Cause-Effect Essay
Cause and effect essays are concerned with why things happen (causes) and what happens as a result (effects). Cause and effect is a common method of organizing and discussing ideas. Follow this link below to know the steps when writing a cause and effect essay:
Example:
Step 1: Try to make the outline
Three Bad Effects of Eating Junk Food
Introduction :
General statement : Eating junk food can have bad effects for our health. Junk food refers to foods that are relatively high in calorie content, but low in nutritional value such as; french fries, hamburgers, ice cream, donuts, soft drink, etc. Many people enjoy eating junk food and think the taste is great, but the health consequences can be serious too like heart disease in weight gain.
Thesis statement : There are three bad effects on health caused by eating junk food; lack of energy, weight gain, and also cause depression.
Body Paragraphs :
· Paragraph 1 :
Topic sentence : The first effect of eating junk food is lack of energy that can impact on energy levels.
· Paragraph 2 :
Topic sentence : The next effects that the most obvious of eating junk food is weight gain.
· Paragraph 3 :
Topic sentence : The last effect of eating junk food is its can cause depression when the body does not get proper nutrition so that it makes difficult to concentrate.
Concluding Sentence : Although junk food may be easy to prepare and fast to consume, but the health impacts are great too. From the paragraphs above, we can know three bad effects of eating junk food; lack of energy, weight gain, and also cause depression. Most people have no trouble identifying junk food, but it is start when they want to stop eating junk food. Instead, we can choose fruits and other nutritious foods for good snacks and meals. Choose the food carefully that can give good effects on health such as; can lead to greater energy levels, improved mood and concentration ability, weight loss and also decreased risk factors for heart disease.
Step 2: Make the essay
Three Bad Effects of Eating Junk Food
Eating junk food can have bad effects for our health. Junk food refers to foods that are relatively high in calorie content, but low in nutritional value such as; french fries, hamburgers, ice cream, donuts, soft drink, etc. Many people enjoy eating junk food and think the taste is great, but the health consequences can be serious too, like heart disease in weight gain. When somebody has reduced the level of the most important nutrients that needed by the body, it can causing weakness in the body. And also someone can feels depression when the body does not get proper nutrition so that it makes difficult to concentrate. So, there are three bad effects on health caused by eating junk food; lack of energy, weight gain, and also cause depression.
The first effect of eating junk food is lack of energy that can impact on energy levels. Junk food does not contain any nutrients to the human body. Many people skip breakfast or other meals throughout the day and choose a quick snack or a soft drink. This habit can cause mood changes and make difficult to get sleep at night. And also the foods are filled with harmful carbohydrates, fats, and cholesterol that do not have any useful energy. As a result, by consuming junk food, somebody has reduced the level of the most important nutrients that needed by the body so that can causing weakness in the body.
The next effects that the most obvious of eating junk food is weight gain. Someone who eats a lot of junk food tends to gain weight quickly which can lead to obesity. When he/she get extra weight, then it has an impact on the health. In addition, it can raise the cholesterol and blood pressure then causing heart disease. In the long period, because of too much cholesterol in the body, the heart cannot function as it should be as an effect of junk food.
The last effect of eating junk food is its can cause depression when the body does not get proper nutrition so that it makes difficult to concentrate. Inappropriate nutrition contains high amount of oil and fat and as the result, the body difficult to digest the foods. To digest the food, the body requires a long time and through a long process. So that is why due to this long process, sometimes the body feels sleepy and less concentration.
Although junk food may be easy to prepare and fast to consume, but the health impacts are great too. From the paragraphs above, we can know three bad effects of eating junk food; lack of energy, weight gain, and also cause depression. Most people have no trouble identifying junk food, but it is start when they want to stop eating junk food. Instead, we can choose fruits and other nutritious foods for good snacks and meals. Choose the food carefully that can give good effects on health such as; can lead to greater energy levels, improved mood and concentration ability, weight loss and also decreased risk factors for heart disease.
Another example(s) of Cause-Effect Essay:
Example 1
Three Effects of Cigarette Smoking
There have been numerous campaigns against cigarette smoking communicating that this vice causes death. But a threat to health doesn’t seem to be a good reason for quitting anymore. People somehow block themselves and ignore all the information that is given to them. The purpose of this essay is to discuss three effects of cigarette smoking, besides the broadly mentioned possibility of developing cancer or dying, which are the smell of smoke, the stained teeth, and the cost of doing it.
The first effect of cigarette smoking, and probably the one that the non-smokers hate the most, is that it permeates everything around it. Smokers usually have smelly hair, breath, clothes, and, if they smoke indoors, a smelly room. The stench of cigarette smoke is very penetrating and hard to remove. Even if the person quits smoking the odor remains for a long time.
The second effect of cigarette smoking is one that most people don’t even take into consideration. It stains the teeth yellow or sometimes even brown. Since this effect is long term, most people are not aware of it when they begin smoking. The truth is that a cigarette stain is very hard to eliminate from the teeth, and it will probably end up costing a considerable amount of money. Yellow teeth are disgusting because they give an unhygienic image and make people look older.
The third effect of smoking is that it will eventually end up affecting the smoker’s personal economy. Depending on the country the prices of cigarettes can differ. But even at an affordable price the regular consumption of cigarettes will eventually take its economic toll.
These are only three out of many other effects that cigarette smoking can have, but to any sensible person they are more than enough to realize that smoking is bad. People can’t possibly be proud of calling themselves smokers. It is terrible for health as well as personal appearance. In the end, those who live in poverty, stink of smoke, and have yellow teeth are the people who are affected the most by this life threatening activity.
Example 2
Effects of Watching TV too much
Discoveries and invention of devices are always welcome till we, humans, find a way to abuse its benefits and be adversely affected by it. This was the case when Wilhelm Roentgen discovered x-ray and within five years, the British Army was using a mobile x-ray unit to locate bullets and shrapnel in wounded soldiers in the Sudan. TV was also invented with positive thoughts in mind – there would be no national borders, education and communication would be worldwide, etc. However, we are now trying to overcome its physiological and psychological adverse effects on human beings.
One of the physiological effects of watching TV in excessive amounts is eye-strain. It is true that there are specifications for watching TV; TV should be 5 m. away from the eye, the room should be adequately lit, TV should be placed at the same height with our eyes, etc. However, these do not prevent our eyes from getting tired if we keep watching TV for a long time. Another effect is obesity, which is widely observed in people who like watching TV and eating snacks everyday (there is even a term “TV snacks” to refer to fast food that is suitable for eating in front of the TV). TV is such a powerful machine that people cannot get away from it – it is addictive.
Apart from the physiological effects, TV also causes psychological effects. One is a result of being exposed to violence. After seeing so many violent scenes on TV, people start considering violent actions normal and they lose their sensitivity to their environment. Partly connected to this effect, the interpersonal communication among people decreases. Being insensitive to the suffering of other people causes people to become alienated. Also, after coming home from work people seek to relax in front of the TV, and generally people prefer watching TV to talking to each other. This issue is very important since lack of interpersonal relationships mostly end with divorces.
Shortly, inventions are meant to be beneficial for human beings, if we know how to benefit from them. TV is one of such inventions that need to be used for the right purpose only – being educated and entertained for a reasonable (according to age) period of time. We may, then, be safe from or at least reduce the adverse physiological and psychological effects of watching too much TV.
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