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    Fast Foods Effects on Us Before the mid 1900’s‚ when people were hungry they would cook at home or sit down at a local restaurant. However‚ the restaurants back then would not be a part of a huge chain‚ but more like a mom and pop business. Now‚ present day‚ when you’re driving down the road and start to feel hungry‚ what do you do? You stop off at the closest fast food joint of course! With the explosion of the fast food industry‚ it has caused many: lifestyle‚ family‚ health and money conveniences

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    Fast Food Fast food is the term given to food that is prepared and served very quickly‚ first popularized in the 1950s in the United States. Fast food restaurants are traditionally separated by their ability to serve food via a drive-through. When people all over the world are looking for a quick‚ easy meal to grab on the go‚ fast food is the common solution. With the efficient service‚ low prices‚ and casual atmosphere‚ fast food seems like the ideal "all-American" choice. In fact‚ over 25

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    Fast Food Essay Julia Mendoza English 114 Section 13 Karen Coopman December 12‚ 2012 Julia Mendoza Eng. 114.13 12-12-12 Fast Food Essay Obesity is becoming an increasingly large problem‚ most especially in the United States where‚ according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ more than one-third of adults are obese. The large fast food industry of the America creates food that has contributed to this obesity problem‚ and many believe that the industry is the main

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    going to talk about eating fast foods and how it is bad for your body. I want to start off by asking yall a question. How many of ya’ll eat fast food at least once a week? Ok‚ How many of you eat it at least twice a week if not more? Americans have begun to eat more fast food because the way in which it is marketed; it’s cheap‚ convenient‚ finger-food‚ and it tastes good. Eating is one of the pleasures of life‚ although it can be bad for your health when eating fast foods‚ which are high in saturated

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    ADOLESCENTS OF LOW INCOME ARE MORE PRONE TO OBESITY Obesity has become an international problem‚ but more so in the United States. I remember visiting Canada and every time a Canadian sees a very obese person passing by‚ they call him/her out as “oh he/she must be American” and to my dislike they were right most of the time. American society is battling with obesity at every socio-economic level‚ but the numbers show that adolescents of low-income families are more likely to be obese than those

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    1/3/14 International Journal of Obesity - Fast food: unfriendly and unhealthy Debate I nternational Journal of Obesity (2 007 ) 31‚ 887 –89 0; doi:1 0.1 03 8/sj.ijo.0803 6 1 6 ; published online 2 4 April 2 007 Fast food: unfriendly and unhealthy S Stender1‚ J Dyerberg1 and A Astrup2 1 Departm ent of Clinical Biochem istry ‚ Gentofte Hospital Univ ersity of Copenhagen‚ Copenhagen‚ Denm ark of Hum an Nutrition‚ Centre for Adv anced Food Studies‚ Faculty of Life Sciences‚ Univ ersity

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    12/13/12 Fast Food Advertisement Target Children “The problem is when that fun stuff becomes the habit. And I think that’s what’s happened in our culture. Fast food has become the everyday meal.” Michelle Obama stated this quote to inform America that fast food is becoming a problem in the U.S. Fast food had been making business since the 1960’s and proudly serving all across America (Schlosser. 4). It hasn’t been until the 1980’s‚ referred to “the decade of child consumer”‚ where fast food didn’t

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    Fast food nutrition should make up a minimal part of a healthy diet. Fast foods and junk foods are high in fat‚ sodium and sugar‚ which can lead to obesity and a range of attendant health problems‚ including diabetes‚ heart disease and arthritis. Here are the facts about how excessive junk food consumption affects your body. Junk Food Affects Your Energy Levels Junk food doesn’t contain the nutrients your body needs to stay healthy. As a result‚ you may feel chronically fatigued and lack the energy

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    We the people should think about using labels on restaurant and fast food menus. I think we should use them because it will really improve our health issues. The labels will show people how many calories they are getting or need. There are three reasons why I think we need labels on food menus. They are people consume 18% of their calories at home. The other one is 30 years later‚ which is these present days they have risen to 33% of calories received away from home. The last reason is some coffee

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    Date: 19\11\2012 Fast Food Most of people prefer to eat fast food such as hamburgers‚ fried chicken‚ shawarma or pizza and they don’t know that this food will lead them to many health diseases. The main reason of eating fast food that many people are working long hours‚ shifts‚ or extended school hours and this will result in less time being available for cooking. The purpose of this essay is to discuss three effects of fast food eating which are the obesity‚ the loss of the family tradition

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