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Global Junk Food
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by Saeed Kamali Denghan
Nepalese schoolgirl Prasiddhika Shrestha is holding
up a video camera at her aunt’s house, filming her
cousins as they devour crisps, corn puffs, soda and
dalmoth, a traditional lentil-based snack.
“What is it that you like eating most?” she asks
them. “Lay’s chips and Coke,” says Diwani, who
drinks between one and two litres of soft drink every
day. Rihana includes a pack of Kurkure corn puffs in
her daily diet.
Prasiddhika is among 100 schoolchildren in seven
countries asked by researchers from University
College London to film themselves and the food they
eat for a study about the exposure of children to
unhealthy diets.
Kiran Dahal, a Nepalese schoolboy, is filming in his
school’s canteen, where children are scrambling
over each other to buy junk food at lunchtime. “I
bought two [corn puffs], a packet of dalmoth, pakoda
[fried snack], chewing gum and a packet of instant
noodles,” he says, showing them to the camera one
by one.
Pupils Laxmi and Nima eat six packs of instant
noodles between them each day. “We see Coke on
TV during races and football matches. We also see
instant noodles on advertisements,” they say.
An unhealthy diet is a major cause of “noncommunicable
diseases” such as heart diseases,
cancer, diabetes and strokes. Such diseases
accounted for 66% of deaths in Nepal in 2017. A
report this year by the UN’s children agency, Unicef,
found that 43% of Nepalese children are either
stunted or overweight.
“The situation regarding junk food is very worrisome
in Nepal,” says Atul Upadhyay of the global health
“What is it that
you like eating
most?” she
asks them.
“Lay’s chips
and Coke,”
says Diwani,
who drinks
between one
and two litres
of soft drink
every day.
Rihana
includes a
pack of
Kurkure corn
puffs in her
daily diet.
An unhealthy
diet is a major
cause of “noncommunicable
diseases” such
as heart
diseases,
cancer,
diabetes and
strokes. Such
diseases
accounted for
66% of deaths
in Nepal in
2017.
“The situation
regarding junk
food is very
A)
Use the passage to answer the question.
Match the selections from the passage to the
type of evidence it represents.
(1 point)
organisation Helen Keller International, who is
featured in UCL’s Nepal film study, produced in
collaboration with the Kathmandu-based centre for
research on environment, health and population
activities. “Children are eating more unhealthy food
than they are eating healthy food.”
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worrisome in
Nepal,” says
Atul Upadhyay
of the global
health
organisation
Helen Keller
International
 anecdotal evidence
 statistical evidence
 testimonial evidence

Answer 1

To match the selections from the passage to the type of evidence it represents:

1. Anecdotal evidence: This is represented by the personal stories and experiences of the children interviewed in the passage, such as Prasiddhika asking her cousins what they like to eat and the recounting of food purchases by Kiran and others. These individual accounts illustrate their eating habits.

2. Statistical evidence: This is represented by the data mentioned in the passage, such as "66% of deaths in Nepal in 2017" being attributed to noncommunicable diseases and "43% of Nepalese children are either stunted or overweight" according to the UNICEF report.

3. Testimonial evidence: This is represented by Atul Upadhyay's statement regarding the situation of junk food in Nepal, where he expresses concern about children's eating habits based on his professional perspective and expertise in global health.

So, the matches would be:

• Anecdotal evidence: Personal stories of children (like Diwani and Rihana).
• Statistical evidence: Percentage of deaths and children's health statistics.
• Testimonial evidence: Statement from Atul Upadhyay.