The Unhealthy Ingredients of Fast Food

Food industries trick he/she into buying their food by using words that sound healthier. Words like ''natural'' sound better, but natural is still a chemical made in a lab. Fast foods are not completely honest with the ingredients they use. We eat foods that say fat-free but fat hasn't been the problem with weight gain; it is sugar. Food Industries use more sugar or sweetener to make food taste better when they remove fat. The fat-free product causes the consumer to eat more because he or she may think it is ok too, but it is far worse to eat. Eating so much sugar can lead to high blood pressure and more health problems. The dangers of fast food can lead to significant weight gain, health problems, and more money spendings.

People must make a living, right? The food corporations are making their living the same as any other corporation does. All successful companies modify their products and services to fit what the consumer wants. In this case, that means that the food companies must figure out what most people like and then they modify their products to those qualifications. Other than the selling of products and services, it all depends on the consumer. The consumer should be able to limit his or herself. At a young age, it’s drilled into our heads that all things are okay in portions, hence the reason we are told to limit our kid's time on electronics. The same goes for eating the products sold by these large junk food corporations. A person must eat out of necessity, but large junk food corporations do not provide the nutrition needed to keep us healthy, which should deter us away from these types of foods. All in all, this makes the growing obesity problem the

In his book Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All- American Meal, Eric Schlosser, an investigative journalist, argues that “the fast food industry has helped to transform not only the American diet, but also our landscape, economy, workforce, and popular culture” (3). He supports this claim by first describing the history of the fast food industry, then explaining the current condition of the chemistry and the labor in the industry. Schlosser’s purpose is to inform the consumer and describe the state of the fast food industry in order to call to attention the impacts of the industry on the lives of Americans and on America as a country. He establishes an optimistic tone in the beginning but then develops a gloomy tone for consumers to

Most people view Fast Food chains to be a perfect, convenient, healthy and inexpensive place to come and get a meal. This mirage of a perfect restaurant is used to shield society from the darker and more twisted elements of the actual franchise world. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser is a non-fictional window exploiting real world of fast food. Throughout the book, Schlosser discusses the fast food industry inside out. One of the biggest topics he covers is the actual quality of the food that is being served in restaurants such as McDonalds, Jack in a box, and Carl’s Jr. Despite the promise the franchises have made about safe and healthy food; the food served in Fast Food restaurants are prepared in an inhumane

The story of the fast food industry and its effect on the world is well told in the book Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser. Schlosser makes the claim that, what started out as a special treat for the kids eventually ended up defining a way of life. During a brief period of time, the fast food industry has helped transform not only the American diet, but also our countryside, economy, workforce, and popular culture. The book thoroughly describes how important the two factors of money and power are in today's society. The book clearly establishes the broader thesis that as consumers, we should know what we eat even if it makes us uncomfortable by the knowledge.

Knowing what is in your fast food might make you think twice the next time you devour it. As the rise of the fast food nation in America has increased to an all-time high, so has the weight and waists of Americans all around the country. Not only has the United States grown to love the acquired taste of greasy golden fries and juicy burgers, it has also grown ignorant to the way their food is prepared. In the novel, “Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal”(2002), by Eric Schlosser, he makes compelling points in his position against the fast food industry.

The restaurant industry is a dominating power in the United States. Specifically, fast food restaurants are the leading force of the food that Americans consume every day. The popular chains- such as McDonalds, Burger King, and Wendy’s- control the way that consumers eat, due to the fact that they remove most mom and pop type businesses. In Chew on This, authors Eric Schlosser and Charles Wilson explore the effects that the fast food industry has taken on children’s lives, food distribution and packaging, and health of the public since its rise to fame.

The complaint to the courts was filed by Caesar Barber, 56, of Bronx County New York who was struggling with heart disease. He said, “For years I ate fast food because it was efficient and cheap […] I had no idea I could be damaging my health.” (Tyre, 1) His class-action lawsuit, run by Attorney Samuel Hirsch, is for people who have consumed/purchased fast food from McDonalds, Burger King, Kentucky Fried Chicken, and/or Wendy’s “and as a result thereof, have become obese, overweight, developed diabetes, coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, elevated cholesterol levels, and/or other detrimental and adverse health effect and/or diseases.” (Caesar, 1) The suit also shows the preliminary stages of the argument against the fast food corporation’s “marketing towards children” and not informing the pubic about the ingredients and nutritional value of their food.

Consumers will eat anything that they are given without questioning what is it that they are putting in their body. This text by All Vegetarian Organic and Natural website is focused upon how “We are living in a country with the smallest fund of practical nutritional knowledge” (Obesity in America). In fast food restaurants they claim to have a healthy section and it is cheap so consumers but it. What they are not aware of is that what they claim that is healthy is still bad for their health, it is false advertisement. The sizes that we are being sold just get bigger each year. Murray states, “The 7-Eleven’s Double Gulps serves up to sixty-four ounces of soda, and McDonalds has made ‘super-size it’ a verb,” (Fast-Food Cultures). Industries are making it difficult for consumers selling bigger sizes at a cheaper price and that is when people make the poor choice to buy the bigger size. Consumers are already addicted to unhealthy food that is sold to consumers, the bigger sizes had a big effect. Studies were made to see what choices people would make. They study found that, “consumers are concerned about eating a healthy diet, but junk food ends up in the shopping cart” (Consumers Balance Food Choices). Consumers make poor choices wasting their money, but the majority of the reason is because the healthy food is expensive. Our community has fast foods in every corner and the consumers make the

It’s no surprise to me and everyone else that our food has changed over the course of the last 100 years. New shortcuts were established and fast food became the norm among everyone due to its cheap price and accessibility. New scientific methods such as preservatives, additives, and artificial sweeteners were also discovered, investigated, and implemented in our foods. Author Christina Pirello of “How Fast Food Has Changed Our Nation” said that, “Over the last 25 years, we have come to take more of our

Within the last decade, there has been an increased demand for better quality of food from fast-food restaurants. Usually the food is highly processed with high fat content that is mass-produced to all franchises. This has been a huge issue for fast-food companies to get a handle on because of the national initiative to control obesity in America. In response to the health movement across the U.S., fast-food companies

All throughout the United States, fast food companies rule the streets. Everywhere you look you find a McDonalds or Burgerking and although their foods are filled with greases and fats, we still love them. It’s common knowledge that fast food is ridiculously unhealthy compared to average meals, and yet we still find them spreading across our globe spanning from India to Venezuela. Despite our knowledge of the nutritional value of fast food, it remains popular due to availability, price, speed, and minimum effort.

Known as the fast-food icon around the world, McDonald’s French fries have taken the world by storm. In Eric Schlosser’s essay, “Why McDonald’s Fries Taste So Good”, he uses the popularity of McDonald’s French Fries to begin his essay and to effectively capture his audiences’ attention to make them realize that there is a problem with our favorite fast-food meals. What is really put into the foods we eat and why it smells and tastes so good, specifically McDonald’s French fries, is effectively answered in Schlosser’s essay. The reality of what is really going on behind the scenes of fast-food restaurants is revealed through Schlosser’s facts, intricate detail, and personal experiences to effectively come to the conclusion that processed foods are

Fast Food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served quickly. Typically the term refers to food sold in an economical restaurant served to the customer for eating there or elsewhere but, any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food. It might seem harmless, satisfy your hunger, and be cheap, but research has shown there are more severe consequences beyond just gaining a couple pounds. The food industry is run very intelligently in that they have many clever business strategies designed for the sole purpose of earning money. Their main targets are children and students to make billions of dollars in profit. In a world ever changing and constantly speeding up, people choose to eat at fast food restaurants because it’s quick, efficient, and delicious. However many do not know the truth behind it and the harmful effects that are contributed to eating fast food. Not only can fast food cause illnesses, but it also makes its way towards obesity and food poisoning. As a result, one should wisely think before eating at any fast food restaurant, not just from experience working at the fast food restaurant Carl’s Jr., but also due to the ever-increasing amount of facts and statistics pointing to the unhealthy nature of the fast food industry.

“Grab and Go!” shimmer windows of many fast food restaurants in the new XXI century. “It is really comfortable and it saves time”, my old neighbor whispers to me as a secret. “Today is my birthday! Let’s go to McDonalds and order cheese hamburgers and fries!” – My niece is screaming with delight in her face. Finally, really big hamburger appears in TV screen during commercial and looking juicy with fresh green salads forcing every one of us to feel hungry. However, fast food restaurants serve not only food lacking of vitamins and nonnutritive value, but also are responsible for endangered species, biodiversity reduction, worsening human’s health, and risk to run out of natural food and medicine sources that can lead to human’s extinction.