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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Fast Food Industry Not to Blame for Obesity Shoving bad food into your mouth at a fast food restaurant isn’t your fault‚ it’s the industry that is to blame. Now that doesn’t sound right‚ does it? In today’s society‚ Americans tend to think that something isn’t our fault‚ that someone else is to blame‚ this is called the blame game. Carl Pickhardt claims‚ “Blame never resolves conflict; it only protracts conflict by inflaming whatever grievance is involved.” Prolonging the confilct by blaming
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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 essay
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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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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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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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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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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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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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article‚ but then contradicts himself by telling us that he believes McDonalds is to blame for obesity in America. It is my belief that his entire article can be invalidated in just two words: personal responsibility. Each individual is responsible for the decisions that they make regarding their health or any aspect of their life for that matter. If we blame fast food restaurants for making us obese‚ where does the blame stop? It is even more critical for parents to recognize the need for personal
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