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    Obesity has become an increasing problem since the 1970s - 1980s. Every person in the United States – men and women‚ young and old‚ white or back – has become exposed to the influences of obesity. The big concern is that children and young adults are beginning to follow in the footsteps of “big” role models of their time. According to the American Obesity Association‚ 127 million Americans are overweight‚ 60 million are obese and 9 million are considered “severely obese”– this is only for adults

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    Take the Blame: Theme Essay When people take a look at the world around them‚ they see that people often are blaming others for their poor lack of judgement. Whether they are blaming their parents‚ friends‚ or a complete stranger‚ they should instead take the blame themselves to learn from the situation. In A Million Little Pieces by James Frey‚ the readers learn that it is easiest to take responsibility for their actions rather than blaming others. The main character‚ James‚ learns that it is easiest

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    themselves. Fast food restaurants are expanding throughout America very rapidly and that is not a good sign due to all the overweight and obese individuals.

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    4‚ 2013 The Causes for the Popularity of Fast Food Restaurants Brainstorming ~Modernization has come a long way. Many things evolve with it. This evolutionary process causes people to remain busy all through the rest part of the day. ~ The busy schedule leaves not time for making food either for breakfast‚ lunch‚ or dinner. ~ Restaurants offering fast foods. ~This problem triggered the popularity and rise of fast food restaurants. ~Fast food has never been an issue in the past since people

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    "Explain the causes for the popularity of fast food restaurants" In this modern lifestyle the popularity of fast food restaurants are growing every day. Fast food restaurants have appeared in large quantities all over the world and these restaurants have become more popular‚ because fast food can be prepared and served very fast. Jessica Williams (2007‚ p. 216) finds that “Fast food restaurants were firstly appeared in Unites States in the 1940s. Today there are hundreds of thousands of them.

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    “Should fast food chains be to blame for childhood obesity?” As defined by dictionary.com obesity is the condition of being obese; increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat. Obesity is determined by the level of BMI (body mass index). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ BMI is calculated from a child’s weight and height‚ and is compared to a chart that tells you what is along the normal ranges. As you can see‚ children do not just wake up one day and

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    | Figure 4.2 4.3 Familiarity of various fast food restaurant brands Table 4.3 | | Frequency | Percent | Valid | KFC | 28 | 28.0 | | McDonalds | 23 | 23.0 | | Dominos Pizza | 13 | 13.0 | | Pizza Hut | 17 | 17.0 | | Cafe Coffee Day | 19 | 19.0 | | Total | 100 | 100.0 | Figure 4.3 Interpretation: From the above study on the familiarity of fast food restaurantswe can see that KFC has the highest familiarity (28%) and McDonalds stands

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    Who Is Responsible For America’s Obesity? In a paragraph from the article “Cheap Food Blamed for America’s Obesity Crisis” by Linda Carroll and Madelyn Fernstrom‚ the authors discussed the reason that people are getting fatter is because the food companies are providing people with cheap and unhealthy food‚ Roland Sturm‚ the study’s lead author‚ claims that food companies are at fault for America’s obesity problems (Carroll and Fernstrom). However‚ in the article "It’s Portion Distortion That Makes

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    the popularity of fast-food restaurants In 1972‚ United States spend three billion dollars on fast food‚ but in 2010 this number change to $165.000.000.000. Only Mc Donald’s feeds more than 46.000.000 person every day. Fast-food chains spend big amounts of money every year on publicity to give people the option to have a quick meal for a low price. People do not care if what they are eating is healthy‚ because they are too busy working. The popularity of fast-food restaurants has grown in the last

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