The Impacts of Fast Food Fast food can be a cheap‚ quick meal‚ but most people do not realize what they are actually getting into. While some may say that the fast food industry has helped the world because it allows people with low incomes or not a lot of time on their hands to be able to get a fast meal‚ there are plenty of side effects to go along with it. The fast food industry has been developing quickly and has successfully roped in the human race. These restaurants are widely accepted because
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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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(2011). Research conducted has shown fast food to be a leading contributor to childhood obesity with close to one third of children consuming and demonstrating weight gain and risk of obesity (Holguin‚ 2004). The fast food industry stands accused of attempting to addict people‚ at an early age‚ to their food with a direct result of increased incidences of obesity. Much like the tobacco industry and smoking‚ there is debate whether responsibility lies with fast food or with individuals and their parents
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Thinking back on this week‚ what are the meals that you have eaten? Were these meals home cooked or were they from a fast food restaurant? There are around 160‚000 fast food restaurants in the United States (Pew Research Center)‚ but do these restaurants control how you think or how you feel? No‚ they do not. Obesity in America should not be blamed on these fast food restaurants. I believe that it is solely America’s fault for being obese. Many say advertising has a play in what people eat‚ but I
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Fast Food Facts: A Guide for Teens What is fast food and why is it so popular? Fast food is any food that is quick‚ convenient‚ and usually inexpensive. You can buy fast food just about anywhere that sells food and snacks. Vending machines and drive-thru restaurants are probably the most common places to find fast food. It’s so popular because for under $5.00 you can usually get a meal that’s satisfying. But fast food is inexpensive because it is usually made with cheaper ingredients such
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Dialectical Journal – Fast Food Nation 1. “Hundreds of millions of people buy fast food every day without giving it much thought‚ unaware of the subtle and not so subtle ramifications of their purchases. They rarely consider where this food came from‚ how it was made‚ what it is doing to the community around them. They just grab their tray off the counter‚ find a table‚ take a seat‚ unwrap the paper‚ and dig in” (Schlosser 10). In this passage from the introduction‚ Eric Schlosser directly states
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If you have ever worked for minimum wage‚ I am sure you have felt as if your time was worthless. After taxes you brought home next to nothing‚ no matter how often you worked. That ’s at least how I felt when I worked for minimum wage. In high school I had nothing to pay for but a cell phone. I worked for minimum wage and it seemed like I barely could afford it. I had basically no bills and I worked around twenty hours a week‚ and it seemed like I couldn ’t save any money. I always wondered how my
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is spending half or more of their life on having their work and the wages are the factor that can ensure their quality of life. As the consumption level in Hong Kong is increasing year by year‚ employees’ wages started not affordable to their life and the poverty problem comes more serious. By then‚ in year 2010‚ Hong Kong government carried out the minimum wage policy and set the price at $28 per hour. The carry out of minimum wage policy apparently can ease the poverty problem in Hong Kong‚ in fact
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“Fast Food Nation” We all see the advertising and marketing for the big fast food chains such as‚ McDonald’s‚ Burger King and Wendy’s everywhere we go‚ it is hard to miss. A hefty majority of Americans continue to eat there a few times a week even though it is well-known this poor excuse for food is extremely unhealthy. It is just so convenient‚ they can be found everywhere‚ they have cheap prices‚ and the food tastes so good. It is a common misconception that these places are still acceptable
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EFFECT OF JUNK FOOD ON HEALTH * JUNK FOOD FACTS * ANALYSIS OF QUESTIONNAIRES * RESULT * QUESTIONNAIRES FILLED BY RESPONDANTS * BIBLIOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION Junk food is typically defined as foods with little nutritional value that are high in calories‚ fat‚ sugar‚ salt‚ or caffeine. It is widely believed that the term was coined by Michael Jacobson‚ director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest‚ in 1972. Common junk foods include salted snack foods‚ gum‚ candy
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