...The Effects of Fast Food Gaining weight, high cholesterol, increased heart risks, headaches and depression are only a couple of the many effects of eating McDonalds for a month. This is exactly what Morgan Spurlock went through in his documentary, “SuperSize Me”, when he challenged himself to eat nothing but McDonalds for breakfast lunch and dinner while also supersizing his meal whenever asked. The harm done to his body in just one month was shocking. How fatigued he always felt, the vomiting and especially the drastic weight gain were obvious. This just goes to show that fast food is something that Americans do not know enough about when consuming it. Fast food restaurants have become nothing but a negative influence on our lives socially and physically. It has become too available and convenient to a point where Americans would rather eat out and eat for cheap at a fast food chain near them. It is impossible to go somewhere without seeing a fast food place often, that is why people eat it so much. There are currently over 200,000 fast food restaurants in America alone, have we let this go too far? I believe that fast food is the reason for America’s obesity issue because of its availability, cheap prices, and quick service which make people choose the easy way out rather than cook a healthy meal. Some people may argue that, fast food places offer healthier choices like salads and water and people make their own choice to supersize their meal. They say that fast food is not...
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...McKoy HON 410 Professor Yesudas Choondassery February 22, 2013 Our Future: What Fast Food is Taking From Us We as Americans are facing quite an epidemic when it comes to health. It is not as though the nation was stricken with some sort of plague or fell victim to some conspiracy. Unfortunately, the cause of our issues is much more in our control than I think we would care to admit. Our health is depleting at large numbers all because of our diet. The rates of heart related issues, blood pressure and diabetes are at astounding numbers. These medical concerns are costing the country billions of dollars in healthcare. Why and when did our health begin to plummet? Over past decades America’s love for junk and fast food is the culprit behind this country having one of the unhealthiest populations any continent has to offer. This fascination of fast food had to start somewhere. Not only that but so did awareness that this particular industry may single handedly be responsible for obesity in this country. There are few topics actually that will help to understand this phenomenon a little further beyond the awareness of fast food. There was legislation that was passed that was supposed to help Americans understand what they are consuming on a daily basis. We learn this is only as helpful as one is able to translate the information. Many people are lost when it comes to nutritional food labels and what the numbers mean when it comes to their personal diet and intake....
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...1.06 Assessment Explain how freedoms for African Americans were socially, politically, and economically limited from 1865 to 1900? Even after the 14th Amendment was ratified, African Americans still faced a large amount of segregation and discrimination all around the country. African Americans faced many social limitations. They were not allowed to serve on juries, not allowed to testify in court against whites, not allowed to marry whites, and also not allowed to travel without certain permits to allow travel. African Americans were able to be arrested if they were unemployed, poor, or even for having a lack of money or a home. Many political issues also affected African Americans. Although the 13th Amendment and the 14th Amendment were passed, this didn’t stop states from making black codes. The South made a requirement for African Americans to take literacy tests to be able to vote. This also leads into many other segregation laws and discrimination laws. Due to these new laws in the South, many African Americans were out of luck when it came for looking for new jobs. Of course, many of them did not want to return to plantations, as many of them would still be under the same conditions with or without slavery laws. Even though African Americans had a very hard time finding new jobs in other places of the country, it still lead to many, many banks and businesses going out of business due to African Americans not working under slavery. Debts from the Federal Government...
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...The effects of Fast Food on the Human Body Shannon Harvey DeVry University The Effects of Fast Food on the Human Body A mother driving home late from work is thinking about what to make for dinner that can be easily prepared. She sees a couple signs for fast food along the side of the road. She does not think twice and pulls into the dive through to pick up dinner for the night. This happens all over the world without a thought as to what is put into our bodies and what the consequences will be later in life. The problem with this is that more people are becoming obese and having other major health problems which are shortening their lives. The easiest way to stop this cycle is to be educated on the right types of food for the body and to learn to prepare meals at home. A good example of what can happen to the body come from the experiment ran by Morgan Spurlock and his team of doctors. What Morgan wanted to do was bring awareness to the growing problem of obesity in America. Most people have heard of the movie “Super-Size Me” and wonder why a person would want to knowingly do something harmful to their bodies and their families’ bodies. Over a thirty day time frame Morgan ate nothing but McDonalds three times a day and he only supersized it if the staff asked. Even though he though he knew what would happen to his body he was very surprised at the results and health problems than were a result from just a few weeks on a diet like this. The results were nothing short...
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...Shaunta Eskridge Word count: 496 What effects does fast food have on personal health and our social psyche? Fast food just the thought of it cringes my soul. I’ve worked in this industry for about five or six years off and on. There is absolutely nothing healthy about the way they store and prepare this food. Some items are boiled in a plastic bag then transferred into a metal pan. Meat patties are charbroiled and stored in sturdy plastic containers and are supposed to be tossed out in fifteen minutes or less, if not used. However from experience I can honestly say some employers demand that you restart that clock and don’t waste their food. By all means this is a lucrative business and they need to profit there is no room for loss profit or food shortages. That’s just a glimpse inside of what went on at my work place. It is at its most just convenience food. The fact that in some homes both parents work or that there are single parent homes; whereas the parent works and doesn’t have the time or patience to prep a home cooked meal and that fast food so to speak is easier to come by. It teaches us impatience we need our food now and it better look just as enticing as the picture. We as a society wonder why our kids love to binge eat on convenience food because we as parents are teaching them this learned behavior. We are so much in a rush that in our minds we just don’t have time to sit and ensure that our children’s health and ours are in jeopardy. We teach our children...
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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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...BUSINESS RESEARCH METHODOLOGY THE EFFECTS OF FAST FOOD ADVERTISEMENTS ON YOUNG CHILDREN’S EATING HABITS – AN EXPERIMENTAL AT KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS OF SUPERKIDS SCHOOL MEDAN IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/2015 Name : Jennifer Tandratama ID : 130010056 Class : Lyon THE EFFECTS OF FAST FOOD ADVERTISEMENTS ON YOUNG CHILDREN’S EATING HABITS – AN EXPERIMENTAL AT KINDERGARTEN STUDENTS OF SUPERKIDS SCHOOL MEDAN IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/2015 1.1 Background of Study Over the last three decades, the fast foods industry has infiltrated every nook and cranny of the Indonesian society. An industry that began with a handful of modest hot dog and hamburger stands in Medan, Jakarta, Bandung, and other cities has spread to every corner of the nation, selling a broad range of foods wherever paying customers could be found. Erik Schlosser (American investigative journalist) states that: “Fast food is now served at restaurants and drive-throughs, airports, zoos, high schools, elementary schools and universities, on cruise ships, trains and airplanes, K-marts, gas stations and even hospital cafeterias.” This trend is sustained by the innovative ways in which marketers target the ever growing sector of the food market. Twenty five years ago, only a handful of Indonesian companies directed their marketing at children. Today children are being targeted by phone companies, clothing stores and restaurant chains as well. The growth in children’s advertising has been driven by efforts to increase not...
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...Report Junk Food People used to eat healthy prepared food with their families .Nowadays, many people specially young people , prefer to eat fast food such as Hamburgers, Pizza and French fries . There are many reason why people prefer to eat junk food . one of the top reasons is the change in lifestyle .Many people are working long hours, shifts, or attend schools. They don’t have time to buy ingredients or to prepare delicious food .Women are now starting to work, they are not available to prepare family meals. Another reason is advertising. The media Strongly Influence and Control people with all types of media such as the Internet and satellite television and people like to try new products and different kinds of fast food. fast food is less time consuming it’s served fast , business men and people who are in a hurry they find it easier and more convenient to buy fast food also people are getting lazier and less willing to cook. Therefore, fast food restaurant had made drive-thru they made it even simpler for people to buy fast food. People prefer to buy fast food because its lower cost than other restaurants, fast food is affordable for all and it is very cheap it’s the cheapest even the poorest people buy from McDonald's .junk food can lead to an increased risk for illness and diseases. It is a cause of various diseases. People that eat fast-food four or more times a week , up their risk of dying from heart disease by 80 percent. It also can lead to obesity...
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...Management and Economics 2013 Fast food consumption: Identifying working women’s attitudes towards consumption of fast food A.H.B. Sajani Rasanthikaa, T.S.L.W. Gunawardana b a Department of Marketing,University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka sajani87@yahoo.com b Department of Marketing,University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka gunawardana@badm.ruh.ac.lk Abstract The study focuses on examining working women’s attitudes towards the consumption of fast food. Five, literature supported, hypotheses were derived and tested to examine the attitudes in relation to the perceived taste, perceived quality, perceived nutrition value, perceived convenience and perceived price of fast food. A survey was conducted using 177 working women in Matara district, Sri Lanka. Structural equation modelling was employed for data analysis. The results showed that perceived convenience of fast food has a significant positive effect over fast food consumption whilst taste, nutrition value and price give a positive but not significant effect. However, perceived quality of fast food indicates a negative but non-significant effect on fast food consumption. Keywords: Fast Food consumption, working women 1. Introduction Fast food industry is not only a transformation to the traditional diet, but also a new trend to the landscape, economy, workforce and it has created a popular culture within a short period of time (Schlosser, 2001). Fast food can be identified as one of the main food choices of people today....
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...A study on perception of soft drinks and fast foods advertisements and its impact on youth lifestyle and eating habits Today it is a matter of great pride to see that India as a nation stands with a population of 1,166,079,217 (July 2009) and out of which two-third of the population lies below 35 years of age. India is considered as one of the youngest nation in the world. According to various national and international organisations the age group of youth generally lies between 15-35 years. This vulnerable group is being highly influenced by the advertising industry whose focus has shifted from family and elderly to youth and kids. With the increased employment of youngsters due to the entry of BPO’s, KPO’s, MNC’s in the Indian sub-continent, marketers have got a new set of potential buyers in the form of young and restless . This segment comprises of those who are more open to adapt new products, ideas and follow trends set up by advertising world. Advertising today carries the blame of manipulating and duping audience. The moment you open your idiot box for multifaceted reasons you can see a clutter of advertisements, a commercial of 7 up ends up with a girl kissing a boy, ads of all juices making claims that all of them are preservative free, dangerous stunts being performed in ads of Thumps up and Mountain dew, open and free broadcast of inner wears at prime time encouraging the opposite sex to assault. All advertisement of several branded deo’s end in seductive mode. Ads...
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...Have you ever seen a ad on television about fast food deals? This is called Marketing to kids. Which is when advertisers try to get you to buy their products. In this essay i will tell you the effects of Marketing to kids, why it is bad for you sometimes, and how to keep your kids away from the ads. Let’s get right into it! The effect of Marketing to kids is that they could eat too much fast food and get cancer, diabetes, and lots of other effects. Kids could also click on a ad and that ad could steal the kids information. Then that advertiser could buy stuff from the information and then the kid or parents have no money. These effects could affect a kid for the rest of their lives. Fast food advertisers could also use cartoon characters to make the kid wanna buy their product. According to the author, advertisers have spent $2 Billion dollars just to advertise to the young kids just to get the young kids to buy their product and make money. Now let’s move on to why marketing to kids can be bad for you at some moments....
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...The development of urban motorization in big cities has caused some negative effects to their population. Social issues and ecological issues are the main problems that occur in those cities. There are some reasons that lead to the motorization era in the cities. One of them is urban sprawl. Urban sprawl is the enlargement of city’s development that spread far away from the centre to the outskirt of that city. Urban sprawl is the result of the increasing urbanization. Although urban sprawl is the main aspect that can develop capitalism, it still has some negative impacts on the city. Motorization as one of the impacts of urban sprawl relates very closely to the transportation system. Motorization happens when people mostly use cars for traveling in the city and it relates closely with the development of an automobile industry in that city. The rise of the automobile industry supports the spread of urban sprawl even more. People can travel longer distances in shorter time. That is why the growth of the automobile industry is related to urban sprawl. There are some solutions to determine the urban sprawl issues called ecological modernization. According to AEP 9 lecture one, ecological modernization is a scientific research to find the answer to how the world can be sustain economically and socially at the same time without damaging the environment. Some business groups are trying to find a solution for the urban sprawl issues based on ecological modernization. According to...
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...at how well the fast food industry is growing. Quick-stop food franchises like McDonalds and Burger King allow overworked moms to feed their children dinner in between soccer practice and dance lessons. While the fast food options may be a time saver, there are many downsides that can lead to an abundance of physical and mental health problems. Some of these potentially harmful problems could be early respiratory issues, depression, and acne. To avoid the negative effects of a bacon cheeseburger, it is important to find a healthy balance between junk food and healthier options. Implementing more education about healthy food choices in schools and making it readily available to overworked parents and their hungry kids could begin to end the epidemic....
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...America and Obesity Advanced Composition Devry University Justina Brown America and Obesity In the back of your mind, you might be thinking…how did your body change so quickly? It was like almost overnight. It starts with just being a little overweight to having to buy some more jeans. Facts announced by Dr. Neil Hutcher (2011) “Obesity is a disease that affects 34 percent of adults age 20 and over in the United States, which amounts to more than 72 million people. About 32.2 percent of American men and about 35.5 percent of American women are obese.” Gaining weight drastically is a good sign of obesity. For a person to be considered obese his or her body mass index has to be over 30 or weight is 20 percent or more above normal weight. Researched by the Control Disease Center (2010) mentioned that one-third of U.S adults are obese as of 2010 and rates remain high; “Obesity is common, serious, and costly. In 2009, about 2.4 million more adults were obese than in 2007. This epidemic has affected every part of the United States. In every state, more than 15% of adults are obese, and in nine states, over 30% of adults are obese.” There are many dangers to being obese because it may influence your risk of developing high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, gallbladder disease, age-related macular degeneration and breast cancer, and other types of cancer such as; prostate and colon cancer. Obesity is very common amongst Americans and has been for some...
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...Fast Food Advertising And Childhood Obesity A rise in obesity has been observed in the United States in the last two decades. Obesity is one problem that gives birth to numerous fatal diseases, including but not limited to cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and depression. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted a survey and found that, “More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) and approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years are obese” (Ogden, Carroll). One of the main reasons behind obesity is the American’s love for fast food. Fast food contains only a small proportion of essential nutrients, and is loaded with unhealthy and non-essential nutrients which do nothing but contribute to obesity and resulting diseases. An equally increasing trend has been observed in the openings of new fast food locations. The fact sheet issued by National Restaurant Association shows that “970,000 new fast food locations were opened in year 2012 and the restaurant-industry share of each food dollar spent stands at 48%” (2012 forecast). Those parents who know about the adverse effects of fast food consumption try their best to keep their children away from it. But no matter how hard they try to shield their children, some negative forces like advertising provides them a complete exposure to such unhealthy food. A kid may never have eaten a McDonald’s hamburger, but he/she definitely knows what it looks like, thanks to the power of...
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