...Fast Food Regulations People need food for energy and to stay active. When you eat healthy, you stay healthy and active and running. People need to eat fruits and vegetables and a good source of protein to stay going right. Fast food is not good food,for people to eat everyday. Most of the fast foods that people eat each day isn't the real type of food. Fast food restaurants usually don't use real food ingredients, they usually use other ingredients such as milk, breading, flour, etc. There should be fast food regulations to reduce BMI/obesity,reduce ads to kids,and remove unhealthy ingredients. We need to reduce BMI/obesity by eating less unhealthy thing like fast food and junk. Grover says " they found that the annual fast food transactions increased". This means that the numbers of fast food increased because people are eating more than they need. Grover states that:" They found that the average number of annual transactions increased." This means that the amount of fast foods increased. We need to reduce BMI/obesity by eating less junk food....
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...Fast Food should Banned in Schools McDonald, Taco Bell and KFC are the most favorite places of fast food around us. Many people love to eat fast food as well as their children too because it’s cheap and serve quickly. Those children want the same food in school that they eat outside with their parents or friends. However, fast food shouldn’t be allowed in schools because it’s unhealthy. If I’ll be a parent, I never allowed that school provides such an unhealthy food to my kids. Fast food shouldn’t be allowed in school because its Unhealthy, it makes student being overweight and it also caused heart disease. Firstly, schools should be responsible to protect their student from the unhealthy fast food. Fast food is really unhealthy for every one because it has some harmful chemicals like MSG and many others. These chemicals effect to your immune system in long term by giving many disease like diabetes. Secondly, fast food also effect of on physically look as well. When it effect to you’re immune system then your immune system get slower and start destroyed. When your immune system destroyed then it will give you over weight. It gives you much more heart disease. Lastly, fast food is directly attracted on your heart; it might take a little long but it effect on heart. It cold gives you disease like diabetes, blood pressure and Castrol and many more. These are the disease, which never leave you alone for rest of your life. In conclusion, eating fast food is the worst thing...
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...Introduction: Fast food is any food that is quick, convenient, and inexpensive. You can buy fast food anywhere that sells food and snacks. Vending machines, drive-thru restaurants, and 24-hour convenience stores are probably the most common places to find fast food. It is popular, because for under $5.00 you can usually get a filling meal. However, fast food is inexpensive because it is usually made with cheaper ingredients such as high fat meat, refined grains, and added sugar and fats, instead of nutritious foods such as lean meats, fresh fruits, and vegetables. Purpose: Sodium is an element that the body needs to function properly. In the meals I created at McDonalds, which includes for the unhealthy part, a Big Mac sandwich, Fries and a Coca Cola for a drink. The healthy part, which includes were a Premium Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken and a Coca Cola for a drink. To compare the sodium intake on these two meals the unhealthy side obviously has the most sodium intake of 1,320mg. The healthy side contained 1,090mg. This is a big difference in the sodium intake from healthy and unhealthy meals, but this sodium intake is still unhealthy for one meal a day. If someone were to go to McDonalds and try to find a meal that has low sodium intake it would be easy for them to find, but they would have to look through the food options that are available in the restaurant first. When you eat out you usually won’t be able to determine the calories that you intake in a meal...
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...major Fast food chains. As a result of our nation is changing their food morals, especially within our society. The American diet is a concern that arises. Although fast food is convenient for the busy lives of Americans, our society is ultimately worse off due to how fast food promotes unhealthy eating choices. Industrialization enhances the American identity while fast food regresses it. For starters, people are constantly consuming fast food without any hesitation on what they're putting into their bodies. Since eating fast food more often can increase your risk of future health problems....
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...“Don’t Blame the Eater” is an article that is written by David Zinczenk that discusses something that has become a major problem in the United States here lately, obesity. I found that Zinczenko attempts to argue against the practices of fast-food companies, and he also argues that the number of fast food restaurants that offer affordable, yet very unhealthy meals, is directly related to the growing obesity rate in our country. Zinczenko states in paragraph five, “Today, according to the National Institutes of Health, Type 2 diabetes accounts for at least 30 percent of all new childhood cases of diabetes in this country.” I believe that he does not blame the eater or the parents for allowing them to become so unhealthy, but instead he blames the fast food companies. In the beginning of paragraph seven he ask, “Shouldn’t we know better than to eat two meals a day in fast-food restaurants?” Zinczenko continues by answering the question with, “But where, exactly, are consumers—particularly teenagers— supposed to find alternatives? Drive down any thoroughfare in America, and I guarantee you’ll see one of country’s more than 13,000 McDonald’s restaurants.” So basically, Zinczenko believes fast-food packages should provide calorie information, and also warning labels. Although he uses facts and personal experiences to support his arguments, I find his arguments persuasive, but I disagree with him. Zincenko does an excellent job at giving objections to his arguments, even though he...
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...Eating Fast Food Introduction Relevance: You all have probably experienced fast food sometime throughout your life. Credibility: The first thing that comes to mind when mentioning fast food is greasy, oily, unhealthy garb, yet most of us consume junk food on a daily basis anyway. There are over 300,000 different fast food restaurants in the US. People frequent them because of convenience (quick and usually cheap). In such a fast-paced society, people are eating more fast food than ever before (Stefanov, Sebastien). Purpose: To persuade people not to eat fast food. Preview: I am now going to inform you about what fast food is, what a typical meal contains, why fast food is unhealthy. Body I. A. What is fast food? 1. Fast food is any food that is quick, convenient, and usually inexpensive (Fast Food Facts). a. Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. The term "fast food" refers to precooked foods such as fries or pizza that typically must be used within a few hours, or they become dried out and unpalatable (Ali, Sam). b. Fast food places like McDonalds, Burger King, Jack-in-the-box, Wendy’s, Whataburger, etc., are all considered fast food restaurants. II. A. A typical meal and some facts 1. According to the "Nutritional Facts" that are posted on McDonald's web site, one Big Mac contains 540 calories and 29 grams of fat, which is 45 percent of the national recommended daily value based on a 2,000-calorie...
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...Inadequate fast food is considered as American culture or dynamic. American is also known for being one of the largest countries in the world, however it is as well known for unhealthy behaviors such as obesity, high blood pressure and being over weight. Not blaming fast food restaurant totally and completely because it is Americans fought for being lazy, careless and apathetic. American should be more aware and caution of their health. While some believe that fast food consumptions is primarily responsible for Americans obesity, arguably unhealthy behaviors and poor lifestyle choices are the true causes of this national health issues. First off fast food or quick-service are meals that a customer can order and quickly receive on the go, these meals are extremely fast, simple and affordable .Fast food chains came...
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...Fast food or Bastard food? Figure 1: . In 2010 A cartoon by Piraro about how fast food effect pigeons which representing the people who addicted on fast food. In the 21 century, people are suffering from all kinds of diseases and over 85% of them are caused by, an unhealthy, diet. In the United States, 25% of Americans eat fast food every day, which can cause heart disease, hypertension and diabetes, starting with overweight. McDonalds, Taco Bell, Wendy’s, and Burger King are very popular, fast food restaurant selling their burgers and fries in the airport, street shop, next to Wal-Mart and college. The cartoon on the right was posted by cartoon artist Piraro on August 10, 2010. The cartoonist's opinion is ironic because pigeons will get fat by eating fast food just like people. By depicting McDonalds, fries and the pigeon's lazy eyes are related and pointed out the author's feeling about the combination of fat and bad health because of fast food. In the cartoon, the pigeon represent the people who are fat, lazy and don't want to move at all, but keep eating fries. The big M behind the pigeon stands for the popular fast food brand McDonalds. The sky is a mixture of white and grey, except for the yellow from the M. Anything else is less vibrant, less vivid and dispirited. The rhetorical appeals in Figure 1 include logos and ethos. The pigeon keep eating fries and other fast food that make him fat, which is logos. Also, the pigeon stays in front of the fast...
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...The portion size has nearly doubled since the mid 1900’s. Part of the reason behind this significant change has to do with the development and growth of the fast-food industry. In the1970’s women began to enter the workforce and had little spare time to prepare dinners for their families. Thus, leading to the invention of fast-food restaurants. In Jane E. Brody’s Attacking the Obesity Epidemic by First Figuring Out its Cause, Steven L. Gortmaker, a sociologist at the Harvard School of Public Health, states “The industry made it easier for people to consume more calories throughout the day” (12). Considering the availability, it didn’t take long for fast-food consumption to incline. Fast-food restaurants became a normal stop on the way home rather than a treat for special occasions. When parents appointed this kind of food as a normal dinner, they unconsciously handed down bad eating habits to their children. Fast-food attracted a large number of customers and this drove to the addition of the drive-thru feature. The drive-thru made it possible for customers to order food, pay for it, and enjoy it without leaving the car. At first it seemed like a genius...
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...1. Introduction In the public debate over obesity it is often assumed the widespread availability of fast food restaurants is an important determinant of obesity rates. Policy makers in several cities have responded by restricting the availability or content of fast food, or by requiring posting of the caloric content of the meals (Abdollah, 2007; Mcbride, 2008; Mair et al. 2005). But the evidence linking fast food and obesity is not strong. Much of it is based on correlational studies in small data sets. In this paper we seek to identify the causal effect of increases in the supply of fast food restaurants on obesity rates. Specifically, using a detailed dataset on the exact geographical location of restaurants, we ask how proximity to fast food affects the obesity rates of over 3 million school children and the weight gain of 3 million pregnant women. For school children, we observe obesity rates for 9th graders in California over several years, and we are therefore able to estimate cross-sectional as well as fixed effects models that control for characteristics of schools and neighborhoods. In the fixed effects models we focus on the openings of new restaurants and compare the difference in the change over time in obesity rates between schools that are located .1 miles from a new fast food restaurant and schools that are located .25 miles or more from a new fast food restaurant. For mothers, we employ the information on weight gain during pregnancy reported in the Vital Statistics...
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...Title: How fast food advertisement persuade UK consumers’ consuming? Tsz Hin Lam (Henry) 33801495 Group B Abstract: In recent days, many advertisements have been promoted either on television or the internet. Customers can see advertisement very easily through their digital devices, so this advertisement really affects the way customers’ consume in fast food restaurants. Previous literature states that fast food restaurant these days really put a lot of effort on advertisement and promotion, and these really can improve their sales revenues. The majority of interviewees claim that advertisement really persuade them to consume more on fast food restaurant rather than before, and it really change the image of fast food restaurant on customers ‘mind. However, some interviewees think is have not change both their consuming and the image of fast food. Moreover, most people think advertisement really can help to persuade customer’s consuming. Content Page: list of figure 1.Introduction:5 2.Literature Review:5 3.Methodology: 6 4.Result and Discussion: 7 5.Conclusion: 11 6. References:12 7.Appendix: 13 Page no p.7 p.7 p.8 p.8 p.10 p.10 Page no p.7 p.7 p.8 p.8 p.10 p.10 List of figures: Fig.1- How many times do customers see fast food advertisement in a week. Fig.2-Where do customers mostly see the advertisements. Fig3. Which kind of advertisements most attract consumers. Fig4. Have customers been to a fast food restaurant...
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...UNHEALTHY LIFESTYLE Name Institution Introduction Healthy living is important for the correct functioning of the body and the effective carrying out of daily activities. Several behaviors and eating habits that include smoking, drinking and eating can affect a person’s health negatively and eventually lead to an unhealthy lifestyle. The unhealthy lifestyle may introduce various complications in the body that may prove to be detrimental in the end. Firstly, the food that a person consumes determines how healthy he or she is, and hence, the smooth functioning of the body. However, most people not care about their bodies since most consume foods that are not beneficial to the body functions and healthy living. For example, drinking sugary/ reeses peanut butter cups, soda and eating fast food snacks leads to weight gain (Williams & Frühbeck, 2009). Moreover, one of the outlets selling the fast foods is McDonalds. In addition, most of the population consumes many packs a day at a fast food joint, which then leads to various diseases like hypertension due to increased salt and sugar intake that is contained in the fast foods. Secondly, smoking is a bad habit that may develop due to an unhealthy lifestyle. Furthermore, smoking may affect the lungs that may lead to a problem in breathing due to the cancerous effects it has on the respiratory system of a person. Moreover, one can develop cancer in the end that has a debilitating effect on the body. Finally...
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...There is a distinct difference between options and choices. Options are things and choices are decisions based on available options. Radley Balko argues that there is an absence of moral obligation with regards to unhealthy people and their nutritional choices. However, if healthy food options at an affordable cost aren’t offered to general society or easily accessible, then what decisions do they truly have between their available options. Even though adopting unhealthy eating habits is a personal choice for some, affordable and accessible healthy food alternatives are essential to making conscientious nutrition choices. Balko’s position should be challenged because of the lack of nutritional equality in our society. In most cases, people...
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...the twenty first century has brought many advantages, however along with a fast life style come negative effects. I once read in a magazine that almost ninety percent of those who attempt a diet will ultimately fail. This raises queries of why diets are inadequate and why most people are easily falling into unhealthy eating habits. It has become a challenge to make healthy choices in today’s society due to the availability of fast food, the influence the media plays, and the attractive prices associated with these aliments. Convenience foods are everywhere we look, in grocery stores, fast food restaurants, and even small gas stations. Grocery stores nearly pack every aisle with unhealthy foods such as frozen pizzas, microwave dinners and other quick serve items so it cuts food preparation time down to a couple of minutes. Fast food restaurants, like McDonalds, often persuade individuals to make eating unhealthy an easy choice; as it is quick and convenient. Also many individuals will eat what is available to them at the time, due to their packed schedules that leave no time for cooking healthy meals at home. From all you can eat buffets to fast foods, eating out is a common easy choice. Media advertisement plays an essential role in American culture. From radio commercials to TV advertisements, media has an ongoing active role in many American lives. The media can also influence the foods you decide to eat. Showing happy people eating big macs portrays that joy can...
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...Obesity in America had been a problem for decades, it has been drastically increasing because of the fast food corporations and their hidden plan. This epidemic affects both people in local areas and on a larger global scale. Unhealthy food corporations in America have manipulated the lives and diets of many Americans, causing harm to people. Some examples of harm are diabetes, heart disease, and eventually even death. People might argue that any harm people endure due to eating unhealthy is the people’s fault because Americans have their own free will to eat whatever they want. This would be true if it weren’t for the billions that are wasted in advertisements and things of that nature to almost force people to eat unhealthy. There are multiple sides to this argument, whether it’s defending the companies, the people, or even the animals, obesity will always be in the hands of the people with power, the fast food corporations...
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