Composition Fall 2013 Fast Food Is fast food consumption really not as advantageous to one’s health as consuming home cooked meals? Submitted by: Marcel McMahan 11/13/13 Per.2 Submitted To: Mrs. Faatai Abstract The problem that is trying to be resolved is fast food better than home cooked meals. Both fast food and home cooked meals are good things to eat. Fast food is good because it’s easier than going home making food from scratch but the negative thing about it
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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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Moore 1 Moore Mr.--------- English 1101 20 June 2013 The Obvious Effects of Fast Food Morgan Spurlock felt a need to raise awareness on obesity and the effects of fast food. In his film Supersize Me‚ he ate only food from McDonald ’s three times a day every day for a month. He consumed nearly twice the recommended amount of calories per day. Throughout the experiment‚ he experienced transient depression‚ sexual dysfunction‚ and in one instance a series of heart palpitations. At the end of
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CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF THE POPULARITY OF FAST FOOD Nowadays‚ most people -especially kids and young people- prefer to eat fast food‚ such as hamburgers‚ pizza‚ fried food‚ etc. Why it has become so popular? It tastes better than homemade food? We do not believe it is only the taste the reason of the popularity of fast food. There are several reasons why fast food had become popular over the years. It is popular because it is cheap‚ quick and convenient to those who have
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me you probably have had more fast food than you would like to admit. Fast food is an idea that has taken the world by storm‚ being able to travel from home to Chicago‚ to Boise‚ to Atlanta or now even China and get the same food made you way! Some people blame fast food for America’s obesity and laziness problems while others could not live a day with out a Big Mac or Whopper. Fast food was originally intended to serve working class citizens at a fair price for food when they were hungry. Today
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eat fast food??? Nowdays people’s lives are becoming faster and faster. Because of a tight schedule‚ many people decide to eat fast food. Fast food is a western food. Fast food refers to any poor nutrition food that is easily prepared. Fast food may include chips‚ hot pies‚ sandwiches‚ burgers‚ kebabs‚ pizzas‚ soups‚ and salads. It also includes drinks‚ for instance‚ milkshakes‚ and soft drinks. Fast food has advantages and disadvantages. Some of the advantages of fast food are that fast food is
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Leticia Jackson The Causes and Effects of Fast Food Consumption Often times many wonder what drives an individual to eat fast food. Thinking about the numerous amount of calories sin each fast food meal one would choose not to eat such a thing. There have been studies that have shown that the amount of fast food consumption has grown tremendously in the last couple of years. There are many causes of people eating such foods; such as‚ lack of knowledge on what people are consuming‚ lacks of
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Effects on Eating Fast or Processed Foods Today‚ many people eat fast and processed foods instead of a home cooked meal. Most people think that fast food is fast‚ cheap and convenient. However‚ at the same time‚ fast food is contributing to a big social problem in the United States. In the US alone eight out of ten adults over the age of 25 is overweight due to fast and or processed foods‚ and not eating the right types of food. It’s important to obtain a healthy diet or the effects can be horrific
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Fast food Many people nowadays depend on fast food restaurants in their daily life. Most of them particularly young people prefer to eat fast food such as hamburgers‚ hot dogs‚ French fries and pizza. There are many this restaurants are popular. The main ones are that the fast food is easy to get‚ cheaper‚ tastes delicious‚ and it is always ready. The main reason why fast food is so popular is because it is easy to get. Many people work long hours‚ so they do not have time to prepare their own
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