blaming fast food restaurants for obesity? When is it individual responsibility and when is it appropriate to place blame? Can we really classify obesity as an epidemic? We speak of it as though it ’s a new viral strain sweeping the country. Obesity in America has risen over 15 percent in the last 20 years‚ but it ’s been on the rise many years prior. Let’s just focus on fast food restaurants for a moment. Fast foods can benefit you in any way that you need it to. It is affordable‚ fast‚ appetizing
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rising fast-food consumption as the major factor causing rapid increases of obesity in America. According to the article Fast Food: Is it the Enemy by Registered Dietitian Sarah Muntel (2012)‚ “Since 1970‚ the amount of fast food restaurants in business doubled‚ which equates to about 300‚000 establishments in the United States. Coincidentally‚ 33.8 percent of the U.S. population is affected by obesity and 19 percent of children and adolescents are also affected” (p. 1). In this research essay‚ I will
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Capital Punishment Anthony Diaz Social Work 486 Professor Tillman June 11‚ 2012 Capital Punishment is a very controversial topic. When discussing this subject we must include several topics in order to fully understand the matter. We must discuss the history‚ the religious aspect‚ the moral aspect‚ the types of capital punishment‚ the kind of people that receive capital punishment‚ including there childhood. We begin with the definition and a brief history. Capital punishment is a legal
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Advertisement and Childhood Obesity ENGL/101-B25 Would you feed your children lard? The answer for most all of us is “No Way”. Most parents can safely say that they want healthy choices for their children and would never want to give them something that is bad for them. However‚ with many of the foods on fast food menus this is not far from the truth. We have all heard the statement that childhood obesity is on the rise‚ and has been for quite some time now. We have seen the heartbreaking stories
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{draw:g} Fast Food Nation Persuasive Essay “Have it your way”‚ A slogan that I saw one Friday afternoon. I was relaxing‚ watching television one day when I saw that commercial of one fast food company named Jack in the Box. Upon watching the commercial and knowing all the truths behind these fast food companies‚ I questioned couple of things that they advertise. After reading the book Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser‚ I became fully aware that Jack and the Box and any other fast food chains are
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Sugary foods can be a delightful and enjoyable snack‚ but with obesity on the rise‚ it has caused a major issue. As the years go on‚ obesity is an ever expanding issue in the United states‚ particularly. This is an issue because everyone has extremely cheap sources of very fatty products. It would help the economy‚ as well as the american people if these foods weren’t as cheap. The government should tax high fat and high sugared junk foods because it would help the economy and would help lower obesity
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Chris Wagner English 5th Mrs. Leonard 1.29.13 Theories of how Edgar Allan Poe died. 1. Alcoholism There has been much discussion on the topic of Poe being an alcoholic. Some have stated that he drank only on rare occasions‚ and kept admirable control of himself. Others have gone as far as to brand him a raging alcoholic and opium addict. Still others claim that he when had bouts of depression and overindulged at these times. Poe himself once said‚ "I have absolutely no pleasure in the
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otherwise known as potato chips. Today‚ they opt towards fast food. It is atrocious they have zero conception of the pernicious effects of these foods. I believe that the prodigious amount of American girls stuffing Taco Bell in their mouths while sitting in their rooms binge watching “Gossip Girl” or “Vampire Diaries” on their MacBooks is rather alarming. It is common knowledge that eating a lot and moving too little increases one’s chances of obesity‚ which is the rudiment in acquiring diabetes. Essentially
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Fast Food Advertising And Childhood Obesity A rise in obesity has been observed in the United States in the last two decades. Obesity is one problem that gives birth to numerous fatal diseases‚ including but not limited to cardiovascular disease‚ diabetes‚ and depression. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted a survey and found that‚ “More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) and approximately 17% (or 12.5 million) of children and adolescents aged 2-19 years are obese”
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Imagine that you are a high school student. Everyday‚ you eat lunch with your friends at the fast food place near your school. You order your usual double cheeseburger with French fries and go to sit down with your friends. They’re standing by the wall‚ waiting for another group to get up so you can sit at your usual table by the vending machine. Ten minutes go by before the group finally leaves. When you sit down and look at your cell phone‚ you realize that you have only three minutes to get to
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