informative+speech

= My comments: = 1. Your central idea does not match the main points in the body of your speech. 2. Introduction? Attention-getter?

=Topic: Junk food's So Tasty, But Where Is It Leading Me? = =General Purpose: To inform = =Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the effects of junk food on health. = =Central Idea: The effects of junk food are obesity, heart diseases and lack of energy. =

**Introduction:**

A. **Attention getter** · Give a situation § Eating junk food § Still hungry and want more food. § Ordering for fast food delivery. B. **Background information of the topic** · What is the exact definition of junk food? § Eating junk food or fast food is like knowingly consuming poison, a slow-acting vitriol that eats away at your health and well-being. § Michael Jacobson director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest defined the phrase junk food in 1972 as slang for foods of useless or no nutritional value. § Resisting junk food is so difficult because of the taste and it makes you want to take a bite of it but with age, taking in junk food is something to be desisted as they do not have a healthy effect on the body.

C. **Preview of the speech (central idea)** ( transition: Does fast food or junk food cause obesity? If we take a look at this slide, I think you already got the answers, right?  .)
 * The effects of junk food are obesity, heart disease and lack of energy.

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**Main points 1: Obesity**

· Does fast food or junk food cause obesity? § Fast food does causes obesity by increasing the amount of calories consumed. § Fast food contains high amount of saturated fats, calories and these foods have lead to an alarming rise in the obesity rates. § Many studies have also proved that fast food causes obesity.

(Internal preview: N ow, __I will focus on__ __ the causes of fast food obesity __ .)

  § Fast food contains high saturated fats and calories.  § Fast foods are packed with high amount of sugars, carbohydrates, oil etc. Even small amount of fast food can increase your calorie intake considerably.  § Fast foods are available in large portion sizes, which again encourage you to overeat. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 2cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.25pt;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">While consuming fast foods, we may get tempted to have extra cheese and soft drink too.
 * · <span style="color: #111111; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">C Causes of fast food obesity <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">.

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"> <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 2cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.25pt;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Taking steps such as cooking healthy meals at home, exercising daily can prevent obesity. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 2cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: -21.25pt;"> § <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">Fast foods, combined with sedentary habits, lack of exercise are important factors causing obesity. []
 * · <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;">A According to a research, if you consume fast food 2 times a week, your obesity risk increases by 50%.

== ** (Transition: Let’s change direction for a moment, through years of keeping the same eating habits including fast food dining, junk food etc., the cholesterol plaque will cause thickening of the artery walls and narrowing of the arteries, a process called arteriosclerosis.) ** ==

** Main points 2: Heart diseases. **
<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"> · Tde cholesterol plaque will cause thickening of the artery walls and narrowing of the arteries, a process called arteriosclerosis. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"> § When coronary arteries are narrowed, they are incapable of supplying enough blood and oxygen to the heart muscle during exertion. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"> § Lack of oxygen to the heart muscle causes chest pain. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"> § The formation of a blood clot in the artery can cause a complete blockage of the artery and lead to the death of the heart muscle (heart attack).

<span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"> · <span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0cm;">Trans fats are found in many fast foods. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"> § <span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0cm;">These processed fats are made from liquid oil or hydrogenated vegetable oil to make a stiffer fat. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"> § <span style="border: 1pt none windowtext; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; padding: 0cm;">Saturated fats will raise total cholesterol levels, but trans fats will raise low-density lipoproteins (LDL) that is the the bad type of cholesterol and lower high density lipoproteins (HDL) that is the good type of cholesterol. <span style="display: block; line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 54pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"> § Higher levels of LDL have been directly linked to the incidence of coronary artery disease, according to Mary Beth Sodus, a registered dietitian at the University of Maryland Medical Center. [] (Transition: Finally, junk food doesn't contain the nutrients your body needs to stay healthy or beneficial to the human body.)

** Main points 3:Lack of energy. **
· These foods are filled with harmful carbohydrates, fats and cholesterol that do not provide any useful energy. § You consume junk food which will reduced level of essential nutrients thereby causing weakness in the body. § Short-term adverse effect resulting from eating junk foods. § You may feel chronically fatigued and lack the energy you need to complete daily tasks. § The high levels of sugar in junk food puts your metabolism under stress when you eat refined sugar, your pancreas secretes high amounts of insulin to prevent a dangerous spike in blood sugar levels. § Blood sugar levels will drop suddenly after eating, leaving you feeling grumpy, fatigued and craving sugar.

**A. Summary of main points**
===<span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 35.45pt; page-break-after: auto; text-indent: -21.25pt;"> · <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">Eating a lot often of junk food is going to cause problems. ===

§ <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: normal;">This causes a lot of bad effects such as obesity, heart disease and also lack of energy.
**B. Memorable final statement/Call for action**

<span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 49.65pt; page-break-after: auto; text-indent: -21.3pt;">** § **** The most important factor about it is all knowledge. **
===<span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 49.65pt; page-break-after: auto; text-indent: -21.3pt;"> § ** Never to late to change your lifestyle. If you have the desire and motivation then nothing will stop you. ** === ===<span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 0cm 49.65pt; page-break-after: auto; text-indent: -21.3pt;"> § ** Today could be the first day of the rest of your life. Make changes today not tomorrow. You will be surprised what you can actually accomplish. ** ===