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There may be pros and cons regarding the argument that people in the past ate better food for their health than they do today. I am in complete disagreement with this argument. In this papaer, I elaborate on the two strong reasons for my position.
First of all, today’s people enjoy healthier food than people in the past did. This is because the development of the media help them be well-balanced about food. While we grow up, we are exposed to certain types of information and knowledge about eating through education at school as well as at home. The problem with this is that most of the information and knowledge is conveyed from one source’s particular viewpoint. Given this, today’s media help us learn diverse knowledges about healthful food. In my case, I had believed that a meat-oriented diet is healthful because meat contains large amounts of protein. However, last month, my perspective on these diet could not be solely positive when I learned a meat-oriented diet cause many serious diseases and environmental pollution, by watching a health-related TV program. With the help of the program, I could change my meat-oriented diet and start to eat many kinds of vegetables and fruits.
Moreover, modern people have more healthful diet than people years ago did. This is attributed to the fact that the media innovations help people to get the latest information of healthy food, and thus be better-informed. Our world is evolving at a surprising speed. As a result, we may have difficulty understanding all of the changes and new information about eating. However, with the help of advanced media, we can try to keep current by learning about healthy food. In a recent survey carried out by Harvard University, nearly two-thrids of the respondents felt that they could update their food knowledge and reconsider their common diet through many cooking TV programs. According to the respondents, these programs made them change their diet healthier than before. It is no surprise that there has recently been a drastic increase in the number of people who watch cooking program frquently to enjoy healthful diet.
Because of the reasons explained above, the healthful diet of modern people should be recommended within the unique context of today’s society. |