Discussion
Post#3:
The high added sugar content in snacks, beverages and baby food is a critical health issue, worldwide. The three articles I retrieved from different sources showed the similar information on packaged food that is highlighted in my first post. One article by Chai et al. of Global News cited the quote of Dr. Hammond, “Canadian kids consume 33 tablespoons of sugar” (Chai et al.). According to this, the major concern related to this sugar consumption is the extra supply of sugar to the body that may lead to obesity and other health problems. Another article authored by Puzic from CTV news supported the findings of above study claiming that sixty-six percent Canadian Products contain added sugar whereas consumers are not aware of these additional sums of sugars. Moreover, consumers also do not want to ingest extra sugar from such packaged foods while natural sugar is already present in many food products such as syrups, honey, and fruit juice concentrates, and that is sufficient for essential sugar intake. The article supports the research of Acton by providing the statement of WHO stating that the high sugar intake is a rising global health risk and people should maintain their sugar consumption up to only 12 teaspoons per day, and for extra health advantages it can be reduced to six teaspoon daily (Puzic). According to the article, some common sugars like sucrose, fructose and corn syrup are easily recognized by the consumers, but certain other sugars like dextrose, barley malt, maltodextrin, ethyl maltol and carob are less common terms that are mostly ignored by the buyers. In an article Erik Lief penned down his thoughts regarding the similar issue described in the above post. This article highlighted that markets are filled with such products that contain astonishingly high added sugar especially baby foods and beverages (Lief). This article also supports the facts highlighted in the main research, though it also highlighted the limitations of the study, such as the products studied in that government based research belonged to a single grocery chain. This point raises a question whether all companies doing the similar work, worldwide or this problem is limited to Canada, only.
Works cited
Acton, Rachel B. et al. "Added Sugar In The Packaged Foods And Beverages Available At A
Major Canadian Retailer In 2015: A Descriptive Analysis". CMAJ Open, vol 5, no. 1,
2017, pp. E1-E6. Joule Inc., doi:10.9778/cmajo.20160076.
Chai, Carmen et al. "Two-Thirds Of Packaged Foods In Canada Are Full Of Added Sugar:
Canadian Study". Global News, 2017, http://globalnews.ca/news/3175339/most- packaged-foods-you-eat-are-full-of-added-sugar-canadian-study/.
Puzic, Sonja. "Two-Thirds Of Packaged Foods Sold In Canada Have Added Sugar: Study".
Ctvnews, 2017, http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/two-thirds-of-packaged-foods-sold-in- canada-have-added-sugar-study-1.3238315.
Lief, Erik. "66% Of Packaged Foods In Canada Have Added Sugar | American Council On
Science And Health". Acsh.Org, 2017, http://www.acsh.org/news/2017/01/12/66- packaged-foods-canada-have-added-sugar-10729.
Post#4:
I agree with what you have stated in your essay. Many studies have revealed that exposure to UV rays in Sunbeds increases the risk of cancer, especially in young people. The fastest growth in skin cancer is a serious global issue. According to the essay “Sunbeds and skin cancer risk,” excessive exposure to UV rays in sunbeds intensifies the aging process in human skin as well as increases the risk of melanoma. The article stated that 10,000 new cases of skin cancer were diagnosed in 2011, in Ireland. The article provided valuable information on sunbed use and cancer risk. It describes that one sunbed session increases the threat of basal cell skin cancer by 29% while squamous cell skin cancer up to 67% (“Sunbeds and skin cancer risk”).
"Sunbeds And Skin Cancer Risk". Cancer.Ie, 2017,
https://www.cancer.ie/reduce-your-risk/sunsmart/sunbeds#sthash.uFPq5Fkz.dpbs.
I agree with your above work as it is also supported by Lauren Santye, the assistant editor of oralcancernews.org. In his article, he advocates the role of epigenetic in throat cancer. The epigenetic modification has revealed many hidden biological facts that demonstrate the involvement of environmental as well as genetic determinants in developing of cancer. The study of Nature genetics regarding the epigenetic relation with cancer has been acknowledged by many other biologists and medicine experts (Santye). Epigenetic studies have verified it that there are many epigenetic modifications linked to tobacco and alcohol consumption and this behavioral as well as genetic trait may impact the epigenetic of an individual leading to throat cancer and this fact contributes to the 15% of the total cancer cases.
Santye, Lauren. "Epigenetic Modification Discovered In Adult Throat Cancers". Oral Cancer News,
2017, http://oralcancernews.org/wp/epigenetic-modification-discovered-in-adult-throat-cancers/
Works cited
Santye, Lauren. "Epigenetic Modification Discovered In Adult Throat Cancers". Oral Cancer News,
2017, http://oralcancernews.org/wp/epigenetic-modification-discovered-in-adult-throat-cancers/
"Sunbeds And Skin Cancer Risk". Cancer.Ie, 2017,
https://www.cancer.ie/reduce-your-risk/sunsmart/sunbeds#sthash.uFPq5Fkz.dpbs.
