causing children to getting use to eating out instead of a home cooked meal. The cartoons of these fast food industries are also luring kids into eating there. In the documentary Super Size Me, Morgan Spurlock goes into research about fast food restaurants and takes upon them himself. He embarks on his challenge to eat nothing but Mcdonalds for 30 days and track the effects of it on his body. Spurlock explains that eating fast food immediately started to effect him not just physically, but also emotional and mentally. Spurlock managed to eat everything on the entire menu, and eventually he got bored of their menu options. By the end of his challenge Spurlock gained twenty-four and a half pounds, his liver turned into fat, his cholesterol shot up 65 points, and finally his amount of body fat shot up from eleven percent to eighteen percent. Relating to health issues with children, the documentary mentioned that 20% of children have abnormal liver function test, and early stages of cirrhosis and scaring on their liver.

Assignment 11: completed adding in images and links in my article

Assignment 13: Completed proofread and edited mistakes

Assignment 14: Reflective Essay Completed

Questions to Answer:

• Critiquing articles: What did you learn about Wikipedia during the article evaluation? How did you approach critiquing the article you selected for this assignment? How did you decide what to add to your chosen article?
• Summarizing your contributions: include a summary of your edits and why you felt they were a valuable addition to the article. How does your article compare to earlier versions?
• Peer review: If your class did peer review, include information about the peer review process. What did you contribute in your review of your peers article? What did your peers recommend you change on your article?
• Feedback: Did you receive feedback from other Wikipedia editors, and if so, how did you respond to and handle that feedback?
• Wikipedia generally: What did you learn from contributing to Wikipedia? How does a Wikipedia assignment compare to other assignments you've done in the past? How can Wikipedia be used to improve public understanding of our field/your topic? Why is this important?

Response:

During the article evaluation I learned how to correctly give a person credit so I don't get in trouble for plagiarizing. I made changes by adding the youtube video I used for research at the bottom of my article as a reference. In summary in the article I added fast food as a contributor to obesity in the United States, statistics of how children health care is affected by eating a lot of fast food, and lastly I added images and citations as well as references. I think the thing that was most valuable in adding into the article was statistics to back up the severity of the problem. My article was not peer reviewed by anyone in this class, just by someone in a different class. With their helped I changed my writing approach towards the article. I did review Problematic smartphone use which did a really good job covered every aspect of the dangers of phone usage. I did not receive feedback by Wikipedia editors. Wikipedia in general has so much information within it, and yet there is much more information that can be added unto it. I learned that anybody can contribute to Wikipedia in comparison with other assignments. Overall Wikipedia is important because it teaches you how to decipher information that is important against some that is not needed.

Assignment 15: Uploaded term paper to blackboard complete.