Questions About Controversy
In this blog post, I am choosing to discuss childhood obesity. I know this is a large topic so I want to see what I can gather for this topic. I also mentioned a bit about artificial sweeteners because I think it plays a huge role.
Write 3 questions in which you identify things you still need to learn about about WHO is involved in the controversy.
What ethnicity consumes the most food?
What age group consumes the most food?
Has anyone consumed too many sweeteners and permanently damaged them?
Write 3 questions in which you identify things you still need to learn about about WHAT is up for debate in this controversy.
What are the greater health risks of obesity?
What are the damages that obesity have done to our environment?
Why are artificial sweeteners appearing in foods and companies not telling people?
Write 3 questions in which you identify things you still need to learn about WHEN this controversy has unfolded (and the larger contextual details of that time period that may be relevant).
When has the consumption of artificial sweeteners first began?
When has obesity become an issue?
When was the law created that allows companies to say "No Sugar" or "Sugar-Free" when there is artificial sweeteners in the product?
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Write 3 questions in which you identify things you still need to learn about WHERE this controversy has unfolded - and I mean both physical spaces and cultural spaces.
Where has childhood obesity been the most controversial?
Have other countries around the world adapted to obesity as much as the United States has?
Where has artificial sugar consumption not become assimilated in culture?
Write 3 questions in which you identify things you still need to learn about HOW this controversy has unfolded in the media (including general popular media, scholarly media and social media).
What created the need for artificial sweeteners to be created?
How does the media hype obesity?
How has the media convinced society that artificial sweeteners are better than real sugar?
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