Persuasive Argument For Good Nutrition

             In today's hectic, high-speed Internet, quickly changing world, it
             has become common for us to think about the here and now, and put off
             concerns about the future as vague possibilities that we will deal with
             once we come to them. This, sadly, has reflected on our health, and the
             nutritional choices we are making. What we need to realize is there are
             important benefits to eating healthy, benefits that may not garner
             immediate gratification, but benefits that are well worth the wait!
             Our frenzied lifestyle is compounded by our tendency to put our
             careers in front of our health. Grabbing a burger and super-sized fries,
             on the go at lunch, only to scarf it down and hurry back to the office is
             common. Breakfast for busy workers can consist of a doughnut or bagel with
             black coffee, or worse, nothing at all! Working late is typical, leaving
             no time or energy to stop at the gym after a long, hard day. Dinner too
             often consists of fast -food, take out, or pre-packaged microwaveable meals
             eaten in front of the television, before heading off to bed. All of these
             habits, when they occur on rare occasions are not detrimental in and of
             themselves, however when they become the staple of the way we live and eat,
             our health suffers. Surely, we may be saving those finite minutes during
             the day, thanks to convenience, but in the end, we are shaving years off
             our lives. Not a good trade at all.
             In addition, for humans, eating is not merely a means to obtain the
             fuel we need to get through the activities of the day. Instead, we have
             taken eating and altered it into a social activity. We eat together to
             celebrate. We eat together to grieve. We eat together to say goodbye to
             someone. And, we eat together when we welcome them home. (Kluger, Gorman,
             & Park, 2004) Yet, this social ritual of eating has detrimental effects.
             Our very lives are threatened due to the poor nut...

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