This document discusses the increased prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States and whether high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has contributed to this issue. Students are assigned to argue either for or against HFCS contributing to higher body weight and must back their argument with reputable references from scientific journal articles. The document provides instructions on properly formatting the paper, including using standard font size and spacing, proofreading for errors, and submitting on white paper with dark ink for easy reading.

1. Discussion: Increased prevalence of overweight and obesity
Discussion: Increased prevalence of overweight and obesityDiscussion: Increased
prevalence of overweight and obesityIn recent years, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) has
been blamed for the increased prevalence of overweight and obesity in the U.S. (Bray,
Nielsen, & Poplin, 2004). It is present in many foods, including those we would expect to
find it in, such as candy, to those unexpected, including salad dressing.If your last name
starts with the letters A-L you are assigned the “pro” side. If your last name starts with the
letters M-Z, you are assigned the “con” side. The “pro” side will make a case that HFCS has
contributed to the increased body weight of Americans. The “con” side will make a case that
HFCS has not contributed to the increased body weight of Americans. Consider why
Americans may or may not choose foods with HFCS, including cost, effect on nutritional
status, and what other nutrients may be provided in foods that typically contain HFCS.You
must back up your argument with reputable references, which includes scientific journal
articles that can be accessed through the South University Online library. Remember that
we are discussing this topic to learn from one another’s research and that the side that
someone may be defending may not be what they truly believe; please be kind and
considerate in your postsORDER NOW FOR ORIGINAL, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSYou
must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and
grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect
your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical
mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before
handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend
proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to
uncorrected mistakes.Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface.
Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to
read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to
compress it into fewer pages.Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-
spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between
letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are
unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.The paper must be neatly
formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each
page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If
it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument.