FAST FOOD NATION Section I - The American Way Introduction and Chapter 1 - The Founding Fathers Life in the 1950’s was unlike any previous decade. It was the culmination of the previous 50 years of expansion‚ industrialization‚ depression and two world wars. The baby boom began. Families were moving to the suburbs. The accessibility of the automobile and the integrated open highway gave the average citizen a freedom and mobility never seen before. As a result‚ industries and businesses sprang
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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 Nation The Golden Arches Most people would expect Fast Food chain restaurants to be a happy‚ convenient‚ inexpensive‚ and quick place to pick up a meal. The decision to stop for fast food‚ is made on spur of the moment‚ without much thought. The vast majority of customers do not set out to eat at a Burger King‚ Wendy’s‚ or McDonalds. Often‚ they’re not even planning to stop for food until they see a big sign‚ a familiar building‚ and set of golden arches. Fast food‚ like
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Argumentative Essay Fattening Fast Foods What makes a person become fat and overweight? Is it really because of fast food restaurant patronage? A fast food restaurant is an eating place that prepares food quickly and offers minimal service to customers. “Every day‚ nearly one-third of U.S. children aged 4 to 19 eat fast food‚ which likely packs on about six extra pounds per child per year and increases the risk of obesity‚ a study of 6‚212 youngsters found” (“Fast Food Linked to Child Obesity”‚ 2003
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CHAPTER 1 The Problem Rationale Food is one of the basic necessities of man in order to stay alive. Whether he likes it or not‚ man needs sufficient amount of food to sustain his being. This need to meet the food intake parallel with the essential meals per day results to the materialization of the food service industry which deals with preparation and sale of food items or products. Therefore‚ the food service industry will always remain in high demand because of its category. This industry
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal‚ by Eric Schlosser. Perennial of HarperCollins Publishers‚ 2002. 383 pp.‚ $13.95. ³As American as a small‚ rectangular‚ hand-held‚ frozen‚ and reheated apple pie.² (p. 3) Far from being a run of the mill expose on calories and fat grams in fast food‚ Fast Food Nation is a hard-hitting critique of the industrialization of America¹s and‚ later‚ the world¹s food supply. The consequences of this industrialization have far-reaching effects
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We all fall victim to the fast food drive-thu‚ some more than others‚ eating it every day. But do people really know how bad fast food is for them? Everyone has different reasons for eating fast food‚ some because of the convenience‚ some actually crave it‚ but few people truly realize just how unhealthy this food is for them. The article “Why You Should Avoid Fast Food at All Costs” written by Richard Stossel gives very eye-opening details as to where our food comes from and how it gets to our plates
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Emergence The fast food culture emerged as early as the 19th century. During the Industrial Revolution‚ a large workforce was required to work for 10 to 12 hours a day. With so much work to be done‚ fast food was the idea of a quick and easy lunch. In India‚ fast food culture emerged in the decades after independence‚ starting from the 1950’s. Eating at home used to be a significant aspect of Indian culture‚ so the change was gradual. Over a period of time‚ with a growth in the number of nuclear families
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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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I wonder what impact the fast food industry has had on society. The fast food industry has easily become one of the biggest industries around the world. More and more fast food restaurants have opened as a result of the number of consumers increasing. Within a mile of where I live there are about six fast food restaurants to choose from‚ and the number increases as you drive through the city. This plays an important role in the society as a whole when you realize the benefits that they possess. Therefore
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