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    Fast Food Culture

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    I) Emergence The fast food culture emerged as early as the 19th century. During the Industrial Revolution‚ a large workforce was required to work for 10 to 12 hours a day. With so much work to be done‚ fast food was the idea of a quick and easy lunch. In India‚ fast food culture emerged in the decades after independence‚ starting from the 1950’s. Eating at home used to be a significant aspect of Indian culture‚ so the change was gradual. Over a period of time‚ with a growth in the number of nuclear

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    fast food chains

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    Bose‚ Debopriya. (2012.) Advantages and disadvantages of Fast Food. Retrieved from http://www.buzzle.com/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-fast-food.html There are 13‚000 McDonald’s restaurants just in America alone‚ along with 8‚000 KFC’s in 80 countries. The biggest disadvantage is the tremendous effect on one’s health. In this article Debopriya talks about how in the fast food industries use a lot of sugars‚ salts‚ oil‚ fried meat‚ cheese‚ mayonnaise‚ and clearly they use calories. It

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    FAST FOOD NATION

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    FAST FOOD NATION Section I - The American Way Introduction and Chapter 1 - The Founding Fathers Life in the 1950’s was unlike any previous decade. It was the culmination of the previous 50 years of expansion‚ industrialization‚ depression and two world wars. The baby boom began. Families were moving to the suburbs. The accessibility of the automobile and the integrated open highway gave the average citizen a freedom and mobility never seen before. As a result‚ industries and businesses sprang

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    Fast Food vs. Healthy Foods Is fast food causing obesity? It is an important topic‚ but who is causing it and responsible‚ is more important. Parents are blaming fast food industries for the fault of their children’s overweight‚ when in reality‚ parents are not taking the blame for their child’s obesity and exercise problems. Now in days obesity is becoming more and more common in a child’s childhood and considered important. According to Daniel Weintraub‚ “A public health group called last week

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    Fast food in America

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    Now a days‚ fast food is becoming a cheap and popular way for people who are too busy to cook. But the cheap price of the fast food is nothing compared to the true price that these people are paying. Every 4 out of 10 adults in the USA will become obese in the next 5 years if they keep eating this food the way they are. Eating fast food like this is causing major health risks. Since this food is so cheap‚ it makes it easy for people to go out and get food instead of staying home to cook

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    Fast food kills

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    Fast Food kills “Fifty million people in the U.S. are dependant on fast food (Fast Food Secrets)”. People all over‚ are eating more of it‚ but most of them aren’t fully aware of how bad it actually is. Most fast food places do things that act as a lure for people to buy more food. Such as offering a large portion of food for a small amount of money. This overall consumption of fast food has many consequences. Fast food is bad for you in more ways than one. Not only is it unhealthy‚ but the restaurants

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    Chubby America: Fast Food Schools Rene Robledo Strayer University Chubby America: Fast Food Schools Childhood obesity has grown rapidly over the years‚ and with it health problems such as type one and two diabetes‚ and high blood pressure. It is most likely that a child who is already overweight will reach obesity at adulthood. With obesity a major growing problem in America the government decided to act by passing a law‚ The Healthy‚ Hunger-free Kids Act. The bill allows the U.S. Department

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    FAST FOOD ESSAY

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    THE EFFECTS OF TAKING FAST FOOD FOR OUR HEALTHY Fast food refers about food such as hamburgers which is prepared quickly and that we can take away with us. It is served at a counter or drive-tru window without to wait at a long time and do not employ wait staff‚ customers simply seat themselves after ordering. Fast foods are ready to eat alternatives to home cooked food. They are readily available and can be eaten at ones own convenience. However‚ it is necessary that we know the benefits

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    Fast Food Nation

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    Fast Food Nation Essay "A nation ’s diet can be more revealing than its art or literature." (p.3) Eric Schlossers book Fast Food Nation is not only an expose of the fast food industry but also shows how the fast food industry has shaped and defined society in America and other nations as the fast food culture spreads globally. He connects the social order of society to the kind of food it eats and the way it eats that food‚ and relates fast food to other social processes and institutions

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    American Fast Food

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    The most popular American fast food products are hamburgers‚ cheeseburgers‚ hot dogs and French fries. Fast food has become an important part of the American Food Culture for a long time. In fact‚ America is called a fast food country due to its strong fast food habits. According to some surveys‚ Americans spend more money on fast food than on education‚ new cars and computer software buying; 200 millions of Americans visit fast food restaurants weekly; nearly 90 percents of American children visit

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