Effects on Eating Fast or Processed Foods Today‚ many people eat fast and processed foods instead of a home cooked meal. Most people think that fast food is fast‚ cheap and convenient. However‚ at the same time‚ fast food is contributing to a big social problem in the United States. In the US alone eight out of ten adults over the age of 25 is overweight due to fast and or processed foods‚ and not eating the right types of food. It’s important to obtain a healthy diet or the effects can be horrific
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Erica Kiesel Griffith ENGL 1113 31 March 2014 Food Advertising and Child Obesity There are rising rates in the number of obese children‚ which has caused many to blame unhealthy food advertising because the intense increase in advertising to children. There has been much research on the causes of child obesity. Many researchers believe that the government could do more despite the organizations that are created to help mandate food advertising. Although there is speculation on whether or not
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America is beginning to become more dependent on fast food companies‚ because of the low prices‚ and a quick meal‚ many families are turning into the drive thru for a rapid fix to a late night meal. With fast foods’ growing popularity‚ obesity is also becoming a growing problem. Everyone blames each other for the obesity epidemic‚ but no one can take the blame and accept that it is possibly our faults. While America is reaching for fast-food companies for an easy meal‚ more Americans are beginning
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Knowing what is in your fast food might make you think twice the next time you devour it. As the rise of the fast food nation in America has increased to an all-time high‚ so has the weight and waists of Americans all around the country. Not only has the United States grown to love the acquired taste of greasy golden fries and juicy burgers‚ it has also grown ignorant to the way their food is prepared. In the novel‚ “Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal”(2002)‚ by Eric Schlosser
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expenses Firstly‚ university students nowadays do spend their free time wisely because during semester break‚ they will find a job to fulfil their semester break before resuming their studies. Usually‚ their popular choice would be part time job in fast food outlets such as KFC‚ McDonald’s and Pizza Hut. By working‚ they learn the hardships of earning money and at the same time they are doing something beneficial. Besides‚ they can also use their salary to pay the fees for their next semester and thus
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on ’sugar related health risks’ you’ll pull up some pretty scary and compelling information on why we should reduce the amount of sugar we consume. Here are a few small ways to reduce sugar reasonably: Read the ingredients when buying processed foods. If any of the following appear close to the top of the list: sugar‚ sucrose‚ glucose‚ fructose‚ dextrose‚ lactose‚ maltose or corn syrup‚ chances are the sugar content is quite high. Consider other products to see if you can find one(s) with less
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The Effects of the Western Fast Food Diet In recent decades there has been a change in the global food and nutritional profile‚ where "left the scene" the traditional food‚ and fast foods came on to the scene. With the convenience of today’s world and with all the technological advances‚ people are induced to sedentary conditions‚ thus leaving to conduct physical activity and lose weight. The energy regulation‚ determined by alimentation
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Eating Fast Food Eating is one of the human’s activities that it is enjoyable. There are many kinds of food available to eat‚ no exception is fast food. Fast food is a kind of meal which is prepared or served quickly. Some people argue that by eating fast food‚ they may get the advantages and disadvantages. These reasons will be illustrated in the following essays. The advantage of consuming fast foods is that it can save time. Fast foods‚ such as hamburger and pizza only
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The Fast Food Industry: Destroying America’s people‚ one french fry at a time The eating habits of America can be summed up in three words. “Fat‚” “Fast‚” and “Food.” Fast-food companies are the leading problem in the rapid growth of our nation’s obesity problem. Costs of fast-food consumption were nearly $164.8 billion dollars in 2010‚ and the constant and excessive eating that has taken place at fast-food establishments over the last few decades has‚ and will continue to‚ result in obesity. Public
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Fast‚ Fat‚ and Naggy “McDonald’s operates more playgrounds than any other private entity in the U.S. It is responsible for the nation’s bestselling line of children’s clothing (McKids) and is one of the largest distributors of toys” (Schlosser 4). According to James McNeal‚ a marketer at Texas University‚ before the 1940’s‚ children were not even viewed as consumers‚ but as future consumers (10). After WWII‚ the baby boom occurred‚ and by 1950 the under-five population was 16‚163‚000 (McNeal 10)
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