Briana Richie 9-17-10 6th period Is the fast food industry responsible for the obesity epidemic in the United States? The fast food industry is not responsible for America’s weight gain. Other countries have fast food restaurants and yet America is the fattest. There are other factors that contribute to it like the lack of excerize‚ bad eating habits‚ and poor motivation. This industry isn’t force feeding people‚ the people have their right to choose what they want to eat. In fact‚ the
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government not regulate the consumption/endorsement of fast food if there is a common misconception that Americans are all overweight and if it is harmful to a citizen’s health in general? The government’s role in this nation is to protect its people from harm and anything that could potentially be of great risk to them. However‚ I’ve deduced that the government has failed in one major aspect of American life. Beginning in the early 1960’s‚ the fast food industry has molded itself so permanently into each
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into a fast food restaurant - let’s say McDonalds for example – and you order yourself a salad. You made the conscious decision on ordering that salad because you wanted to eat something that was considered healthy instead of the order of large fries that were calling your name. In Eric Schlosser’s book‚ “Fast food nation”‚ and Mark Bittman’s TED Talk: “What’s wrong with what we eat”‚ the issue of overeating is brought up and a question arises. We must eat to survive and we enjoy eating food that
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Topic: Fast food should not be served in schools. Specific purpose statement: Lunches served in schools should be improved. Introduction. I. Attention getter: 20.1% as of the year 2010. 5 to 10 is the number of meals a child eats at school. The percentage of obese children in the US. The number is 4 times higher than 1970s. If you have been to elementary‚ middle or high school‚ at some time‚ you have been exposed to canteen food. II. Thesis: I am here to tell you why poor quality food should
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"Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser One doesn’t need to be a Rhodes scholar to figure out that Eric Schlosser‚ in his book Fast Food Nation‚ has a bone to pick with the way America eats. The name of the book alone‚ carrying with it cultural baggage‚ reveals that he is not a fan of the great American hamburger. If you read the book‚ though‚ you will realize that he’s not half as much against the french fries that often go with that burger‚ although he’s no particular fan of those‚ either. Schlosser
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effects of fast food choices and the amount of harm that can be caused to your body. Fast food restaurants should be required to serve healthier foods for these four reasons: people constantly on the go and in a hurry who need a meal quick should not have to settle for a greasy unhealthy meal; high school students who attend open lunch need healthier alternatives they can buy; the more fast food chains that provide healthier foods would encourage other restaurants to sell healthier foods causing people
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Fast Food Market Market Overview: Fast food as defined by English dictionary is cooked food sold in snack bars and restaurants as a quick meal or to be taken away. Fast food is any food that can be prepared and sold within a short span of time. Thus‚ fast food industry is composed of all those food outlets that serve preheated or precooked food. Fast food market is the sale of eatables (food and drinks) for immediate consumption either on the premises or in designated eating areas shared with
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Warren Eng.100 4/27/11 Fast Food Popularity Fast food is a huge growth in our country. Fast food restaurants are constantly trying to increase their popularity growth by lowering prices and getting faster food service technology. With this said there is a huge competition between fast food restaurants all around increasing there popularity. There are many key factors to the reasons why popularity of fast food keeps on growing. It is believed that price may be a contributing
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Recently‚ I have been enlightened in the world of food. Through some internet reasherch and a few documentaries is have come to find out the power of food. This newfound insight has pushed me to write to you today. Newfound‚ I say that with intent. I haven’t learned this until now‚ 16 years into my existence. The fact of the matter‚ is that it’s imperative that schools provided local‚ fresh‚ and plant based diets. As you know the food provided in schools is brutally prossed and meat centered‚ which
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Fast Food in HK – McDonald’s VS KFC Fast Food Culture in the worldwide Fast food‚ as you can understand is the term referring to food that is prepared and can be delivered in a fast time. It is traditionally American style meal that always included French fries‚ burgers and soft drinks. Restaurants store precooked ingredients‚ once the customer gives an order‚ take-away can be ready in a while. To be called as “Fast food”‚ these foods must meet a few standards: good time management‚ quality stability
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