Eric Schlosser wrote the book “Fast Food Nation” to prove that the fast food industry is solely responsible for many problems that affect today’s society. He begins his argument by explaining how the fast food industry came to be and who made it happen. Carl Karcher was the biggest starting pioneer of this new industry. After his marriage in 1939‚ he bought his first hot dog cart and “by the end of 1994‚ [he] owned 4 hot dog carts in Los Angeles.” His next fast food venture was his Drive-In Barbeque
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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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FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR A FAST FOOD RESTAURANT PREAMBLE: We have taken out time to write this report for several reasons among which are: [pic] This project serves as part of the "private-sector participation initiative" drive embarked by our company [pic] Our desire to make you reconsider your present stand about not wanting to invest in the Nigerian economy‚ for now [pic] Our belief that this report can form a base for an enlarged feasibility report‚ which we hope you‚ would commission
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In Fast Food Nation Eric Schlosser expands on why Americans should ditch fast food restaurants. He explores the origin of the most successful fast food chains‚ including McDonalds‚ Taco Bell‚ and Burger King. Split up into different sections‚ Schlosser describes the unsanitary kitchens‚ the underpaid employees‚ and the unsafe meatpacking industry. Above all the common theme found throughout this nonfiction book is the underlying greed found throughout the entire fast food industry. Schlosser starts
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The people in the United States are grand consumers of fast food do to the hours of work and personal obligations which do not give the time to reconsider what to eat. Most of the people don’t have any idea what they are feeding themselves or their family. Fast food industries do not give the consumers the right information about their menu. Researching the fast food market I came to the conclusion that most of the local fast food restaurants do not give out healthy menu information or promote
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Fast Food Industry Not to Blame for Obesity Shoving bad food into your mouth at a fast food restaurant isn’t your fault‚ it’s the industry that is to blame. Now that doesn’t sound right‚ does it? In today’s society‚ Americans tend to think that something isn’t our fault‚ that someone else is to blame‚ this is called the blame game. Carl Pickhardt claims‚ “Blame never resolves conflict; it only protracts conflict by inflaming whatever grievance is involved.” Prolonging the confilct by blaming
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30 | 24 | Figure 4.2 4.3 Familiarity of various fast food restaurant brands Table 4.3 | | Frequency | Percent | Valid | KFC | 28 | 28.0 | | McDonalds | 23 | 23.0 | | Dominos Pizza | 13 | 13.0 | | Pizza Hut | 17 | 17.0 | | Cafe Coffee Day | 19 | 19.0 | | Total | 100 | 100.0 | Figure 4.3 Interpretation: From the above study on the familiarity of fast food restaurants‚ we can see that KFC has the highest familiarity (28%) and McDonalds
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objective of this research proposal is to closely examine the effects of fast food in one’s with relations to obesity and to find the truth behind these scrumptious but unhealthful cuisines. In America today‚ fifty percent of the money used to buy food by consumers goes into these fast food restaurants. With this percentage‚ the consumption of fast food is extremely high. Studies have shown that an excessive intake of fast food can lead to an unhealthy diet and can cause obesity. For my preliminary
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LITERATURE OF FAST FOOD INDUSTRYACCORDING TO AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF WINE ECONOISTS STUDY‚ TheEffect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity‚(January 2009):ABSTRACT:This Study investigate the health consequences of changes in the supply of fast foodusing the exact geographical location of fast food restaurants. They ask how the supply of fast foodaffects the obesity rates of 3 million school children and the weight gain of over 1 million pregnantwomen. On the other side‚ the presence of non-fast food restaurants
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"Explain the causes for the popularity of fast food restaurants" In this modern lifestyle the popularity of fast food restaurants are growing every day. Fast food restaurants have appeared in large quantities all over the world and these restaurants have become more popular‚ because fast food can be prepared and served very fast. Jessica Williams (2007‚ p. 216) finds that “Fast food restaurants were firstly appeared in Unites States in the 1940s. Today there are hundreds of thousands of them.
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