Review………………………………………………………………………. 1- 4 3.0 Impact of obesity issue toward fast food chain 3.1 Poor brand image…………………………………………………………………….. 4-6 3.2 Decline in sales………………………………………………………………………. 6 3.3 Pressure from activist and non-profit organisation…………………………………... 6-7 3.4 Increase of legal restriction on business activities………………………………….... 7-8 4.0 Response of fast food chain toward obesity issue 4.1 Provide nutrition information……………………………………………………….. 9-10 4.2 Provide new food choices and healthier ordering
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Fast Food Shouldn’t Be Blamed! Do you blame McDonalds for those extra few pounds you gained last weekend? Well‚ you shouldn’t! In sites including College of Aces and CBS news they cover the importance of not blaming fast food industries for obesity. Ashely Welch from CBS news explains “...according to the study from the Cornell University Food and Brand Lab‚ junk food does not appear to be leading cause of obesity in the United States. Rather‚ the researchers suggest that the blame lies with Americans’
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Fast Food and Obesity Obesity is a medical disorder in which body fat has gathered to such an extent that it may have a negative effect on the overall health condition of a person. People are classified as obese when their Body Mass Index (BMI) measurement is greater than thirty Kg / m2‚ or their weight is twenty percent greater than normal weight (Obesity‚ WebMD). America has blamed genetics and fast food as the cause of overweight and obesity for many years‚ the fact is that it is not a "cause"
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researches about the food and the food products. There are lots of discussion how the food industry influences to our health and generally our everyday life. Many people blame the government‚ some others are talking that the main role comes from food industry‚ while some people still think that every individual is responsible for their own menu as well as their health. It is really not important who says what; the issue itself is one of the main problems in the USA and indeed some of the food products could
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Fast Food and Obesity In today’s society‚ fast food has become a large part of many American’s lives. With the rising numbers of obese people‚ it is hard not to draw a correlation between the increase in fast food and obesity. Most obese people don’t want to be obese and wish they could lose weight‚ yet they continue to struggle with their fast food intake and obesity. This is due to the advertising done on the consumers‚ the highly addictive food itself‚ and most importantly‚ how advertising
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Is Fast Food Causing Obesity or Are We? Obesity is a growing problem in America that has serious consequences for us and our children. Some would argue this growing predicament is due to the poor choices made by the fast food industries and the unhealthy foods they have available to the public. Others like the Center for Consumer Freedom‚ would argue that it is not only their choice to eat healthy or unhealthy but also every individuals right as Americans to make that choice without the interference
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Eng 112 Carolyn Casey 11/12/14 Fast Food and Obesity The obesity epidemic Americans face today is a growing problem that affects more than half of the population. With growing body sizes and serious medical problems associated with obesity‚ it is a problem that needs to be addressed and changed. No one would argue that obesity‚ especially in children‚ is not a problem. However‚ the cause of childhood obesity is heavily debated. Many people claim that fast-food restaurants are to blame. In the following
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We have a major serious health problem. It’s called obesity. We need more fruits and vegetables. We need more proteins and vitamins‚ like vitamin D and C. There are evidence that say that fast food could be bad for our health. Everyone should think twice before deciding to eat fast food . when it comes to eating food that’s made within a matter of seconds. The food is not properly taken care of‚ which leads all the way back to where the food is originally produced. Even if it is easy to buy and
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ACADEMIC ESSAY Should Parents be blamed or Youth Violence Youth violence is one of the escalating problems facing our society nowadays (Yonus n.d). What is youth violence? Based on Natalie (2002)‚ youth violence is necessity to oversee youth violence relative incidence‚ analyses behavior over time‚ measuring the range of youth violence in different legal power. Youth violence is regarding the young person‚ for example children‚ adolescents‚ and teenagers
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Fast food and Obesity When one thinks about food‚ the first thing that might jump to one’s mind would be the delicious home made mother’s special roast‚ or for many it might be a cultural dish that westerners do not recognise as the perfect meal but still is respectively for those who adore it. However those days have long gone when a perfectly cooked meal was an everyday occurring. With a fast paced life in the western world the invention and development of fast food (industry) has grown like
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