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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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 cheap‚ the health risks outweigh the five minutes of satisfaction that fast food brings. One should carefully think before they eat fast food. However t-his essay will
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Shirley Lozano Prof. Fonts ENC 1101-1 16 March 2011 Fast Food and Obesity Obesity is an excess proportion of total body fat. A person is considered obese when his or her weight is 20% or more above normal weight. What causes obesity is when a person consumes more calories than he or she burns. For many people this boils down to eating too much and exercising too little. On the other hand‚ there are many factors that play a role in obesity such as age‚ gender‚ genetics‚ physical activity
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Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III known as Noynoy Aquino or PNoy‚ is a Filipino politician who has been the 15th President of the Philippines since June 2010. Following the death of his mother on August 1‚ 2009‚ many people began calling on Aquino to run for president. On September 9‚ 2009‚ Aquino officially announced he would be a candidate in the 2010 presidential election‚ held on May 10‚ 2010. On June 9‚ 2010‚ the Congress of the Philippines proclaimed Aquino the winner of the 2010 presidential
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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 OUTLETS HAVE MANY ADVANTAGES WHAT ARE SOME OF THE ADVANTAGES ? Advantages : 1) Fast food outlets provide a job opportunities for young people - The youth that unemployed can get the job at fast food outlets - The university student can get an opportunity to do part time job - The youth can be independent 2) Fast food outlets provide a convenient service - Through convenient service‚ customer will feel comfortable - When buying a meal at fast food restaurants‚ you always get
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Fast Food Across America‚ people become occupied with their busy lives as shown in the extremely common decision of “since there is no time for dinner‚ how about fast food?” Thoughts shuffle in the mind‚ has America become the “queen bee” of fast food? Does society consider nutrition an important factor for everyday health? Does fast food boost calories‚ fat intake‚ and present itself as a hazard to the body? How as a culture do Americans continue to forgo the healthy alternative and
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The History of Fast Food Restaurants have been around in some form for most of human civilization. But they usually catered to travelers. As far back as ancient Greece and Rome‚ inns and taverns generally served food to people who had a reason to be away from home. This trend continued until relatively recently. Although taverns and coffee houses were popular places to gather and share beverages in the 17th century‚ the idea of eating out for fun didn’t take off in Western society until the late
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The most popular American fast food products are hamburgers‚ cheeseburgers‚ hot dogs and French fries. Fast food has become an important part of the American Food Culture for a long time. In fact‚ America is called a fast food country due to its strong fast food habits. According to some surveys‚ Americans spend more money on fast food than on education‚ new cars and computer software buying; 200 millions of Americans visit fast food restaurants weekly; nearly 90 percents of American children visit
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The Fast Food Dependency Thesis: The fast food industry is entirely unhealthy‚ disintegrating not only our health but also many other things‚ including our morals and expectations. I. The fast food industry provides the world with food that is diminishing our health. a. Restaurants not required to provide nutritional info b. Restaurant secrets revealed c. Proportion sizes and names change II. David Kessler plays a big role in reconstruction of the FDA. d.
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