I am the chaos and you are the cosmos
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Math on a plate (abit unfinished)
Sorry guys, I just wanted to jumpstart with an uber sweet eye candy. Wait, not just an eye candy, a MAJOR HEART THROB. ( pst if any of you guys personally know him, PLEASE don't tell him that his picture's here. I'll go tomato facee for a week.): ) Like at Ritz when he asked Joanne Peh to ask me for Balsamic Vinegar.(cus he was shy- awwh!) GOSH I couldn't move, and i have never in my life gotten an immediate fever, PLUS a terribly broken speech structure and and a flush as red as New Zealand's Fuji apples (irony intended). Anyways, I'd like bring up a new issue today, regarding a group of people ranging from those with eating disorders to the gluttons.
To what extent do the pressures of the modern society affect our intake of food?
[INTRO PARA]
#1 QTKI
#2 Scope
#3 Definition - define modern society as globalised
#4 Lay out assumptions
[CONTENT - PEEL]
#5 WH technique
#6 Multi perspectives
#7 Fuse WH and Multi perspectives
#8 ICNG - Individual, community, national, and global
Great, now what? *Mind block*
#1 QTKI
#2 Scope
#3 Definition - define modern society as globalised
#4 Lay out assumptions
[CONTENT - PEEL]
#5 WH technique
#6 Multi perspectives
#7 Fuse WH and Multi perspectives
#8 ICNG - Individual, community, national, and global
Great, now what? *Mind block*
{Small extent}
Traditional societies also experiencing similar situations
-Natural adaptations to surroundings, fittest survive in third world countries (societal upbringing)
-Biological makeup
-Indicidual morals and ethics
-Biological makeup
-Indicidual morals and ethics
{To a large extent}
Let's talk STINGY EATING - one pole of modern societal influence
Tiny disclaimer: If you're not a J1 student who takes GP and subscribes to Broader Perspectives, you might not understand 20% of the following content.
Our calorie needs are typically determined by a number of factors, including:
- Our present weight
- Our height
- Our age
- Our gender
- Our exercise routine
- Our health
- Our body-fat-percentage
- Our environment
- How fast we want to lose weight
Teenagers need about 1500-1800 calories per day
My usual intake in PJC?
Vitasoy: 140kcal or Meiji strawberry yogurt: 60kcal
Club sandwich(comprising of 3 slices of wholemeal
bread, 2 slices of tomatoes, lettuce, 2 slices of cheese,
2 slices of ham, butter): 288+6+8+2(82) calories
Morning milo: 305kcal
Rice at night which needs to be abolished: 242kcal (1 cup)
(Miscellenous)
Hello Panda: 81kcal (big box) so small packet should be ~ 73kcal.
*Insert pictures of thin models*
You guys can go google if you wanna see, i don't wanna post it here.Vitasoy: 140kcal or Meiji strawberry yogurt: 60kcal
Club sandwich(comprising of 3 slices of wholemeal
bread, 2 slices of tomatoes, lettuce, 2 slices of cheese,
2 slices of ham, butter): 288+6+8+2(82) calories
Morning milo: 305kcal
Rice at night which needs to be abolished: 242kcal (1 cup)
(Miscellenous)
Hello Panda: 81kcal (big box) so small packet should be ~ 73kcal.
*Insert pictures of thin models*
Then we have the celebrities flaunting their bones in designer goods, sending the message that Skeletons in Gucci are beautiful. Hey that could be a band name.
Gluttony - The other pole of modern societal influence
(extracted from B.P no plagarism intended)
(extracted from B.P no plagarism intended)
Upsize
There has been a global leaning towards a culture of overeating, with larger meals, richer foods, and more snacking options becoming the norm in many developed countries. Just as technology is making our lives easier, with less people needing to eke out a living through the sweat of their brows, out portion sizes have been gradually increasing. In our quest for value, portion sizes have been on the increase. Fast food servings today are now 2 to 5 times larger than what they were in the 1950s. BK has introduced 1000 calorie burgers which contain 340g of beef, the amount of meat recommended for an adult for 2 days. A cup of coffee with milk and sugar twenty years ago was roughly 45 calories and about 300ml. That Grande cafe mocha frappacino from Starbucks? That's 330 calories, for roughly half a litre of drink. Even plate sizes have increased, in the 1990s alone, increasing from 10 inches to 12 inches, with plate sizes being proven to have a direct effect on food intake. This unquenchable drive for ever-larger portions of food, especially in developed countries, is further driving up demand for food, and exhausting supplies faster than ever.
Murdered by Technology
Technology has unfortunately also made it easier to feed Man's insatiable hunger, especially with the invention of machines that make the exploitation of the earth more and more effortless. Example: fishing. Detrimental effect on food chain and environment.
There has been a global leaning towards a culture of overeating, with larger meals, richer foods, and more snacking options becoming the norm in many developed countries. Just as technology is making our lives easier, with less people needing to eke out a living through the sweat of their brows, out portion sizes have been gradually increasing. In our quest for value, portion sizes have been on the increase. Fast food servings today are now 2 to 5 times larger than what they were in the 1950s. BK has introduced 1000 calorie burgers which contain 340g of beef, the amount of meat recommended for an adult for 2 days. A cup of coffee with milk and sugar twenty years ago was roughly 45 calories and about 300ml. That Grande cafe mocha frappacino from Starbucks? That's 330 calories, for roughly half a litre of drink. Even plate sizes have increased, in the 1990s alone, increasing from 10 inches to 12 inches, with plate sizes being proven to have a direct effect on food intake. This unquenchable drive for ever-larger portions of food, especially in developed countries, is further driving up demand for food, and exhausting supplies faster than ever.
Murdered by Technology
Technology has unfortunately also made it easier to feed Man's insatiable hunger, especially with the invention of machines that make the exploitation of the earth more and more effortless. Example: fishing. Detrimental effect on food chain and environment.
Battle of the Bulge
On a more personal level, the detrimental effects of gluttony can be palpably seen today - increased global obesity. Obesity has been steadily rising around the world, not just among adults, but also in youths. A 2005 BBC survey reported that 1.6 billion adults and 400 million children were overweight. In England alone, the percentage of overweight children has risen from roughly 15% to about 37% from 1970 to 2005. Such a trend can only be expected however, given the circumstances described above, and we can now only brace ourselves for an increase in the illnesses, such as hypertension and heart diseases, that come with the upward trend on the weighing scale.
In all, we may have come very far in terms of man's economic, technological and social development but this has only made us greedy and unrestrained in our appetites. The signs are all too clear that our gluttony i ruining our planet and killing our health. In the words of Father Joseph Rickably (Professor of Ethics at St Mary's Hall) on the sin of gluttony, eating without limits is "too soon, too expensively, too much, too eagerly...". While we may not feel the true impact of this problem, the next generation will certainly live to see the calamitous forecasts of our future come true.
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Next blog post episode: Rebuttal to Jaysree Nagararaja's MRT atheletes,
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XOXO
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