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    Fast Food and Obesity

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    Fast Foods Effect on Obesity Now a days‚ fast food is becoming a cheap and yet a popular way for people who are too busy to cook. But the cheap price of the fast food is nothing in comparison to the true price that these people are paying. Every 4 out of 10 adults in the USA will become obese in the next 5 years if they keep eating this food the way they are. Eating fast food like this is causing major health risks. Since this food is so cheap‚ it makes it convenient for people to go out and get

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    We have a major serious health problem. It’s called obesity. We need more fruits and vegetables. We need more proteins and vitamins‚ like vitamin D and C. There are evidence that say that fast food could be bad for our health. Everyone should think twice before deciding to eat fast food . when it comes to eating food that’s made within a matter of seconds. The food is not properly taken care of‚ which leads all the way back to where the food is originally produced. Even if it is easy to buy and

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    Eng 112 Carolyn Casey 11/12/14 Fast Food and Obesity   The obesity epidemic Americans face today is a growing problem that affects more than half of the population. With growing body sizes and serious medical problems associated with obesity‚ it is a problem that needs to be addressed and changed. No one would argue that obesity‚ especially in children‚ is not a problem. However‚ the cause of childhood obesity is heavily debated. Many people claim that fast-food restaurants are to blame. In the

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    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 essay will be focused on a much bigger issue – children vs. McDonald’s. It means‚ how can

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    blaming fast food restaurants for obesity? When is it individual responsibility and when is it appropriate to place blame? Can we really classify obesity as an epidemic? We speak of it as though it ’s a new viral strain sweeping the country. Obesity in America has risen over 15 percent in the last 20 years‚ but it ’s been on the rise many years prior. Let’s just focus on fast food restaurants for a moment. Fast foods can benefit you in any way that you need it to. It is affordable‚ fast‚ appetizing

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    Fast Food Nation Obesity has grown into a rampant issue all over the United States‚ over the past few decades. Fast foods also have increased their outlets in the nation‚ in turn‚ depicting a success in the business venture. It is clear that fast foods have become quite cheap in comparison to healthy‚ homemade meals. Subsequently‚ people have turned to eat fast foods for economic reasons. Convenience is yet another reason behind people’s high indulgence in eating fast foods other than healthy‚

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    2013 Fast Food and Obesity in Adults In Aprils addition of Men’s Health magazine there is a picture of salted golden French fries inside a white cup. This advertisement invokes hunger for unhealthy and cheap fast food to consumers. The fast food industries false advertisements‚ unhealthy food‚ and long term effects of consuming fast food all lead to the causes and effects of adulthood obesity in the lives of thousands of Americans today. McDonalds‚ Burger King‚ Wendy’s‚ and other fast food industries

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    years‚ people have attributed rising fast-food consumption as the major factor causing rapid increases of obesity in America. According to the article Fast Food: Is it the Enemy by Registered Dietitian Sarah Muntel (2012)‚ “Since 1970‚ the amount of fast food restaurants in business doubled‚ which equates to about 300‚000 establishments in the United States. Coincidentally‚ 33.8 percent of the U.S. population is affected by obesity and 19 percent of children and adolescents are also affected” (p

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    Fast Food Obesity Essay

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    the United States called obesity which is fueled by fast food chains worldwide. Fast food is becoming apart of so many young teens in america that it is crippling the nation’s new generation in the long term effects. The fast food in this country controls the nation’s nutrition‚ therefore we should encourage these chains to put healthy options on their menus. This will drop obesity rates dramatically. The problem with fast food is that it leads to obesity and obesity can have bad long term health

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    Fast Food Advertising And Childhood Obesity A rise in obesity has been observed in the United States in the last two decades. Obesity is one problem that gives birth to numerous fatal diseases‚ including but not limited to cardiovascular disease‚ diabetes‚ and depression. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted a survey and found that‚ “More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) and approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years are obese”

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