...Chelsee Graham Professor Ray English 1510 26 September 2017 Homework #2 The concise description of, Fast Food: Four Big Names Lose, by Consumer Reports is, “36,733 readers rate the food, value, staff, and speed at 53 chains.” This description is used to show what the overall evaluation is going to be based on, which is the reviews of fast food restaurants and how 4 of them got very low ratings. These four being, Burger King, KFC, McDonald’s, and Taco Bell. The clearly defined criteria being met is that diners want better food, cheap food may not be a bargain, diners want a better experience, sometimes fast food isn’t, and consumers talk thin but eat fat. Reasons behind these are that, fast- food restaurants want good ratings based on their...
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...Does Fast Food Cause Obesity? Every time Americans tune into the local news broadcasts or scroll through their television channels, they are likely to be stunned at the number of cases of obesity that have been reported in Americans. Seeing human beings that weigh over six hundred pounds has become a popular trend in today’s society, and it’s not even questioned even though many harsh consequences come from being obese. It is sometimes difficult to imagine how these people have sustained this kind of weight and lifestyle. Inevitably, people begin to question whether or not fast food is the cause of obesity rising in America today. Before we can clarify that fast food companies are to blame for people over eating the food produced in these facilities, it must be tested and proven that fast food is actually the main problem causing obesity in America. It is known to many people how the number of fast food restaurants are increasing almost every day. This is very convenient for fast food restaurant chains. Fast-food increases obesity by lowering food prices, tempting customers who have absolutely no self-control, and by being a suitable go to at the end of a very busy day. What causes individuals to consume fast food to the point where they cannot stop themselves? People hold different opinions on this topic. In the past, people in the United States used to eat healthy, eat nutritious prepared food and meals, and exercise with their families. Today, many people in the United...
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...Fast food Fast Calories One of the basic strategies of food companies is availability. There are more than 300,000 fast food restaurants in the U.S. alone. In our society the normal typical Friday outing would be taking the family to a fast food joint and getting a burger meal and providing the kids a happy meal. Having a full fast food meal has become something weekly to the average family today. Every month almost nine out of 10 American children visit a McDonald's restaurant. The fast-food industry has always been a controversial topic, because of all the toxins and health issues such as diabetes and heart disease. Some people say that the solution is to get rid of the fast food companies, yet is that truly a proper solution? Should all the blame be put on the companies or should the people be blamed for making bad decisions? Fast food companies provide relatively delicious, unhealthy food that are too tempting to be avoided; people irresponsibly eat too much of it causing them to blame the companies for their sick bodies. One main strategy that aids temptation is the use of images to increase the consumption of unhealthy food. We are showered with plenty of ads that easily brainwash us and persuade us into buying. Because the burger is perfectly put together, the fries look perfectly salted and at the best temperature, and the coke has the perfect amount of ice, the advertisement does nothing but make you imagine how good a bite, or sip would taste like. The food industry...
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...Blaming Fast Food Restaurants for Obesity Let’s face it; everyone loves a Whopper every now and then. Yet we are all aware that one too many can bring on dangerous and life-threatening results. Obesity is a growing problem in the United States and more and more children are being affected. But do uneducated families have the right to put the blame on fast food restaurants for their health issues they could have easily prevented? I believe that we are taking it too far by blaming fast food restaurants for obesity and that it is an individual’s responsibility to take the blame. The first fast food restaurants developed in America in the 1920’s and the United States has grown to have the largest fast food industry in the world. Currently one third of American children are obese or at risk of becoming obese and 67% of Americans are obese. McDonald’s was invented in the 1940’s and has since acquired millions of lawsuits for their extremely unhealthy food. Burger King soon followed in the 50’s and has also received its fair share of lawsuits. Some believe that suing consistently is acceptable because they are using their freedom of using the court system but many believe that it is a frivolous waste of time. Because fast food has become increasingly available, many Americans use the opportunity to eat their food whenever they want it and at a low cost. Yet when the visits are far too often they look for someone else to blame for their mistakes. Take Gregory Rhymes...
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...Should people be able to blame fast food for their obesity? Is it fair for fast food corporations to be held legally responsible for health problems that people are having? Many people today are obese and don’t take full responsibility for it, they blame corporations like McDonalds because of their unhealthy and fattening foods. Forty six percent of Americans ranked obesity as the number one health issue faced by Americans. Yet whom that should be to blame for these issues is still up in the air. If you’re walking/driving down a street and you pass a McDonalds, do you see employees forcing people into their restaurant? I sure don’t. In today’s society people are upset with their weight gain but still decide to go to eat at fast food restaurants and blame it on many other things but themselves. It’s not only that they eat fast food it’s how they choice what they eat on the menu. “McDonald’s food can fit into a healthy, well-balanced diet based upon the choice and variety available on our menu.” –Lisa Howard, McDonald’s spokeswoman. People take their own decisions into consideration when they step up to order their food. They could order something that could fit in their daily healthy diet like Lisa said, but eating this so much to the point where it’s a risk to your health and weight then that’s your own responsibility. “The analysts stress the importance of personal responsibility in preventing obesity, maintaining that there is no justification for criticizing McDonalds...
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...Swanson 1 Kevin Swanson English 101 Dr.Polliard 3 May 2015 Fast Food Doesn't Cause Obesity? Fast foods have been around for decades now. Every day in America people turn to fast food for a quick meal. As the craze of fast food spread across the country people are starting to feel the negative effects of the quick meals and are blaming fast food for their health problems. But is it really the fast food companies' fault or the customers who consume their food? In modern day society the quickest meal someone in a rush can get is either some fruit or food from a fast food restaurant. Due to the fact that they want a cheap meal that will fill them up, they will go with the fast food restaurant. In a video titled "The Dollar Menu," a family shows that going with the smart choice of fruit instead of fast food will be more expensive than a burger from the dollar menu. The family blames their busy schedule for the unhealthy choices of fast food. The dad from the family in the video has diabetes. Everyone in the family is now immensely concerned that the youngest daughter might be stricken with the debilitating disease next. Swanson 2 Fast food restaurants are the prime suspect today in the obesity epidemic. The human body needs a minimum...
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...Many people blame today’s fast food restaurants for the obesity problem that society is facing. But is the fast food industry to blame? Are we the ones to blame? Those are some of the questions that we should answer for ourselves, and look for a rapid and secure solution to our society. Not only among adults, but children and teenagers, who are the ones affected from what we can call an epidemic situation of obesity. Doctors, teachers, even first ladies, are trying to educate the population, not just about diets, but a healthier way of life. Life today is not like how it was before. People used to eat foods without chemicals, preservatives, artificial colors and flavors which are known as Fast Foods. Long days of working and training affects our choices for food, a meal from the nearest fast food restaurant becomes an appealing idea. Most of the people who eat junk food more frequent don't know how bad the effect is it has on their body, which can be prevented if they use more healthy alternatives. When growing up, there were not many concerns about childhood obesity. In my youth I hadn’t seen nor heard of so many arguments and shows on TV, such as the big looser, where the participants have to diet and extreme exercise to lose weight in a time frame while the show last. Commercials, where celebrities talk about the growing problem and give some quick advice. Some of the food products that we used to buy were not as studied and regulated because back then child obesity wasn’t...
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...and more curious about finding someone else to blame. Each and every person is responsible for the things that they eat and the things that they do this is an undeniable truth, but no matter what it seems as though people are more interested in shifting the blame to something else for example childhood obesity instead of blaming the person who spent years and years eating three meals a day from McDonald’s not concerned with the calories or the health issues just shoveling food in their mouth, no...
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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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...In this argumentative blog, Janelle Stanish examine whether or not fast food restaurants are the cause for the increase in diabetes and obesity by asking herself; “Are fast food chains the bad guys?”, “Are we all genetically pre-disposed to be “fat” or “skinny”?” and “Whether or not there is another factor contributing to the widespread obesity problem?”. The author explained that personal choices, lack of exercise, and genetic disposition all play a role in a person’s weight but there are other things that influence our weight like the fast food chains. She stated that number one thing that influenced us is the advertisement because fast food chains spend billions of dollar a year to develop product packaging and marketing techniques, so that consumer buy more food. Stanish stated that when the big companies are called out to the front they are quick to defend themselves by asking; “Are we to blame for merely providing...
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...to blame for obesity in America? Is the fast food company who provides the food or us who eat that food? According to Don’t Blame the Eater by David Zinczenko, he says that the fast food companies are to blame. However, I beg to differ; we are responsible for the obesity in America. The fast food companies doesn’t come to your door and ask you to eat their food, instead it’s the other way around. The reason why there is obesity in America is because of the choices that people make and the money that they have. Also the lack of understanding of nutritional values goes hand to hand with the choice that people make. Lots of people eat at unhealthy fast food restaurants like McDonalds and Taco Bell is because they have cheap food. But that don’t mean that fast food is always the best choice. There are fast food restaurant which are little more expensive, but lot healthier, like Chipotle and Subway. The problem with fast food restaurants like Chipotle is that there aren’t that many around like McDonalds. In his essay David Zinczenko wrote that “restaurants like McDonalds don’t have nutritional fast on its food because it isn’t covered under Food and Drug Administration laws, so most people don’t know what they are eating and what kind of nutrients are in it”. But I believe that it is the consumers’ job to find out what they are putting in the body. Also restaurants like McDonalds and Taco Bell have become symbol of American fast food. If you ask anybody to name one fast food restaurant...
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...Are We to Blame For Obesity? Fast food is becoming a major issue world-wide causing problems and disease such as obesity, asthma and diabetes. Fast food has become an addiction to almost the entire nation but who is to blame? In the articles, “Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko and “What You Eat Is Your Business” by Radley Balko two different viewpoints are expressed on fast food and what it does to the individual as well as the economy. In the articles both authors show their awareness of the problem at hand but point the finger at two very different groups of people using factual and statistical evidence as well as personal opinions. Although both arguments are very valid, David Zinkzenko’s essay provides the reader with a lot more than opinion. The title in every essay brings it to life. A spunky title will keep your audience yearning to read what the writer has to say, while a boring title will readers doped up on energy drinks to get through what the writer has to say. David Zinczenko’s title, “Don’t Blame the Eater” catches the reader’s eyes. The title as a whole has the audience asking questions about the “eater”, and who blames them? However, the title of the second article, “What You Eat Is Your Business”, by Radley Blanko comes off as arrogant and insensitive to the reader. An example of a less arrogant title would be, “All You Can Eat”, this title would be more pleasing to the reader allowing them to imagine an all you can eat buffet. As a reader, I take immediate...
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...Jocelyn Cortese Rob Hadaway M/W class Super Size Me Super Size Me Coming into class, I didn’t want to watch this film again. I had just watched it a few weeks prior in coach Stew’s class. All the troubles and problems that come along with eating fast food I already knew about but like the champ I am I watched it again. My intake of fast food is about 3 times per week usually consisting of in-n-out or waba grill. However, waba grill does not seem like fast food to me. I used to eat McDonalds on a weekly basis but for a while I stopped eating fast food altogether for soccer. When I went back to eating McDonald’s the food got me feeling sick right away, nauseous, and shaky. Then I remembered the guy in supersize me and he had felt the same way. Since then I don’t eat McDonalds. In class we’re being taught to examine major risk factors of cardiovascular disease, this is a disease that affects your arteries. Arteries are blood vessels that carry oxygen and nutrients from your heart to the rest of your body. Healthy arteries are flexible and strong. Over time, however, too much pressure in your arteries can make the walls thick and stiff — sometimes restricting blood flow to your organs and tissues. This process is called hardening of the arteries (arteriosclerosis). Atherosclerosis is the most common form of this disorder. Atherosclerosis is also the most common cause of cardiovascular disease, and it's often caused by an unhealthy diet, lack of...
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...Who is to blame for the more than 40 million obese people that currently reside in the United States? Who is to blame for all the fast food restaurants that nearly everybody criticizes, yet makes millions and millions of dollars every year? Why is America considered one of the laziest countries in the world? It is not fair to point a finger at the soda and candy industries, the fast food restaurants, or the grocery stores because they are not the ones at fault. The United States is a free country. Living in this free country, we are allowed to pick and choose what restaurants we eat at, what we order at those restaurants, how much food we buy at the grocery store, the kind of food we buy at the grocery store, etc. The blame cannot be put where it is easy to put it. The only people we, Americans as a whole, can blame for the obesity problem, the successful soda and candy industries, the wealthy fast food restaurants, and the laziness of our nation, is ourselves. Over the years, numerous lawsuits have been filed against soda and candy companies, blaming them for the overweight children in our country. For example, the article “Lawyers Ready Suit Over Soda” written by Caroline E. Mayer on the Washington Post website, explains a lawsuit that a group of lawyers created in 2005. They compiled the lawsuit against soft-drink companies that sell sugared soda in schools, and are aiming to have soda machines removed from all schools. Richard A. Daynard, an associate dean at...
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...society as a result we blame the Food industry’s for obesity rates in America. . David Zinczenko blames Fast food Industry for obesity while Radley Balko believes it self-responsibility . They both have different points of views. David Zinczenko blames the fast food industry for childhood obesity in the United States. Childhood obesity has increased to at least 30 percent in this country. Medical costs are skyrocketing. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated in 1969 was 2.6 billion. “Today’s number is unbelievable $100 billion a year”. He is surprised of how much it has increased since 1969.On the other hand Radley Balko believes that obesity is becoming more of a public matter the best way is to alleviate the obesity “public health” crisis is to remove obesity from the realm of public health. After all the problem isn’t just Food Industry’s it’s all of ours. “What ever happened to personal responsibility”? Says . David Zinczenko. (Page 462). However were becoming less responsible for our own health and more responsible for everyone else’s Radley Balko...
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