Bigger is Better?: American’s Growing Obesity Problem America is in a state of growth and it is not the economy. The rate at which obesity has risen in the last half century is at an all-time high. Many factors are said to attribute to this epidemic one of the main ones being the rise of the fast food industry over the last few decades. Although‚ many other factors also attribute to this the eating of fast food is the main one. Should the fast food industry really be held at an ethical or moral
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Thinking back on this week‚ what are the meals that you have eaten? Were these meals home cooked or were they from a fast food restaurant? There are around 160‚000 fast food restaurants in the United States (Pew Research Center)‚ but do these restaurants control how you think or how you feel? No‚ they do not. Obesity in America should not be blamed on these fast food restaurants. I believe that it is solely America’s fault for being obese. Many say advertising has a play in what people eat‚ but I
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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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DISADVANTAGES OF FAST FOOD Fast food is pretty controversial. It has some advantages like saving time and money‚ but also some drawbacks‚ most of them related with one’s health condition. The popularity of fast food is on the rise in more and more countries of the world. Many people consider it a convenient source of food especially given the fact that the modern man is always in a hurry. This type of food is prepared and served very quickly and it can be excellent for busy people or for single
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Honors August 9‚ 2012 The main characters in the novel Fast Food Nation are Richard and Maurice “Mac” McDonald‚ Ray Kroc‚ Walt Disney‚ Carl N. Karcher‚ and Dave Thomas. The McDonald’s brothers are from New Hampshire. They opened up the first McDonald’s restaurant in 1937 in southern California. They revolutionized the fast food industry in 1948 by ridding their business of carhops‚ and using disposable plates and cups to serve finger food. Ray Kroc was a high school drop-out from Illinois. He sold
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Fast Food Consumption In his essay Don’t Blame the Eater‚ David Zinczenko says he sympathizes with a group of children who are suing McDonald’s for making them fat. Drawing on his own experiences as a “1980’s latchkey kid” (139)‚ he describes how easy it is for teenagers to put on weight with a steady diet of fast food meals. Part of the problem‚ he argues‚ is that nutritional information about fast food is often either unavailable or hard to interpret. For instance‚ at many fast food
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voice‚ regarding our nation’s food safety. Individual states are looking to create legislation that would allow them to establish their own food-labeling process. This would cause prices to increase‚ as well as confusion for the consumers. The FDA has protected our food supply for well over 100 years. It was contrived for the sole purpose of safeguarding our food supply. It’s important that the FDA continues with this process‚ which is why I support the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act of 2015. This
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These distinct types of cultures lead to the development of various types of food options. However‚ fast food productions stood out to be the top meal choice. The reason for this expansion of encounters with fast food has to deal with the American desire to gain more material wealth and become more prosperous. Americans expanded their encounters with fast foods by means of franchising‚ advertising‚ and processing of foods to help them acquire the wealth that they desire. Franchising acquired its popularity
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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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Fast Food Healthier than Cafeteria food? Many people think that fast food is bad for our health and that it shouldn’t be allowed in school. More healthful options should be promoted but what’s the use of healthy food in school if the kids don’t want to eat it? Nobody least of all adults LIKE eating healthy if given a choice everyone always goes for the fast food.When we eat lunch at school we get the bad end of the stick. they feed us cardboard pizza‚ meat that isn’t even meat and has been
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