In "The Big Fat Case Against Big Macs‚" published in The Washington Post on December of 2002‚ Ellen Goodman argues that the best lawyers cannot prove that the fast food industry caused the obesity epidemic in its customers‚ but they may prove that they fooled its customers‚ especially the young customers. Goodman argues that corporations like McDonalds target young kids by putting toys with their meals to attract them. She also states that they put slogans to make kids think that eating their "Big
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Fast food and Obesity When one thinks about food‚ the first thing that might jump to one’s mind would be the delicious home made mother’s special roast‚ or for many it might be a cultural dish that westerners do not recognise as the perfect meal but still is respectively for those who adore it. However those days have long gone when a perfectly cooked meal was an everyday occurring. With a fast paced life in the western world the invention and development of fast food (industry) has grown like
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Fast Food and Obesity: Where is the line crossed between individual responsibility and placing blame? Abstract Context: In the United States‚ the increase in the rate of obesity has the potential to reverse the long-term efforts to increase the life expectancy of Americans. There are many factors that influence obesity including growing food portions‚ changing lifestyles‚ and the existence of food deserts throughout our country. There is a question whether obesity should be seen as individual
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Fast Food and Obesity Obesity is a medical disorder in which body fat has gathered to such an extent that it may have a negative effect on the overall health condition of a person. People are classified as obese when their Body Mass Index (BMI) measurement is greater than thirty Kg / m2‚ or their weight is twenty percent greater than normal weight (Obesity‚ WebMD). America has blamed genetics and fast food as the cause of overweight and obesity for many years‚ the fact is that it is not a "cause"
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Fast Food and Obesity In today’s society‚ fast food has become a large part of many American’s lives. With the rising numbers of obese people‚ it is hard not to draw a correlation between the increase in fast food and obesity. Most obese people don’t want to be obese and wish they could lose weight‚ yet they continue to struggle with their fast food intake and obesity. This is due to the advertising done on the consumers‚ the highly addictive food itself‚ and most importantly‚ how advertising
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“Junk Food and its Affects on Childhood Obesity” According to the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion‚ the rate of childhood obesity has tripled in the last 30 years. Although there are many contributing factors to this statistic‚ junk food has proven itself to be the leading cause of this epidemic. The problem with junk food is its lack of nutritional value. When you turn on the television‚ you are inundated with fast food and junk food commercials. Excessive
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Economics THE EFFECT OF FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS ON OBESITY Janet Currie‚ Stefano DellaVigna‚ Enrico Moretti‚ Vikram Pathania February 2009 www.wine-economics.org The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity Janet Currie‚ Columbia University and NBER Stefano DellaVigna‚ UC Berkeley and NBER Enrico Moretti‚ UC Berkeley and NBER Vikram Pathania‚ UC Berkeley January 2009 Abstract. We investigate the health consequences of changes in the supply of fast food using the exact geographical
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Fast Food and Obesity Joscelyn Quarles Comp/170 February 20‚ 2013 Nancy Neff Fast Food and Obesity People know that fast food is not good for them‚ but how bad is really and how much do people really know about the bad effects of fast food on their bodies? Most people have seen the “Super Size Me” documentary; yes Morgan Spurlock ate McDonalds for every meal for 30 days. Most people would gain weight from eating McDonalds for 30 days in a row‚ but even just eating McDonalds three times a
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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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the convenience of fast food. You drive up‚ place your order and presto! You’ve got a whole meal and you didn’t even have to get out of your car. As convenient as it is‚ fast food is unhealthy for consumers‚ inhumane to animals‚ and the employees who process the meat work in hazardous environments. When you take all these factors into consideration - is the availability and popularity of fast food really good for the nation? Fast food has contributed to the obesity of the American population
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