The Effects of Fast Food on Health

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The essay argues that the fast food industry is causing major health concerns for Americans. The paper defines and analyzes health and obesity and then discusses whether fast food contributes to bad health. It looks at the calories, sodium, fat and cholesterol contained within within fast food. The paper also looks at look at three major fast food chains that offer different kinds of food: McDonald's, Taco Bell and Kentucky Fried Chicken.

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"In today's high paced society, Americans are constantly looking for faster service. This demand for speed has brought us faster internet services, faster toll booths, and faster ways to do our shopping. It has also brought about a boom in the fast food market. In 2002, one in four people ate fast food everyday. Over 64 million people worldwide visited a McDonalds that year. At the same time, obesity is on the rise among Americans. Two out of every three adults is considered obese, as well as 37% of children. This poses the question: is fast food making Americans fatter and unhealthier?"

Sample of Sources Used:

• Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2002
• Spurlock, Morgan. Super Size Me. Columbia Tristar Entertainment, 2004
• American Health Association, "Our Dietary Recommendations," http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=851
• Center For Disease Control and Prevention, "Overweight and Obesity: Home," http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/obesity/
• NHLBI, "Reduce Salt and Sodium in Your Diet," http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/hbp/prevent/sodium/sodium.htm

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