...Fast Food Cause Obesity There has been a rise in obesity in this country for the last forty years. Many scientists and doctors have begun to question whether there is any relationship between fast food and obesity. According to the available information the number of fast food restaurants has doubled since 1970s. (Currie, J et al 2009).Currie J et al (2009) observe that the rise in the obesity cases in the last one decade has been directly related to the rise in the number of people choosing fast food as their main menu. Fast food has been described as food which is prepared in hurry for people who have little time during meal times. These foods are very popular with the students and working people since they do not have enough time to sit and enjoy a full meal course. Fast food include the fries and burgers .These types of foods are usually prepared in hurry to meat the rising demand especially during the peak hours. The popularity of this type of food is pegged on the fact that they are always ready and can be taken within a short notice as opposed to the full meal course where one has to place an order in advance. Most of our cities and towns have fast food chains located on every corner and at the same time our television, newpapers and radio stations are filled with advertisements enticing us to sample the different products in offer in these joints. It is worth noting that most of these commercials are usually directed towards children and youth justifying the reason why...
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...Aminuddin (2010601584) Effects of fast foods among youths Introduction Food is one of the main necessitates we need to survive. Food mains goal is to provide our body with vitamins, minerals, and sustenance. Food ,which is supposed to be something safe and good for us, is now a high risk necessitates because of new technology and the way food is being made is so harmful that it is causing many people to become unhealthy to the point that some are dying from food such as fast foods. Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly and any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food (Jennifer, 2003). Fast food consumption has grown dramatically in recent years. The fast food restaurant has permeated every part of our country so much that, in some areas, it seems as though every small city one of the fast food restaurants will be there. Thesis Statement There are many effects of fast foods among youths such as fast foods can cause obesity, can lead to many diseases, and can cause depression. Development of the first main point One of the effects of fast foods is obesity. A condition in which the body has dangerous quantity of body fat is called obesity. The people who weight more than 20% than their usual weights are classified as obese persons (Alte, Schiff, 1998). Alte and Schiff (1998) also stated that a condition when the body has a lot of fat is called obesity. The persons who are obesity weight from 10% to 19% than their...
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...Aakash Shah 10/15/12 Effects of Obesity While I am not obese, and I do not ever plan on it, I have a personal connection to obesity and the nature of the epidemic. I am an EMT for the Middlesex Area and I see many different things while on the job. Something that really hit home to me was how obesity was so widespread yet no one cared to turn his or her cheeks toward the issue. I have personally seen many different cases of obese people that struggle with the simplest tasks, including going to the bathroom, driving, walking their dogs. Essentially this epidemic lets people eat themselves into oblivion and depression leads to overeating and pleasure eating. My personal connection to this subject drives me to exemplify to society that this is a pressing issue and everything should be done to cap it and stop its progression. The United States of America today follows many different trends and patterns within its society. Societal trends have been evident through the history of the nation. A pattern that has revolutionized society today is the health craze. The sport of being fit is a priority and people are getting in shape better than ever. Commercials from athletic conglomerate corporations such as Nike, Reebok, and Adidas are marketing being fit with new gear, sneakers, and apparel to attract people to such products. But, there is an issue at large. A rising issue in the United States is obesity, which is cited to be a major health issue in recent decades but had grown to...
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...Obesity In our world today people have easy access to food, every corner we look we find at least one restaurant or a café and in every corner there is a super market or a gas station that sells some sort of food and snacks. Entering a small market it is easier to spot the unhealthy junk food such as chips and chocolate; they are usually placed in the center of the store, where as the healthy choices are usually set on the sides or in the back. As technology develops the food Inc. is getting larger and larger. Food is getting manufactured easier and artificially, almost everything we eat is processed. Obesity is becoming a huge issue in the US and around the world due to carless eating and processed food which is causing health issues. Obesity has become a major issue in America, overweight and obesity is defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that presents a risk to health. Majority of the people are going for the cheaper food; cheaper food means processed artificial food. Usually when people think obese they think of weight, however it does not always have to do with weight but the percentage of body fat as well. Obesity is usually measured by using the body mass index (BMI), it is basically a person’s weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters. “Generally a person with a BMI of 30 or more is considered obese, and a person with a BMI equal to or more than 25 is considered overweight” (Nordqvist). Obesity and overweight are causing major health...
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...Prime Deason Poverty is a Direct Link to Obesity ITT It is not a secret that food has become significantly more expensive over the past years. Take a walk down an aisle in any grocery store and one would take notice that purchasing all of the five major food groups could potentially leave the consumer broke by the time they check-out. While the price on meats, fruits, and vegetables increases, the amount of cheap, prepackaged meals on the shelves continues to grow. Although, processed foods have been in grocery stores for quite some time, they have now almost taken over the super markets. While affordable and convenient, these prepackaged, processed foods can lead to many heathy problems, including obesity. With prices on food at the grocery store driving consumers away, the fast food industry has been stepped up in a big way. Along with families on-the-go, many families living poverty have turned the convenience of inexpensive, fast food. Known as the “dollar menu,” almost every fast food restaurant in the United States has this option on their menu. Not only is the “dollar menu” popular, but “value meals” are a favorite for consumers, as well. Fast food restaurants, such as McDonalds and Burger King, are not the only problem, though. Pizza establishments, for example CiCi’s and Pizza Hut, offer all you can eat buffets for considerably low prices. With the “dollar menu” and all you can eat buffets, the fast food industry markets their low prices geared towards poverty...
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...Childhood Obesity Fast food restaurants should be required to provide or offer healthy alternatives for their kid’s meals. Having healthy alternatives for children’s meals would allow them to receive a nutritionally balanced meal even when it is necessary to dine out. Childhood obesity is becoming prevalent in today’s world and society needs to start taking some responsibility; starting with what foods that are offered when having to dine away from the home. Eating habits begin at a very young age. If healthy alternatives were available in all kids’ meals in fast food restaurants, parents would be at ease when ordering the kids meals for their child(ren). Growing up as an overweight child can lead you to wonder if even small differences in menu selection could make a difference in the decisions you make when choosing to dine out even as an adult. In this paper I am hoping to show the importance of providing a nutritionally healthy meal to children to provide for a healthier future. Dining out is becoming routine in today’s fast-paced world; the convenience of fast-food makes it hard to pass up on a busy day, but at what cost are people willing to sacrifice nutrition for convenience. The childhood obesity rate is almost 15% in the United States (Tom Harkin 2008). Childhood obesity puts children at a grave risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other health related issues that can affect their lives as an adult. Small changes in how fast-food restaurants market their children’s...
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...Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity: The Causes and Cure of Childhood Obesity Patricia Harris Epidemiology and Applied Healthcare Statistics June 17, 2011 Childhood Obesity: The Causes and Cure of Childhood Obesity In the United State the current childhood obesity epidemic is caused by fast food industries, video games, poor eating habits and the lack of exercise. This disease affects adults and children in the United States (Evans2006). Obesity is the state of being well above one’s normal weight. Children are becoming sick and being overweight because of this condition. ( medterms 2008). Everyday one in four children (from ages 5 to 18) eats fast food. As a result, children are gaining extra pounds daily while increasing the risk of obesity. Child obesity from fast food consumptions is an issue for parents because of the health risks associated by obesity. Fast food products contain higher fats, carbohydrates, sugars, and calories than any other products. As a result, children of all ages worldwide are accumulating excess weight because of unbalanced nutrients found in these products. According to several studies, child obesity from fast foods is a major problem because children consume over 120 extra calories daily. Poor nutritional habits are one of the important reasons for childhood obesity. Television and Video games Another problem that could lead to obesity is playing video games...
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...Parents now have the fear of outliving their children. Obesity is an international epidemic that affects millions and the generation between 13 and 24 is the middle of it all. There are many to blame for this problem and different ideas on how it drastically increased. Obesity could be caused through the different types of foods that have been introduced throughout the years. It can also be due in part to fast food companies advertising and selling unhealthy foods. The government has now gotten involved to prevent this growing epidemic that can ultimately harm a generation. Even though one can blame either the people or companies there is one clear reason why obesity has increasingly grown. Changes in society from the past to the present, have impacted...
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...Obesity in our Children Obesity rates among children as well as pregnant mothers in the Unites States are increasing and it has greatly impacted the health of those affected. Additionally, as it is explained by Katherina Maximova, children who are “exposed to overweight parents and schoolmates were more likely to misperceive their own weight status” meaning that children exposed to overweight people in their lives were more likely to not consider it an issue or a health hazard. As I was somewhat overweight myself when I was younger, I can easily relate to difficulty of finding their determination to take action against their weight problem. Having had this problem, I realize that also finding a way to alter eating habits and increase the amount of exercise as a child can be difficult. As I look back at myself and remember the lifestyle that would surround me, I felt as if my overweight problem had not been properly introduced as a possible health risk by my parents or my friends. Due to the immediate availability of fast food restaurants, as a child, I was increasingly vulnerable to becoming overweight. Taking into consideration that the people surrounding me in my life had been somewhat overweight themselves, obesity had been considered the norm. Through my research, I have discovered that the struggle problem with obesity has been around since the Ancient Egyptians era. It is my aspiration to shed light on this subject and to bring about an idea of how to improve on the...
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...Fast Food A fast meal is incredible convenient on a busy day. Fast food restaurants offer quick meals in a short amount of time. What may not be portrayed on the menu is the sodium, calories, and fat intake included. One unfortunate misconception is that young adults are exempt from the health risks of an unhealthy diet. Fast food should not be allowed in schools because fast food is harmful to an adolescents health, there is evidence that suggests fast food leads to obesity, and poor nutrition can negatively affect conduct and intelligence. Obesity is at an all time high in the United States. An average of two-thirds of the US population is overweight. The percentage of obesity has increased dramatically within the last ten years. Eating fast food once a day may not seem problematic, but over time this amount can possibly lead to an increase in weight. Weight increase can lead to a variety of health concerns. Becoming obese can cause serious sleep and respiratory issues. Sleep apnea, is a condition in which breathing stops while sleeping, obesity is a contributing factor to this disorder. Excessive weight gain can also cause your body to resist insulin which can result in diabetes. A lack of exercise combined with weight gain can cause congestive heart failure. A typical fast food combo contains around one thousand calories, including a soft drink and fries. The recommended average, according to livestrong.com, is an average of 1500 calories per day for...
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...global increase in obesity? (Preparatory Project, Final Draft) Altynbekov Nurdaulet ID: 201374364 Tutor: Whilliedell Palapas Date of submission: 5 December 2014 Word count: 1,016 University Preparatory Certificate, CPS, NU Astana Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines obesity as a state known as accumulation and storage of redundant fat inside the body. An imbalanced eating of food or calories with respect to the number of energy spent is a primary reason for obesity. Moreover, there are other causes of obesity such as direct food marketing and soft drinks in America and in Canada. In India, where obesity ranked the second, people who are obese are three times higher in urban areas than in rural. For instance, in Punjab, obesity rate for men is 30.3% , while for women is 37.5; however, in Gujarat, obesity rate for men is 15.4% , whereas for women is 17.7% ( National Family Health Survey 2007 quoted in Kalra and Unnikrishnan 2012). Chapman (2008 quoted in Victor 2010, 143) stated that in England 29% of older adults are obese; in addition, 43% of Aussie were overweight, and 24 were obese. This essay will examine three reasons of increasing obesity that result from lifestyle...
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...Obesity In America | March 17 2012 | Sean Jackson | DeVry University | Obesity in America has become a rampant problem due to cheap fast food, poor nutritional teachings, and depression. Recent studies by scientists have shown that nearly one third of all Americans are obese, and that two thirds are overweight. If this trend continues, by the year 2030, over 50% of Americans will be obese. (http://www.npr.org/2011/05/19/135601363/living-large-obesity-in-america) Cheap fast food has become a staple in American lives. With the lifestyles of Americans having changed in the past century from housewife, working husband to working wife, working husband; finding time to cook a nutritious home meal for the family had been replaced by convenient methods called fast food. In the past 20 years the fast food industry has grown by billions of dollars. The average American spends thousands of dollars a year on fast food, whether it is a candy bar, soda, or an actual restaurant. The average fast food meal has almost 2,000 calories and contains more than a week’s amount of unsaturated fat and sodium. This causes obesity which leads to many serious health problems. Poor nutritional teachings are another reason for Obesity in Americans. Parent’s lives are so rushed that they are forced to feed their kids on the go. Kids are raised with this lifestyle so when they grow up all they know is eating on the go and never learn how to cook for themselves. Laziness from the parents and poor...
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...wants in their advertisements. The fast food industry excels at this strategy. They have identified their target customers as children, and they know how to construct advertisements to directly cater to their wants. Toys and colorful characters, like Ronald McDonald, make the unhealthy products that this industry is selling look attractive to children; the message is not what it purports to be. Due to the naive minds of children, advertising towards children has become a big problem for our nation. There is no doubt that the fast food industry has played a big part in our nation’s growing obesity epidemic, which will continue to grow if these companies are allowed to continue their successful strategies. These companies have been impugned. Through the inventions of the Internet and cell phones, there will only be more ways for fast food companies to reach out to children. The government should push to censor more minutes of fast food advertisements on kids’ television networks, regulate the number of advertisements that appear online on kids’ websites, and stop companies from targeting low class minorities who may not have a parent available to teach them healthy eating habits. Also, parents who are able to should take responsibility and show their children healthy eating habits, and limit time spent watching television. Obesity is a danger to children, due to the fact that it will be referenced many times when the topic of fast food advertising towards children is discussed...
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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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...man by the name of Morgan Spurlock experiments with his own body in order to see the disastrous effects of fast food on the human form. After a month of eating nothing but McDonald's, Morgan suffered from a 13% gain in body mass, cholesterol levels of 230, rapid mood changes and embarrassing sexual inadequacy. He was unable to complete the program after being told by a medical professional that “he was going to die” if he continued on the current diet. Thankfully, Morgan was able to quit and return his body slowly back to the healthy shape it once was in, but this happy ending isn't always the case for millions of Americans. Left untreated, obesity will surpass smoking as the main cause of preventable death. Between the ruthless marketing, placement of restaurants in low income neighborhoods and near schools, massive portion sizes riddled with fat and carbohydrates and more than 46 million people eating out at only McDonald's daily, fast food has easily gone from a “once in a while treat” to one of the most menacing killers in the country. Portion size and ingredients play a grand factor in the fattening affects of fast food. According to research gathered by Washington State University, Fast foods contain substantially fewer vitamins and minerals such as Vitamin A, carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, calcium, magnesium and zinc. (“Does Fast Food...,” 2011) Doctors Lisa R. Young and Marion Nestle state that portion sizes started to grow in 1970, rose very...
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