1/3/14 International Journal of Obesity - Fast food: unfriendly and unhealthy Debate I nternational Journal of Obesity (2 007 ) 31‚ 887 –89 0; doi:1 0.1 03 8/sj.ijo.0803 6 1 6 ; published online 2 4 April 2 007 Fast food: unfriendly and unhealthy S Stender1‚ J Dyerberg1 and A Astrup2 1 Departm ent of Clinical Biochem istry ‚ Gentofte Hospital Univ ersity of Copenhagen‚ Copenhagen‚ Denm ark of Hum an Nutrition‚ Centre for Adv anced Food Studies‚ Faculty of Life Sciences‚ Univ ersity
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Five Paragraph Essay Fast Food Why are people‚ in recent years‚ switching to fast food restaurants? Could it be that they purely just enjoy fast food? I believe there are three goals that consumers attempt to balance when deciding what and where to eat. In recent years‚ consumers have switched to fast food because of social pleasure‚ eating pleasure‚ and lifestyle support. The first goal that consumers attempt to balance when deciding what and where to eat is social pleasure. Consumers gain
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In this nation‚ fast food is filling up every ounce of our daily lives. An industry that started with a small innocent number of hamburger and hot dog stands has spread to every corner of the nation and the world. When we are to tired or have no time to make dinner after a long and extremely busy day‚ fast food restaurants is where we go to get our meals. Not only that‚ but fast food is now sold at airports‚ cruise ships‚ universities‚ high schools‚ elementary schools‚ and even hospitals. With the
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going to talk about eating fast foods and how it is bad for your body. I want to start off by asking yall a question. How many of ya’ll eat fast food at least once a week? Ok‚ How many of you eat it at least twice a week if not more? Americans have begun to eat more fast food because the way in which it is marketed; it’s cheap‚ convenient‚ finger-food‚ and it tastes good. Eating is one of the pleasures of life‚ although it can be bad for your health when eating fast foods‚ which are high in saturated
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DISADVANTAGES OF FAST FOOD Submitted by Duha on Wed‚ 2011-11-09 11:56 The greatest disadvantage of fast food is the adverse effect that it has on one’s health. It is a fact that fast food is more unhealthy than home-cooked meals‚ as they contain higher amounts of salt‚ fats and calories. Fast food is an important contributor to obesity in the American population. Obesity in children is on the rise and a direct link is being cited between fast food and obesity in children. Given the sedentary
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Fast Food Is Linked to Obesity and Other Serious Health Problems Fast Food ‚ 2009 Seth Stern is a staff writer at The Christian Science Monitor. Despite the fact that nutritional information about fast food is readily available‚ many fast food chains are taking the blame for the rise in obesity and other health problems across the nation. Some lawyers are considering the possibility that fast food chains could be held accountable for the health consequences of eating their food. The chains could
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March 10‚ 2015 Fast Food & Obesity who’s to blame? According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Approximately 129.6 million Americans‚ or 64 percent‚ are overweight or obese‚ In 2000‚ 400‚000 - one in 700 Americans - deaths were related to eating badly and physical inactivity". Fast food is both easily accessible and cheap which influences higher rates of people towards eating it‚ Widening America ’s obesity rate and diseases that come with it. Healthier foods are less protonate
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Foreign fast food has entered Chinese life since 1980s‚ particularly in McDonald’s and KFC‚ they made a big success in Chinese market. They are affecting our living habits‚ converting our understanding of traditional beliefs on diet. To a great extent‚ it has become a powerful rival to Chinese traditional food culture. At the same time‚ foreign fast food has endangered people’ health but it has made great contributions to Chinese marketing strategies. There are three consequences that the fast food
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Why you should not eat at fast food restaurants INTRODUCTION How many of you eat fast food more than three times a week? Do you eat it because it tastes good? Do you eat it because it’s cheap or because it’s fast and convenient? Do you know where they get it from‚ or how they cook it or what they use to cook it? On the other hand‚ not all fast food joints are bad for you; the most important thing to keep in mind is to know what you are eating and making smart decisions. Do you ever wonder how
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their health or any aspect of their life for that matter. If we blame fast food restaurants for making us obese‚ where does the blame stop? It is even more critical for parents to recognize the need for personal responsibility‚ because they are not only responsible for their health‚ but they are responsible for teaching their children how to eat right and take care of themselves as they grow up. Some might argue that if fast food chains changed their portion size or labeled their products with nutritional
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