Are fast-food establishments making Americans fat?. Journal of Controversial Medical Claims 10.4 (Nov 2003): p1(10). (7875 words) Show details Full Text : COPYRIGHT 2003 Aspen Publishers‚ Inc. Address correspondence to: Todd G. Buchholz U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform 1615 H Street‚ NW Washington‚ DC 20062-2000 Phone 202-463-5724; Fax: 202-463-5302 www.LegalReformNow.com Americans have gained weight over the course of the last century. This increase stems from a variety of
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Trans Fats Ban Doughnuts are one of my favorite foods. I don’t eat them regularly‚ maybe once a month so they are an occasional treat for me. Darryl Townson‚ owner of “Dat Doughnut” shop in Illinois makes his living from the fried sugary goodies. Recently‚ lawmakers have been pushing for a ban on artificial trans fats. Such a ban would mean that people like Townson would have to alter the way he makes his doughnuts. Here in Washington‚ a similar bill has already been passed in King County. I
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There are trans fats everywhere in the foods we eat everyday. If something we eat doesn’t have a trans fat then it probably has a saturated fat. Baked goods‚ cookies‚ cakes‚ and frozen foods have high levels of trans fats. Things that are incorporated into almost everyone’s diets. We can’t completely eliminate trans fats AND saturated fats without taking away many foods that everyone enjoys. Restaurants would more than likely lose more business than they already are in this recession. Yes‚ it may
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Editor PUSHING fast food franchises out of Darebin is an imprudent method of decreasing obesity rates. As a single parent‚ I believe the ‘Fast Food Fat Tax’ (McDonald’s‚KFC face supersize rates slug in obesity fight‚ 15 May) is a pointless waste of money‚ not only will high- income fast-food addicts continue to buy junk food‚ this fat tax will only affect us low-income earners. The whole of the food industry is focused on continuing to give hard-pressed families great tasting food at an affordable
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having an excessive amount of fat that affects one’s health. In the 1950’s‚ the history of fast food started to boom and as cities and countries started expanding‚ populations began to increase. Long ago‚ tourist cities became more popular and news was spread around to find cheap inexpensive food. In 1916‚ the first hamburger joint was opened up in Wichita‚ Kansas known as White Castle. As the fast food industry started to become more popular‚ waitresses started delivering food to cars and then the modern
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The Fast Food Industry: Destroying America’s people‚ one french fry at a time The eating habits of America can be summed up in three words. “Fat‚” “Fast‚” and “Food.” Fast-food companies are the leading problem in the rapid growth of our nation’s obesity problem. Costs of fast-food consumption were nearly $164.8 billion dollars in 2010‚ and the constant and excessive eating that has taken place at fast-food establishments over the last few decades has‚ and will continue to‚ result in obesity. Public
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Fast Food Essay Julia Mendoza English 114 Section 13 Karen Coopman December 12‚ 2012 Julia Mendoza Eng. 114.13 12-12-12 Fast Food Essay Obesity is becoming an increasingly large problem‚ most especially in the United States where‚ according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ more than one-third of adults are obese. The large fast food industry of the America creates food that has contributed to this obesity problem‚ and many believe that the industry is the main
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Introduction: Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food‚ typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with low quality preparation and served to the customer in a packaged form for take-out/take-away. History: The concept of ready-cooked food for sale is closely connected with urban development. In ancient Rome cities had street
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Research Proposal (Fast Food Industry) To study the attitude towards consumption of healthy food within the fast food industry Background We are a marketing research team of a fast food chain store. With increasing awareness about healthy food among the masses and with consumer preferences changing towards healthy food‚ we intend to launch a health food segment to cater to this need of the customers. We are also concerned about the pricing of the product that whether it should be priced same as
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Derek Tyler Hannah Fast Food and the Effect it has On Our Health The fast food industry has severely changed over the years‚ how these restaurants started‚ what are the health factors‚ and what has caused them to have such great success I. Fast food is introduced A. What brought about the idea of a fast food restaurant B. How quickly they flourished C. Advertising Methods II. Health factors A. Disadvantages B. Advantages III. Major chains A. How they began B. What makes them so successful
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