Health
What are three potential health risks of eating excessive amounts of junk food?
Increased risk of obesity, cardiovascular disease, and type 2 diabetes.
Which foods are more advertised? Organic or processed foods?
Commonly advertised are processed foods
What is the purpose of WIC?
To provide food packages, nutrition education, and health care referrals for women, infants, and children up to age 5.
What fraction of all the corn in the world is consumed by Americans alone?
⅓
What is organic food?
Food that is farmed without any usage of harsh chemicals and pesticides.
List 3 types of cancers that may result from high fat, sugar, or cholesterol intake?
Possible Cancers:
Breast cancer (among women who have gone through menopause)
Colon and rectal cancer
Endometrial cancer (cancer in the lining of the uterus)
Esophagus cancer
Kidney cancer
Liver cancer
Ovarian cancer
Pancreas cancer
Stomach cancer
Thyroid cancer
Multiple myeloma
Meningioma (a tumor of the lining of the brain and spinal cord)
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Male breast cancer
Cancers of the mouth, throat, and voice box
Aggressive forms of prostate cancer
What song released and popularized in 1976 made the term “Junk Food” popular?
“Junk Food Junkie” by Larry Groce
What is covered by SNAP?
SNAP can be used for food, plants, and seeds to grow food. (food-producing plants)
Does beef or corn require more gallons of water per pound?
To make one pound of corn it takes 127 gallons of water; for 1 pound of beef, it takes 1799 gallons of water.
In which century was the four-field rotation first popularised, and by who?
In the 18th century by British Agriculturist Charles Townsend
What hormone in the human body makes junk food so addictive to people?
When eating junk food, the “reward” system in our brain releases a neurotransmitter known as dopamine in large amounts, intensifying one’s cravings.
As of 2013, what percentage of all GMOs produced in the world are made in developing countries?
about 50 percent
What is P-EBT and what are the benefits of it?
P-EBT is a new food benefit to help families buy groceries during this pandemic. This helps families receive free school lunches for their children under the National School Lunch Act in NYS. Families can receive up to $420 per child for the last 3 1/2 months that school was closed when quarantined started and prolonged.
How many times greater is the average cornfield per acre from today than in the 1930s?
Hint: it’s a single-digit number.
6 times
What percentage of US food sales are organic?
4%
On average, how many teaspoons of sugar does an American consume daily?
22 teaspoons
What qualifications, in New York State, need to be met to successfully apply for a farmers market?
For a traditional Farmers market, the market must have at least two genuine attending farmers who are a part of the FMNP (Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program) and are there weekly. The market must be held weekly running 3 hours each day for 3 months of the FMNP season.
What is CSFP and what does it provide?
CSFP offers free food packages for people over the age of 60 years and provides nutrients lacking in local diets. The packages do not provide a complete diet but rather supplement the person’s current one.
What are government-supported agricultural subsidies primarily used for?
feed for livestock, converted to cheap products, and additives like corn sweeteners, industrial oils, processed meats, and refined carbohydrates
Why are organic foods higher in price?
Organic food is higher in price because it is hard for farmers to produce enough for a single product to sell with an affordable price. It also requires a greater labor input.
Harvard University had recently conducted a study in which researchers discovered that healthy diet patterns for a single person cost about $1.50 more than unhealthier diet patterns. Why is this?
According to Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health says,“The researchers suggested that unhealthy diets may cost less because food policies have focused on the production of “inexpensive, high volume” commodities, which has led to “a complex network of farming, storage, transportation, processing, manufacturing, and marketing capabilities that favor sales of highly processed food products for maximal industry profit.”
How has the pandemic affected food prices?
Due to the pandemic, prices have been increasing and decreasing incredibly. For example, vegetable oils and dairy products have been increasing in price while meat and rice have been decreasing.
What is the percentage of residents in the US receiving food assistance under the SNAP program as of April 2020?
15.8 percent of the residents in April.
What are the seven foods that are heavily subsidized by the federal government, ensuring that junk food is cheap and plentiful?
Corn, rice, soybeans, wheat, milk, sorghum, and meat
What is the price for an organic certification application and the uppermost cost of the annual inspections?
$325 (one-time payment) for applying and at most $550 for an annual inspection