Over the past few decades‚ American’s increase in food marketing to children has closely tracked their increase in weight. Since 1980‚ the number of obese children has more than doubled to 16 percent. It soon becomes a big issue in our society because it threads American children’s health which causes them to consider fast food as their “primary meal”. Then the society starts to think who to blame. Is it the fast food companies’ false marketing or the parents’ responsibilities? According to the articles
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Nicholas Smith April 27‚ 2009 Principles of Economics Paper - The USA ’s Fast Food Industry Fast food restaurants represent one of the largest segments of the food industry with over 200‚000 restaurants and $120 billion in sales in the U.S. alone. Fast food restaurants‚ also known as quick service restaurants‚ are noted for their short food preparation time. Some of the largest players in this category include international giants like McDonald ’s and Yum! Brands‚ national chains such as Wendy
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Raising Taxes on Fast Food Which sounds better‚ a $10 burger and soda‚ or a $3 grilled chicken salad and water? While convenient and cheap‚ the widespread eating of fast food has caused many health problems throughout America. By raising taxes and making fast food more expensive‚ I think Americans will begin to eat healthier‚ other restaurants will see economic success‚ and the government will spend much less on health care. When fast food prices are jacked up‚ this offers people an incentive
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Fast Food – A Silent Killer It’s recognized that fast food isn’t healthy or nutritious at all and as a matter of fact‚ it’s completely harmful to you. Therefore it is crucial for you to know about fast food nutrition details that will help you become more conscious of the unknown dangers of eating fast foods which can be even worse than you may ever have thought possible. Americans have for ages been familiar with consuming fast foods and recently‚ this problem has also spread to the rest of the
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Fast Food Nation Analysis Essay The non-fiction book “Fast Food Nation” by Eric Schlosser writes about how the fast food industry works from different viewpoints. Throughout the book it can be very disturbing and very real about the fast food industry. Changing American society and causing many great problems. The author established well credibility by providing well facts and supporting it. He talks about the success and failures of what happened in the fast food nation. Many failures happened
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Huge Profits and Salaries for the Owners In order to best maximize their profits‚ the big fast food giant ’s created the franchise system. This system allows the companies to maintain overall control of the product‚ and give them a guaranteed rate of return‚ while at the same time allowing local owners to create a low-wage work force best suited to local conditions. For us‚ as workers‚ that means our immediate employers are often small business owners‚ and franchise owners who plead poverty when
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organic foods that we have available‚ that we would slowly be getting better with our weight as a country. Unfortunately the reality of the situation is organic food are expensive and with the way the economy is today many people are working on a budget and simply cannot afford to splurge on the organic items. So now that we know that lets look at the second half of that equation‚ Fast Food! Now as much as people criticize the fast food industry it’s convenient and like the name says fast. Now
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Jessica Brandon Fast Food Driven Society In a recent documentary film I’ve seen called‚ “Super-Size Me‚” it was stated that in the past 20-25 years‚ obesity levels in America have doubled. Why you may wonder? Many factors contribute to the way we live in our society today‚ but the main reason for obesity levels being so high is the fast food industry and its effects on everyone it comes in contact with. Anyone who has ever had junk food in their life know its addicting features. Seeing it everywhere
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Methodology section‚ Body‚ Summary &Conclusion should all be written in SENTENCE OUTLINE FORM with a citation following each sentence or series of sentences on the same point. Thesis: The dramatic growth of the fast food industry has been detrimental to North America in term of health as it is directly link to the obesity rate and many chronic diseases. It will also be harmful to the future generation. To begin with‚ the dependence and over-consumption of fast food by the general population causes
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Since the 20th century fast food has become extremely popular as an alternative to home-cooked meals. Year by year the number of restaurants specializing in fast food has been growing. What are the reasons of this sweeping popularity? What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating this type of food as opposed to normal foods or meals? Pros Firstly‚ fast food saves time allowing people to buy food from almost everywhere without long waiting time. Nowadays many people are in a hurry‚ which usually
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