Fast Food and Obesity Obesity is a medical disorder in which body fat has gathered to such an extent that it may have a negative effect on the overall health condition of a person. People are classified as obese when their Body Mass Index (BMI) measurement is greater than thirty Kg / m2‚ or their weight is twenty percent greater than normal weight (Obesity‚ WebMD). America has blamed genetics and fast food as the cause of overweight and obesity for many years‚ the fact is that it is not a "cause"
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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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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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Summary: All Americans effect the huge growth of fast food but adolescents play even more of a vital role in than the average consumer. Not only do teenagers consume fast food‚ but they work for it and steal from it because they are attracted to it the most. The fast food industry provides the easiest way for young people to get started and continue to succeed in our "Fast Food Nation." Our country loves fast food‚ there is speedy service with cheap tasty food in over one million restaurants world wide
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Fast Food Nation Fast Food Nation‚ by Eric Schlosser is an informative book on how fast food has taken an important place in our country‚ and how our country depends on it to run functionally. Schlosser uses facts and his own opinions‚ along with biographies to better explain fast food. The book describes the way fast food came into our country‚ and how it gradually grew into the nation’s top industry. It also shows how chain stores like McDonald’s target children through their advertisement. The
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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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Nowadays people tend to choose food in fast food restaurant rather than to cook a meal themselves. Despite the fact that fast food such as hamburger‚ fried chicken…contains high amount of fats and salt which are not good for our health‚ people still go to fast food restaurant frequently and the fast food industry is still getting more and more powerful. There are several explanations for this situation. In today’s fast paced life‚ 10 minutes is an ideal amount of time to get a ready meal. How
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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
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