In "The Big Fat Case Against Big Macs‚" published in The Washington Post on December of 2002‚ Ellen Goodman argues that the best lawyers cannot prove that the fast food industry caused the obesity epidemic in its customers‚ but they may prove that they fooled its customers‚ especially the young customers. Goodman argues that corporations like McDonalds target young kids by putting toys with their meals to attract them. She also states that they put slogans to make kids think that eating their "Big
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According to Fast Food Nation’s author‚ Eric Schlosser‚ Hungry Planet: What the World Eats is a “beautiful and important book about one of the world’ s most important subjects.” This book‚ written by Peter Menzel and Faith D’Aluisio‚ takes on the topic of food. Yet‚ the authors don’t simply talk about different foods around the world‚ they go in depth into the cultural‚ social‚ and economical aspects of eating. They display‚ through the use of pictures‚ a week’s worth of food for numerous different
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find anything as cheap‚ tasty and convenient as fast-food. Meeting the demand of people in the increasing busy pace of work‚ such fast-food chains as KFC‚ BBQ or McDonald were introduced and have deeply ingrained among those who work more and more while spending less and less time on cooking. Nevertheless‚ fast-food chains should not be supported due to several reasons. For one thing‚ fast-food is apparently not good for people’s health. Such fast-food products as fried chicken‚ fried potatoes are
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Government‚ Fast Food and American Obesity Should the government get involved in controlling what food options are available to American consumers in an effort to fight the war on obesity? The obesity rate for Americans today has almost doubled compared to the rate in 1997 (CDC‚ 2012). Some believe this increase‚ especially in children‚ has to do with the increase in so many unhealthy fast food restaurants (Chou et al‚ 2010). However‚ does the government have the right to tell fast food restaurants
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Elizabeth Collins English 1302 March 27‚ 2013 Eating Fast Food May Cause Obesity Most American eat out daily and fast food is fried and high in calories‚ the bottom line is it’s all about choices. Making the decision to choose fried‚ baked or grilled food is a choice. Fast food‚ namely McDonald’s‚ tends to get a bad rap‚ McDonald’s got a bad rap because it is not only convenient but they made their food look attractive and desirable to kids. They placed those golden arches high in
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domestic fast food chain with plans for expanding into China would be able to use a forecasting model. By looking at the data of other companies the fast food chain would be able to put together a forecast to determine if their business venture was viable. They could examine the sales data and determine through a exponential smoothing forecast if it made sense for them to enter into the market. This would show the trends and changes in the data more recently rather than in past time. The fast food
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Throughout the best selling non-fiction novel‚ Fast Food Nation‚ Eric Schlosser dissects McDonald’s and the food industry that supplies these corporations. He explains how the company came about and the influences it has on us socially and economically. His book was published in 2001‚ and gain critical acclaim for being “excellently researched… peppered with acerbic commentary and telling interviews… Highly recommended - Liberty Journal”. Schlosser himself visited a meat packing facility‚ interviewed
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Running Head: Health Effects of Fast Food Health Effects of Fast Food in our Current World Abstract The prevalence of fast food in today’s society may be affecting more than just people’s eating choices; it can also affect the economy. In this paper I will discuss and give some insight on the history of fast food‚ its growth‚ positive and negative issues related to fast food‚ and also health related issues that seem to be directly correlated with eating fast food. In my paper I also choose to
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*Comparative/Contrast Assessment*: Fast Food Nation **and The Jungle Similar to the many real-life stories told by Schlosser in his written depiction of the fast food industry‚ The Jungleby Upton Sinclair is a notable relation of the same type of horrors. Unlike Schlosser‚ though‚ Sinclair writes his book in a fictional story line‚ in which he included great models of figurative language and imagery that strategically capture the reader in a world full of sympathy and belief. In this manner
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Negative effects on teenagers in the fast food industry Competition within the fast food industry is a difficult challenge which can take a toll on the youngest employees: teenagers. The very nature of the industry can sometimes harm teenagers in the process of producing profits. Inexpensive labor is considered essential for competing in the industry‚ but some of the young teenagers may become victims of exploitation. Some companies target the young and poor demographic and can guide them to
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