Fast Food is Our New Addiction Obesity is increasing rapidly because of the fast food. Showing and telling people how unhealthy to eat the fast food is extremely hard because it is now the popular culture for the societies those are dominated by the fast food industries. High profit and low cost is the primary reason why there are many Burger Kings and McDonald’s in the world (Kenway‚ “Junk food: The New Tobacco”). Yet some readers may challenge my view by insisting that the fast food industries
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The existence of fast food establishments is not new. According to Parsa and Kahn‚ quick food service dates back to Constantinople in 1500 A.D.‚ with the creation of the coffee shop. However‚ in the past half century‚ there has been a surge in what we now think of as quick service restaurants (QSR)‚ serving a growing number of people who are eating more and more of their meals outside of the home. Every day in the United States‚ 25% of the population will visit a fast food restaurant‚ and worldwide
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FAST FOOD RESTAURANT QUESTIONNAIRE Please take your time and be sure to answer every question. All responses will remain strictly confidential. 1. Have you visited a fast-food restaurant during the past 3 months? 1. Yes 2. No 2. If you have . . . About how often do you go to fast-food restaurants? 1. More than 10 times a month 2. 8-10 times a month 3. 5-7 times a month
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Shirley Lozano Prof. Fonts ENC 1101-1 16 March 2011 Fast Food and Obesity Obesity is an excess proportion of total body fat. A person is considered obese when his or her weight is 20% or more above normal weight. What causes obesity is when a person consumes more calories than he or she burns. For many people this boils down to eating too much and exercising too little. On the other hand‚ there are many factors that play a role in obesity such as age‚ gender‚ genetics‚ physical activity
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“Life Lessons Learned thru Fast Food” The benefits of getting a job in a fast food restaurant at an early age are that it helps you to become responsible‚ reliable and grows you socially. Working there is certainly not glamorous‚ but if you show up on time‚ work hard while you’re there‚ and treat your co-workers with respect‚ you’ll feel proud when you pick up your paycheck. An honest job done well is honorable no matter what the job is. Furthermore‚ for a high school student who wants to earn
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Fast Food Nation Fast Food Nation‚ by Eric Schlosser is an informative book on how fast food has taken an important place in our country‚ and how our country depends on it to run functionally. Schlosser uses facts and his own opinions‚ along with biographies to better explain fast food. The book describes the way fast food came into our country‚ and how it gradually grew into the nation’s top industry. It also shows how chain stores like McDonald’s target children through their advertisement. The
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Fast Food Consumption In his essay Don’t Blame the Eater‚ David Zinczenko says he sympathizes with a group of children who are suing McDonald’s for making them fat. Drawing on his own experiences as a “1980’s latchkey kid” (139)‚ he describes how easy it is for teenagers to put on weight with a steady diet of fast food meals. Part of the problem‚ he argues‚ is that nutritional information about fast food is often either unavailable or hard to interpret. For instance‚ at many fast food
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Thinking back on this week‚ what are the meals that you have eaten? Were these meals home cooked or were they from a fast food restaurant? There are around 160‚000 fast food restaurants in the United States (Pew Research Center)‚ but do these restaurants control how you think or how you feel? No‚ they do not. Obesity in America should not be blamed on these fast food restaurants. I believe that it is solely America’s fault for being obese. Many say advertising has a play in what people eat‚ but I
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Joe fast food changes 10/21/2012 2nd draft All the fast food companies nowadays always want to know that how to attract more customers to their company‚ and how to makes more profit. Make some changes to make customers happy is the most important thing. Changing the taste of food based on the region‚ reducing the amount of fat and calories in food‚ and increasing worker’s salary are the three changes I would make. Choosing the taste of food in the region could bring back more
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FAST FOOD OUTLETS HAVE MANY ADVANTAGES WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES ? Advantages : 1) Fast food outlets provide a job opportunities for young people - The youth that unemployed can get the job at fast food outlets - The university student can get an opportunity to do part time job - The youth can be independent 2) Fast food outlets provide a convenient service - Through convenient service‚ customer will feel comfortable - When buying a meal at fast food restaurants‚ you always get
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