Research Paper Outline
Ronald Jackson
Mrs. Wolferman
English H
27 February 2015
Is fast food making the world fat? In the United States alone sixty-eight percent of all Americans are over weight, thirty-three percent are obese, and five percent of all Americans have extreme obesity (Business Insider). Although one-third of Americans are the healthy amount of weight, two-thirds of all Americans are over weight and fast food is the reason. The three reasons are that meal portions are too large, the meals are too full of calories, and there are too many locations of restaurants.
First of all meal portions are too large. One example is that McDonalds used to have supersized fries and drinks. The super sized fries and drinks had many calories causing one meal to have as many calories as three meals. The second example is that the burgers are so large that they have way too many calories. The burgers are too large therefore causing too many calories, causing more fat. The third example is that there are too many desserts. In fast food restaurants there are many different desserts that many people buy that add even more calories to the massive calories the buyer already gained from their meals. All in all, portions are way too big and fast food restaurants need to cut down their portions in order to stop obesity.
The second reason for obesity is the meals are too calorie filled. One example is that a fast food burger can have two hundred to eight hundred calories each. That amount of calories even for one meal a day can cause someone to become over weight, if it was a regular meal in his/her diet. The second example is that fast food salads are sprayed with sugar raising the taste level but also the calories. Salads being sprayed with sugar make them taste better, but they turn salad into a healthy choice to a bad choice. The third example is the dressing on the salads. The dressings on the salads are very thick and have lots of carbs in them causing the salads to be even worse for the body.
Mrs. Wolferman
English H
27 February 2015
Is fast food making the world fat? In the United States alone sixty-eight percent of all Americans are over weight, thirty-three percent are obese, and five percent of all Americans have extreme obesity (Business Insider). Although one-third of Americans are the healthy amount of weight, two-thirds of all Americans are over weight and fast food is the reason. The three reasons are that meal portions are too large, the meals are too full of calories, and there are too many locations of restaurants.
First of all meal portions are too large. One example is that McDonalds used to have supersized fries and drinks. The super sized fries and drinks had many calories causing one meal to have as many calories as three meals. The second example is that the burgers are so large that they have way too many calories. The burgers are too large therefore causing too many calories, causing more fat. The third example is that there are too many desserts. In fast food restaurants there are many different desserts that many people buy that add even more calories to the massive calories the buyer already gained from their meals. All in all, portions are way too big and fast food restaurants need to cut down their portions in order to stop obesity.
The second reason for obesity is the meals are too calorie filled. One example is that a fast food burger can have two hundred to eight hundred calories each. That amount of calories even for one meal a day can cause someone to become over weight, if it was a regular meal in his/her diet. The second example is that fast food salads are sprayed with sugar raising the taste level but also the calories. Salads being sprayed with sugar make them taste better, but they turn salad into a healthy choice to a bad choice. The third example is the dressing on the salads. The dressings on the salads are very thick and have lots of carbs in them causing the salads to be even worse for the body.