Leticia Jackson The Causes and Effects of Fast Food Consumption Often times many wonder what drives an individual to eat fast food. Thinking about the numerous amount of calories sin each fast food meal one would choose not to eat such a thing. There have been studies that have shown that the amount of fast food consumption has grown tremendously in the last couple of years. There are many causes of people eating such foods; such as‚ lack of knowledge on what people are consuming‚ lacks of
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Fast Food: Is it Really The One to Blame For Obesity? Obesity in children goes up in huge numbers every year‚ and in just 2002‚ twenty six percent of schoolchildren were said to be overweight. Fast food restaurants‚ such as McDonald’s‚ were being blamed and sued by parents for the epidemic of obesity. Parents make the claim that fast food is the reason their children are overweight‚ but is fast food really the reason for the increase in the quantity of obese children? Fast food eateries are not
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In Michelle Chen’s article‚ “Five Myths About Fast-Food Work” she talks about misconceptions associated with people who work at a fast food restaurant. The first issue Chen addresses is the idea that only teenagers work fast food for little to nothing. However‚ Chen explains that the majority of workers are around twenty years old and some are single parents that are trying to provide for their families. The Next misconception associated with fast-food is the idea that workers can eventually work
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that : We are not eating food anymore‚ we are eating food like products. 3) People are looking for a result that is superficial. 4) Diets don’t work because they are temporary 5) The majority of the authors of this film all used to be obese 6) It’s not just what you are eating‚ it is what it’s eating you 7) We are programmed to put on fat. 8) The people in modern civilization consume a high amount of calories and very low amount of nutrients. 9) Man made food like bread and sugars trick
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I am currently a student at Delphos Jefferson Senior High School‚ and we recently read Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser in our senior English class. It is a nonfiction novel that discusses the dark side of American fast food. As we’ve been reading‚ I’ve realized that a large amount of students at Jefferson Senior High drink soda purchased at school-offered vending machines. While these students are young adults and can make their own health related decisions‚ our responsibility as a school is to
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text‚ Chew on This: Everything You Don’t Want to Know About Fast Food‚ Eric Schlosser‚ the author‚ explains the effects of fast food restaurants on the small town of Martinsburg‚ West Virginia. Surprisingly‚ some effects were good‚ but others were not so good. The new fast food restaurants made Martinsburg turn from a quiet town‚ into a large‚ busy town. Though fast food restaurants provide a lot of jobs‚ it does not pay much. Fast food restaurants often mistreat their animals‚ but they do use real
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TAL 201 May 6‚ 2013 Current Issues Paper Junk Food In Schools Introduction Although not easy to admit‚ it is a fact that a big percentage of the world’s population today likes junk food. Many people have become accustomed to eating foods with high levels of refined sugars‚ processed grains‚ and a number of other unhealthy ingredients (Trice‚ 2010). Essentially‚ companies have replaced nature’s own ingredients with highly processed products and chemicals to reduce costs‚ extend shelf life
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should eliminate the regular consumption of fast food. Why should Americans eliminate the regular consumption of fast food you may ask? They should because it can cause life threatening dangers for you. If you don’t eat out too many times you will have more money to spend on things you need. Fast food can be heavy on the pocket and cost a lot more. The average family spends about $25 for just two people. On average a family of 4 spends up to $4‚800 on fast food each year. A human by him or herself spends
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sandwiches‚ grab cups and utensils‚ all with their bare hands. What they touched‚ you touched and you probably put it into your mouth. • • extra fat‚ sugar‚ and salt are the main culpret in why you feel bloated after eating fast food. • Restaurants serve foods aimed at appeasing our most primitive sensory triggers‚ fat and sugar. Add salt and overpowering aroma to that mixture and you get a sensational urge to eat—and clean your plate. Meanwhile‚ your digestive system is saying “hold the bloat
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How has the emergence of a healthy living culture in the UK brought about changes in the fast food industry? Brands‚ menus and packaging. Packaging: As you can see from these two differing Big Mac packages McDonalds has had to change the appearance of its packaging in order to continue to compete with the new healthy living culture. McDonalds now puts full colour pictures of there burgers on the box‚ so as to give the impression that all the meat and other ingredients in the burger are genuine
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