#1 Cause of Children Obesity: Marketing of Unhealthy Foods John Lewis Davis DeVry University #1 Cause of Children Obesity: Marketing of Unhealthy Foods “Daddy‚ there it is… please stop‚” my kids yell and scream from the back seat of the car as we pass by the signature golden arches of McDonalds. My children recognize the golden arches‚ the leprechaun on Lucky Charms cereal‚ and all the characters from Tinkerbell‚ to Dora to Scooby Doo on all the boxes of fruit snacks. Yet no one is screaming
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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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researches about the food and the food products. There are lots of discussion how the food industry influences to our health and generally our everyday life. Many people blame the government‚ some others are talking that the main role comes from food industry‚ while some people still think that every individual is responsible for their own menu as well as their health. It is really not important who says what; the issue itself is one of the main problems in the USA and indeed some of the food products could
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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 following
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An Analysis of the Correlation Between Food Marketing and Childhood Obesity Karima Kaddouri Spring 2012 Research Paper # 2 Overweight children are an increasingly serious problem from the public health perspective‚ as they are at risk for a large number of diseases and medical issues like diabetes‚ cancer‚ and hypertension. The rate of teen obesity increased to 15.5 percent and the rate of childhood obesity rose to 15.3 percent since the eighties (Linn & Novosat 2008). More recently
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Is Fast Food Causing Obesity or Are We? Obesity is a growing problem in America that has serious consequences for us and our children. Some would argue this growing predicament is due to the poor choices made by the fast food industries and the unhealthy foods they have available to the public. Others like the Center for Consumer Freedom‚ would argue that it is not only their choice to eat healthy or unhealthy but also every individuals right as Americans to make that choice without the interference
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Food Marketing‚ Consumption‚ and Manufacturing Food Marketing. Food products often involve the general marketing approaches and techniques applied the marketing of other kinds of products and services. In food marketing‚ topics such as test marketing‚ segmentation‚ positioning‚ branding‚ targeting‚ consumer research‚ and market entry strategy‚ for example‚ are highly relevant. In addition‚ food marketing involves other kinds of challenges--such as dealing with a perishable product whose quality
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this. Are we taking it too far by 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
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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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For several 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”
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