Fast Food and Obesity: Where is the line crossed between individual responsibility and placing blame? Abstract Context: In the United States‚ the increase in the rate of obesity has the potential to reverse the long-term efforts to increase the life expectancy of Americans. There are many factors that influence obesity including growing food portions‚ changing lifestyles‚ and the existence of food deserts throughout our country. There is a question whether obesity should be seen as individual
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consumers of fast food do to the hours of work and personal obligations which do not give the time to reconsider what to eat. Most of the people don’t have any idea what they are feeding themselves or their family. Fast food industries do not give the consumers the right information about their menu. Researching the fast food market I came to the conclusion that most of the local fast food restaurants do not give out healthy menu information or promote their so call healthy meals in new paper ads
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the dangers of fast food Final As fast food continues to thrive in the United States‚ people and this problem are getting bigger everyday. When is the last time you thought‚ “I will get an apple instead of fries with lunch?” Not enough Americans understand the awful effects fast food restaurants like McDonalds‚ Wendy’s‚ and Burger King can have on them. Sure it is quick‚ easy‚ and affordable‚ but it is not worth the health risks that come along with eating so poorly. Whether fast food is a choice
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Fast Food and Obesity Obesity is a medical disorder in which body fat has gathered to such an extent that it may have a negative effect on the overall health condition of a person. People are classified as obese when their Body Mass Index (BMI) measurement is greater than thirty Kg / m2‚ or their weight is twenty percent greater than normal weight (Obesity‚ WebMD). America has blamed genetics and fast food as the cause of overweight and obesity for many years‚ the fact is that it is not a "cause"
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I. Demand Environment: Macroeconomic data (Exhibit 1) for Korea suggests that the country has favorable demand environment for the fast food industry in Asia. Although China and Singapore’s economies grew at seven and ten percent‚ respectively‚ within the last year‚ the former is too undeveloped for a company with no operations in Asia and the latter represents a market that has been saturated. Ranking fifth on GNI per capita is a double-edged sword. On the one hand‚ Korea only ranks behind the
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Fast Foods Effect on Obesity Now a days‚ fast food is becoming a cheap and yet a popular way for people who are too busy to cook. But the cheap price of the fast food is nothing in comparison 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 convenient for people to go out and get
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There are numerous fast food companies emerging around the world‚ such as McDonald’s‚ Jack in the Box‚ Taco Bell‚ Subway and others. It is reported that China has already had 3000 branches of KFCs and 1100 branches of McDonald’s that set up by December‚ 2010. What’s more‚ McDonald’s spreading out among 121 countries with over 30‚000 restaurants and 47 years of sustained profitability. It’s universally acknowledged that fast food is not healthy‚ especially for children. If you have it often‚ your
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you probably enjoy the convenience of fast food. You drive up‚ place your order and presto! You’ve got a whole meal and you didn’t even have to get out of your car. As convenient as it is‚ fast food is unhealthy for consumers‚ inhumane to animals‚ and the employees who process the meat work in hazardous environments. When you take all these factors into consideration - is the availability and popularity of fast food really good for the nation? Fast food has contributed to the obesity of the
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Fast Food (1) Fast food‚ which is a very common concept in America today‚ has not always been so popular. (2) Because McDonald’s was the first restaurant to equip themselves with an assembly line people think that it was the beginning of fast food‚ but many consider White Castle to be how fast food chains began. (5) When founded in 1921‚ White Castle was an extremely important part of fast-food development. (3) Surprisingly‚ at the time‚ hamburgers were considered revolting. White Castle changed
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outline Eating Fast Food Introduction Relevance: You all have probably experienced fast food sometime throughout your life. Credibility: The first thing that comes to mind when mentioning fast food is greasy‚ oily‚ unhealthy garb‚ yet most of us consume junk food on a daily basis anyway. There are over 300‚000 different fast food restaurants in the US. People frequent them because of convenience (quick and usually cheap). In such a fast-paced society‚ people are eating more fast food than ever before
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