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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5:15-6:30 Fast Food Research Paper Fast Food Fixation An 18 year old senior at Seymour Community High School‚ Marissa‚ loves fast food. She makes numerous visits to either the local DQ Grill and Chill‚ or McDonald’s every single day. Even though it has been proven that it is not a wise choice to include fast food into one’s daily diet‚ thousands‚ even millions‚ of people‚ such as Marissa‚ still make the decision to eat it‚ which can be explained using theoretical arguments such as the social construction
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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 following
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AMERICAN FAST FOOD IN KOREA 1. Compared to other East Asian countries‚ is Korea an ideal market? Korea is the only country in Asia where capital expenditure has revived in 2002. In the whole Asia fast-food chains were not hurt by the Asian economic crisis at the end of the 90’s. However in Korea‚ revenues of fast-food franchises fell by 25 per cent during the Asian financial crisis in 1997 and while the economy was under the influence of the shock. After some structural reforms in
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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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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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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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McDonald’s India A Locally Owned Company: McDonald’s is the world’s leading global foodservice retailer with more than 33‚000 locations serving approximately 64 million customers in 118 countries each day. More than 80% of McDonald’s restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local men and women. In India‚ McDonald’s is managed by two Indian entrepreneurs. Amit Jatia‚ Vice Chairman‚ Hardcastle Restaurants Pvt. Ltd. owns and spearheads McDonald’s operations in West & South India. Hardcastle
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There are many factors in which could effect current patterns of health. These factors are: Socio-Economic Environmental Genetic Lifestyle Socio-Economic factors are those in which occur financially or socially. Factors included are income‚ age‚ social glass‚ gender‚ expenditure‚ employment status‚ hosing‚ discrimination and‚ education. an individual’s income could effect an individual’s current health. An individual’s income is likely to have a large negative impact on current and future patterns
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EATING FAST FOOD The life style in these days has been change regarding the way that people eat. In this modern time‚ eating fast food becomes a daily habit that people really enjoy to eat. McDonald’s‚ Burger king‚ Pizza Hut and Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) are just examples of the most well-known fast food restaurants in the whole wide world. There are many advantageous and disadvantageous of fast food. The advantages of fast food is time saving. As some busy customers arrive home from after
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