Fattening Fast Foods What makes a person become fat and overweight? Is it really because of fast food restaurant patronage? A fast food restaurant is an eating place that prepares food quickly and offers minimal service to customers. “Every day‚ nearly one-third of U.S. children aged 4 to 19 eat fast food‚ which likely packs on about six extra pounds per child per year and increases the risk of obesity‚ a study of 6‚212 youngsters found” (“Fast Food Linked to Child Obesity”‚ 2003‚ para 1). Obesity is
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Lozano Prof. Fonts ENC 1101-1 16 March 2011 Fast Food and Obesity Obesity is an excess proportion of total body fat. A person is considered obese when his or her weight is 20% or more above normal weight. What causes obesity is when a person consumes more calories than he or she burns. For many people this boils down to eating too much and exercising too little. On the other hand‚ there are many factors that play a role in obesity such as age‚ gender‚ genetics‚ physical activity‚ psychological
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to advertising to children. The TARES Test on Fast Food Companies Advertising to ChildrenI do not believe that the TARES test is followed in regards to advertisements of fast food products towards children. From the start the first part of the test‚ is the advertisement truth‚ does not pass. Fast food companies advertise their products as delicious and tasty but omit the information that continuous consumption of their products can lead to obesity and health risks. The second portion of the test
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Fast food has become a major phenomenon here in America. According to Eric Schlosser‚ he writes in the New York Times‚ on average $301‚369‚863 is spent a day on fast food. As Schlosser shows‚ American people are abusing fast food. In accordance with fast food binging‚ obesity has become a widespread epidemic. According to Joseph Mercola M.D.‚ on a personal website states obesity is‚ "A chronic condition that develops as a result of an interaction between a person ’s genetic makeup and their environment
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A fast Way to A Fast Food Case 2 Chapter 19 Created by : 1. Al Farid Mustofa 2. Ikhwan Bayu Adhi Setiawan 3. Jet Nendra 4. Muhammad Ibrahim 5. Nadya Oktaviani BAKRIE UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT 2012 A Fast Way to A Fast Food According to a recent survey‚ the UK is particularly fond of fast food. Many people turn to fast food as it is quick‚ convenient‚ and relatively cheap even though there are many concerns over public health and obesity. With a large number of fast food
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television or radio and not be hit with advertisements introducing the latest fast food trend fresh and healthy food options. More often‚ the media bombards us with slogans such as Subway ’s common pitch to "eat fresh" or McDonald ’s million-dollar advertisement campaign to try the new fruit and walnut salad. Attention has made an abrupt turn from the greasy‚ deep-fried originals at the fast food chains to more health conscious food choices. Even a documentary of a man named Morgan Spurlock made headlines
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Fast Food in America People today have a need for speed. Everything has to be more convenient‚ and bigger. Humans are the super-sized rulers of the world‚ and people need it as fast as possible. This lifestyle has consequences; if one does not start taking charge‚ and fight these big corporations right now these mistakes will be too far reaching and irreversible. Because fast food is convenient‚ inexpensive‚ and is a cultural habit‚ people must stop eating it since it has increased health problems
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Fast Food Nation For many years‚ I consumed fast food. My experiences with fast food like Carl’s j.r.‚ Burger King and Wendys for an example has leaded me to struggle with my weight my entire life. At the time being‚ I was not fully aware of the consequence of eating it just as some people in society today do not realize what kind of harm it causes your body. I use to find fast food rewarding because you did not have to prepare your food yourself on the contrary you
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Fast Food Consumption In his essay Don’t Blame the Eater‚ David Zinczenko says he sympathizes with a group of children who are suing McDonald’s for making them fat. Drawing on his own experiences as a “1980’s latchkey kid” (139)‚ he describes how easy it is for teenagers to put on weight with a steady diet of fast food meals. Part of the problem‚ he argues‚ is that nutritional information about fast food is often either unavailable or hard to interpret. For instance‚ at many fast food
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life caused that people talk‚ walk‚ drive and also eat much faster. Therefore a lot of people search for a quick way to get food and they thrive in fast food restaurants. It is needless to mention the most famous one. How many people would not know McDonald’s? Probably very few people. Its restaurants are spread almost all over the word. Most people know how unhealthy food McDonald’s offers and that they should avoid these meals – yes‚ people should be at least aware of stuff like that. However this
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