Is Fast Food Causing Obesity or Are We? Obesity is a growing problem in America that has serious consequences for us and our children. Some would argue this growing predicament is due to the poor choices made by the fast food industries and the unhealthy foods they have available to the public. Others like the Center for Consumer Freedom‚ would argue that it is not only their choice to eat healthy or unhealthy but also every individuals right as Americans to make that choice without the interference
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Children: Fast food’s Nutritional Comparison to Home-cooked Meals Are you tried at the end of your workday? Does that make you feel like going home to cook? Four out of every ten working Americans don’t cook at home three or more times a week. In turn‚ they pick up fast food‚ come home‚ set up the dinner plates‚ and say‚ "Okay everyone‚ dinners ready!". Some believe that there is nothing wrong with children eating fast food frequently‚ since it contains all the necessary food groups in it
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into a fast food restaurant - let’s say McDonalds for example – and you order yourself a salad. You made the conscious decision on ordering that salad because you wanted to eat something that was considered healthy instead of the order of large fries that were calling your name. In Eric Schlosser’s book‚ “Fast food nation”‚ and Mark Bittman’s TED Talk: “What’s wrong with what we eat”‚ the issue of overeating is brought up and a question arises. We must eat to survive and we enjoy eating food that
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people use to eat food that did not contain any preservatives. They would take a lot of time and care in preparation and the cooking of their own food. As a result those people did not have problems because all the food that they ate was natural and healthy. Nowadays‚ it’s the opposite for the younger generations; a lot of people‚ especially teens‚ young adults and working professionals find fast food appealing. As it can be seen‚ there are two kinds of foods: healthy food and fast food. One way to decide
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Honors August 9‚ 2012 The main characters in the novel Fast Food Nation are Richard and Maurice “Mac” McDonald‚ Ray Kroc‚ Walt Disney‚ Carl N. Karcher‚ and Dave Thomas. The McDonald’s brothers are from New Hampshire. They opened up the first McDonald’s restaurant in 1937 in southern California. They revolutionized the fast food industry in 1948 by ridding their business of carhops‚ and using disposable plates and cups to serve finger food. Ray Kroc was a high school drop-out from Illinois. He sold
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FAST FOOD NATION Section I - The American Way Chapter 2 - Your Trusted Friends The concepts of conformity and organizational homogenization‚ while repugnant in a democratic society‚ can actually aid big businesses and more specifically franchises in promoting quality assurance and brand loyalty. Large corporations‚ such as McDonald’s‚ are able to maintain stability and control by removing any factors that may create unfamiliarity for their customers. The goal of McDonald’s is to create a fast
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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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the fast food industry over the last few decades. Although‚ many other factors also attribute to this the eating of fast food is the main one. Should the fast food industry really be held at an ethical or moral standing for what they feed their customers? This has led to many debates and also many changes‚ but also it shows that the fast-food industry is operating on demand from the consumer. Right now the consumer doesn’t have a moral or ethical obligation to themselves‚ therefore the fast food
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Nowadays‚ people can’t deny that chocolate has famous and popular food. It has many flavors and types such as dark chocolate‚ milk chocolate or white chocolate. In free time‚ consuming desserts help many people relax‚ feel good and enthusiastic for work or anything else. People love to eat but some people only eat and never realized about something bad of it. They never knew about the negative effect of chocolate has. People eat chocolate because of it delicious. They never know another side of what
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Fast Food is more Disadvantageous than Advantageous for Our Lives Fast food are food that provide us convenience by allowing us to buy food from almost everywhere without long waiting time. (Stein N‚ 2011) Firstly‚ the advantages of fast food will be explained and discussed. Secondly‚ the disadvantages of fast food will be discussed. Finally‚ a conclusion will be made with both advantages and disadvantages considered. The first disadvantage of fast food is it’s health concern. Fast food are generally
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