BODYBUILDING CHICKEN

In Nowadays, many meat production companies use hormones and
antibiotics in their product. One of the most popular meats being injected with
hormones and antibiotics is chicken, which is one of the healthiest and highest in
protein meat. Taking advantage of consumer needs, big meat factories fill up all
the stores with hormone and antibiotic treated animals. Factories use chemicals
in chicken for financial reason; hormones and antibiotics can make chickens gain
weight faster. Factories have the advantage of raising chickens quicker, and
making profit at fast rate as well. However, according to the Health Department
hormone and antibiotic use in chicken is prohibited, but some companies still use
chemicals in their product. The Health department should increase the
inspections in farms around the country. Furthermore, it should improve the
inspections of imported chickens, and be stricter with the companies that do not
follow the laws. The Government should take into consideration the people
health. Hormones and antibiotics in chicken affect humans life.

HORMONES

Hormones are chemicals that are produced naturally in the bodies of all
animals. They are chemical messages released into the blood by hormone-
producing organs that travel to and affect different parts of the body. Hormones
may be produced in small amounts, but they control important body functions
such as growth, development and reproduction (Gandhi).
The newest founded hormone is Gonadotropin-releasing-hormone (GnRH),
which is a tropic peptide hormone responsible for the release of Follicle-
stimulating –hormone (FSH) and Luteinizing- hormone (LH) from the anterior
pituitary (DrugWeek Editors ). Furthermore, a female hormone called Progesterone
makes chicken get broody. “Progesterone also known as P4 (pregn-4-ene-3,20-
dione) is a C-21 steroid hormone involved in the female menstrual cycle,
pregnancy (supports gestation) and embryogenesis of humans and animals”
(Wikipedia). Another hormone that makes a chicken gain weight fast is
testosterone. Testosterone “is the principal androgenic hormone, produced by
the interstitial (Leydig) cells of the testes in response to stimulation by the
luteinizing hormone of the anterior pituitary gland; it is thought to be responsible
for regulation of gonadotropic secretion, spermatogenesis, and wolffian duct
differentiation” (Dorland). Many others minor hormones being used in chicken at
a higher levels than what a chicken can tolerate, are Estradiol, zeranol and
trembolone. Usually, farmers inject chickens in their wings, necks and
sometimes they inject the egg.

CONSEQUENCES

Using hormones and in chickens causes a negative impact to
both chickens and humans. There are many consequences every time a chicken is
being injected with a hormone , such as depression in the intracellular
concentration of cAMP (Cyclic adenosine monophosphate),decreased in
protein kinase A activity and reduction in the phosphorylation of hormone-
sensitive lipase (Growth Hormone 343). As a result, the chicken deals with
emergency and panics. Furthermore, a consequence to human’s health, is the
development of synthetic agonist and antagonist into humans body, which causes
desensitization. Moreover, a variety of hormones and antibiotics have been
found to affect breast cancer, reproductive-system cancer in women and prostate
cancer in men (176).
“Netlore Archive: According to this email rumor, a woman developed a cyst
after eating chicken wings that had been injected with steroids to accelerate
growth”. In addition, the Bolivian president claims that hormone chicken causes
homosexuality(Pink News). “The chicken we eat is loaded with female hormones. So,
when men eat it, they tend to deviate from their manhood” (Morales). Hormones
also produce an artificial protein in the meat, reducing its quality and
changing the taste of the meat.

REGULATIONS

According to the US public law 90-399, hormone use in chicken is illegal
since 1968(fao). If any infringement offenders will be persecuted penally. In 1930,
companies started using hormones in chicken being uncertain of the
consequences. After many incidents with testimonials that people got sick from
eating chicken with hormones US government decided to set regulation and
illegalize hormone use. The PPIA( poultry product inspection act) of FSIS,is an
agency that provides inspection for all poultry products sold in interstate
commerce, and reinspects imported products to ensure that they meet U S foot
safety standards. All the laws are set by the congress.
Even though, hormone use is prohibited, it is difficult for federal agencies
to detect a hormone use to chickens.(fao) “It should be clearly understood that this
discussion concerns only measurement methods intended to detect residues remaining
in flesh and viscera. These methods are, however, not very reliable, and other biological
material must be examined to determine whether the animals have been treated with
hormones. Specialists agree that there are still difficulties in testing for
residues in the tissues of animals intended for use as food” (Ferrando). Most of the
hormones are already produced in small amounts by the chickens. Only acetate
residues of zeranol and rembolone can be found in chicken’s meat, but those are
rarely used by the farmers. Only if the health department succeed to catch

farmers during the injection process, can prove that chickens are being treated
with hormones.

ANTIBIOTICS

A drug used to treat infections caused by bacteria and other
microorganism. Originally, an antibiotic was a substance produced by one
microorganism that selectively inhibits the growth of another(Wikipedia). There
many types of antibiotics used in chicken such as penicillins, tetracyclines,
macrolides, lincosamides, streptogramins, aminoglycosides, and sulfonamides
(179). Most of the time antibiotics are spread to the chicken’s feed. The 70
percent of all antibiotics produced in the US are given to livestock(177).
Antibiotics not only treat diseases but accelerate growth. In addition, antibiotics
are given to all chickens not only to those who are sick.
Antibiotics that can be used to treat people are illegal to be used in animals. Some
antibiotics, that can be used only in animals are legal, because big companies had
“proved” that are needed to tread sick chicken. Unfortunately our government is
being weak to reduce antibiotic use, because farmers are not required to report
antibiotic use in animals, the reduction cannot be documented (Burros).
Furthermore, farmers can buy antibiotics without any prescriptions.

Many companies claim that they use hormones and antibiotics in chickens
for therapeutic reasons. They say that during a chicken’s life there are a lot of
bacteria around it. Using hormones and antibiotics can kill those bacteria.
However, there are many other ways to kill bacteria without transforming the
chicken into a giant. For instance, keeping the farms clean, so it would decrease
bacteria in the chickens environment . In my opinion, there is no excuse for
companies, that use hormones and antibiotics. I believe that companies do it only
for economic benefits. The government should enforce control our hormone uses
in meat because it affects human health.


I strongly believe that our government should change the strategy of
how our food is inspected and produced and find a way to force big meat
factories to follow the laws. Moreover, should illegalize the availability for farmers
of buying hormones and antibiotics without any prescriptions. All types of meat
including chicken is injected with hormones and often makes people sick. Many
people are unconcerned about hormones in food and their consequences, while
some other people may be aware. However, many have trouble distinguishing
whether the food is hormone free or not. It is in our government hand to help us
and for the consumer to become aware of the negative effects that hormones in
meat have on human health

It’s been two and a half months I’ m in this class I fell like my knowledge has been increased at the most. Since I got in this class I‘ve learned a lot about organic food and how to eat healthy. I’ve learned the impact that agriculture has in our environment that I could never imagine and that politics play an important role in it. Furthermore I learned new ways of research. From my research paper I’ve learned what is really behind in the meat corporations, how animal are treated and what are the consequences to us, who those meats. In addition, I’ve learned that I must never eat fast food again especially MacDonald’s. However, most of the time I was late in other classes, in this class I’ve learned how to be on time.

SUPERSIZE ME

The movie super size me shoes how fast food restaurants affect our planet. Thousands of people every day eat from those restaurants; being unconscious of what the consequences of eating fast food are. According the movie, 46,000 people eat daily from McDonalds in US; can you imagine how many are in total if we include all fast food restaurants all over the world? In fast food restaurants, they only served what we call non-organic food, which causes obesity that can cause health problems, and sometimes even deaths. Morgan Spurlock supports that obesity has similar rate of deaths with smoking, but pretty much everybody knows that smoking is bad for your health. On the other hand, people do not know what obesity what obesity can cause. Obesity can cause many diseases, such heart diseases, cancer and many other chronic diseases. In addition, a bad diet can cause depression and stomach ages. Many people do not know what a bad diet can really cause in the inside of the body, the immune system. For example, in the movie, we see how Morgan Spurlock’s health changes; from eating McDonalds every day for one month.
However, fast food companies,”force” consumers to eat fast food, by perfect commercials, cheap and tasty food. Especially, MacDonald’s in almost every store they have place for the kids to play and little gift in every happy meal, in order to attract the attention of the kids. Moreover, people, who eat fast food often, become addicted to it. I believe that people should be more concern about their diet, because it is very important in everyone’s health, and all governments around the world should find a way to face the danger that’s called MacDonald.

research paper

Hi everyone my research paper will be about hormones in chickens and how health department allows farmers to use them.
Some of my sources are:
1 food politics
2 civil eats
3 wiki pedia chickens
4 wiki pedia poultry farming

Unfortunately i couldn't find any videos, appreciated if any suggestions

thank you

Dear minister of education
The problem of childhood obesity in the United States has grown considerably in recent years. A high percentage of children are obese. They gain unhealthy weight from poor diet and a lack of exercise. As a result, becoming adults, children develop many diseases that causing deaths. In my opinion, there are many ways to help them, not only children are already overweight but every single child, in order to avoid facing obesity problem afterwards. Three reasons to support my opinion are: get rid of all of the junk food from the school’s cafeteria and replace them with all kinds of the healthy food, food education courses and add more psychical education classes to the students’ schedule.
The first way to help students to avoid obesity is to “force” them to eat healthy. As everyone knows the only place that students eat during school time is the cafeteria. By replacing every junk food with healthy staff, is like oblige them to eat healthy. I remember, when I was in high school, our cafeteria was full of junk food such as candies, chocolates, cookies and every kind of junk food. Not able to eat this kind of staff at home, because my parents were very strict about my diet, the only thing I was eating at school it was junk food; taking advantage of that my parents could not see me. Fortunately, because of my high metabolism and my mom’s punishments every time she was realizing that I ate junk food, I did not face any obesity problems. However, as my example; every child likes eating junk food and not everyone has high metabolism and strict parents, so they become overweight and face obesity problems from very early stages of life. If every school administration replaces the junk food with healthy food, it will be the first move to decrease the rate of childhood obesity.
Another way to help youth not to face obesity problems is to create some food education courses. Students, because of the very young of their age, are not mature enough to know about healthy food and how important it is. Obviously, without knowing what the consequences are; children pick what they would like to eat only from the taste and usually the tastier food is the junk food. By creating special courses in food education, can help students get informed what is really behind from the junk food, that they eat every day, and teach them how to eat healthy. For example, schools can hire nutritionists, who are specialist in food education, to teach nutrition classes and give special lectures and speeches, in order to get students in the right track about eating healthy. Moreover, nutritionists can teach student what problems an unhealthy diet can cause, how those problems affect their future life, and even more what are the benefits of eating healthy. However, most of the students have no idea of how to be healthy, and food education course will be very helpful for them to avoid getting overweight and face any obesity problem.
Although, students eat very unhealthy, they do not have enough time to exercise and burn all those calories they gain from the junk food. In nowadays, where education is very important, students spent a lot of time at school and when the school day finishes, they spent the rest of their time doing their homework. As I know, the mandatory physical education classes are only few hours a week and in my opinion not enough to cover all of the students physical needs. Consequently, students do not exercise enough at school and when the school finishes are busy doing their homework, so besides the few hours at school, they do not exercise at all. As a result, with a lack of exercise and the unhealthy diet many students become over weight and face obesity problems. By adding more physical education classes will help student stay healthy and in shape, avoiding any health problem in that young age. Furthermore, physical education classes will teach new ways of exercising, and help them with their future life, where losing weight and avoiding obesity becomes harder and harder. In addition, exercise will help them with their studies; in my country, Greece, an ancient quote says “healthy mind comes from a healthy body”. However, students need spend more time exercising because of health benefits, and the only way is to add more education classes at school.
To sum up, obesity is an enormous problem that threats everyone, even more children, who do not know anything about food education. Is in our hand to help those children not to suffer from chronic diseases that causing deaths. I strongly believe that, by replacing the junk food from the cafeteria, food education courses and physical education classes; is the best way to achieve our goal.

Sincerely
Theodoros Pavlou

What really happen in fast food companies

I am very upset after watching the documentary food Inc, because I have learned what is really behind of all those big companies such as McDonalds, Wendys, etc. Many people get sick, or even die from infected food produced by those companies. Most of those international companies have farms all over the world with growing every kind of animal, so they save money at the most. Feeding the chickens, the cow and even the fishes with corn because is very cheap and grows up faster than other products. According the documentary, a regular chicken needs three months to be ready to be eaten, but McDonalds can make a bigger chicken than the regular in 49 days. Threatening the workers with lawsuit if they say anything of what happen inside the farms, they keep serving the dangerous for us food. Moreover, having the cheapest food in the market, they “force” low-income families to buy their food in order to save money. As a result, many people suffer with diseases and death, and the overweight rate has increased the past years. A strong example is the death of the Kevin, from being perfectly healthy, died eleven days after eating a burger. Careless, about people health, and the governments unable to control them; they are keep spreading around diseases. In my opinion, like Oprah, everyone has to inform people that do not know what happen behind those big companies and not to get affected from the commercials they see in T.V. Finally, I would like to warn you to stay away from those fast food restaurants if you want to still be healthy.