Research Argument Essay

Submit the rough draft of your Researched Argument Essay here for instructor feedback. For full credit your Instructor review draft should meet the following criteria: 

• Must have an introduction, thesis statement, 2-3 supporting body paragraphs, counter argument and a conclusion (in other words a complete draft, though it does not have to be polished).
• Must be at least 850 words in length
• Must use at least three (3) different sources from the core readings
• Must attempt formal formatting, including title page, in-text citations and references list. 

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ANNOTATED BIBLOGRAPHY

Datar, A., & Nicosia, N. (2012). Junk Food in Schools and Childhood Obesity. Journal of Policy Analysis & Management, 31(2), 312–337.

https://doi.org/10.1002/pam.21602

Datar, Ashlesha, and Nancy Nicosia. “Junk Food in Schools and Childhood Obesity.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management: N/a. 2012. Print. Ashlesha Datar and Nancy Nicosia’s journal showed a different view of junk food that contributed to body mass index (BMI) rather than the childhood obesity epidemic. They address the inside of the school food environment and found that junk food availability does not significantly increase BMI or obesity. This paper gave a opposite opinion and fact about the issue of obesity which might blame to junk food. It could make a comparative argument with those views that junk food should be banned due to the fact that junk food could cause obesity or other significant health issues in the United State of America. 

Nagata, J. M., Palar, K., Gooding, H. C., Garber, A. K., Bibbins-Domingo, K., & Weiser, S. D. (2019). Food Insecurity and Chronic Disease in US Young Adults: Findings from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 34(12), 2756–2762.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11606-019-05317-8

Nagata et al, discuss in this article the relationship between food insecurity and inadequate food consumption, which in turn plays a large role in the number of chronic diseases reported. In addition, those chronic diseases create medical expenses that further complicate the frustrating cycle of food insecurity. The types of chronic diseases the doctors describe include cancer, heart disease, diabetes, obesity and mental disorders such as depression. The authors recommend doctors make more of an effort to routinely question their patients annually about their concerns with food expenses and whether they are getting enough food on a regular basis within their budgets. Healthcare providers should then analyze this information to determine whether they refer their patients to local food assistance programs. The authors feels this solution could reduce food insecurity in our country and improve overall health. Therefore, resulting in reduced medical expenses as well. This article is helpful for my essay when describing an example of how doctors feel they can play a role in reducing food insecurities. This is useful information when referencing the rise of certain diseases such as cancer when the only condition that is different amongst patients is their food availability. Furthermore, defending the reasons I will use as to why patients aren’t able to afford both medical treatments and food in the USA.