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    Fast food corporations are to blame for obesity with in children and adults. Fast food corporations influence customers to come back to their restaurants knowing the food causes obesity. Fast food companies place their restaurant’s near schools so students can go there during their lunch or after school. Fast food corporations add delicious artificial flavoring in the food to make people want to return which causes obesity. Advertising is everywhere for almost everything. Fast food companies advertise

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    Fast food restaurants have been enjoyed by billions worldwide for more than half of a century. Fundamentally, the Baby Boomer generation, born between 1946 and 1964 (Halls), was raised on these establishments. It was a simultaneous phenomenon; while multinational fast food giants such as McDonald’s saw their rise to prominence in the 1950s, the babies of this generation were just being born, and as they grew up, they were highly exposed to these corporations. Whether it was through watching the

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    2.3 Fast food sector The commercial activity has a great importance in México, independently of the different categories on the market, especially in the fast food sector, since the remarkable growth in the sector sales has been accelerated, as well as the amount of companies where this sort of products are promoted and commercialized. The fast food market is constituted by the companies, as well as small ones or transnational, dedicated to the manufacturing of food consumption products; in that

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    have changed over the years. With the fast paced and busy America, fast food franchise businesses have grown rapidly over the years as an easy alternative to home cooked meals. This growing industry has been a controversial subject in the United States. With that being said, people tend to look at the health issues associated with fast food and there is no doubt that fast food is associated with health problems. However, when narrowing down the spectrum on fast food industry apart from the health reasons

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    it's the fast food industry's fault why America's obesity rate is rising. You can’t just focus on one situation that's causing the problem. They’re many more causes of obesity. It all depends on the individual and how they want to live life. Nobody is forcing them to enter McDonalds and order a Big Mac. The consumers made the decisions and brought it upon themselves. Fast food does play a big role in the cause of obesity, however consumers have many options to choose from instead of fast food. Consumers

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    as the name suggest, fast foods are prepared quickly and most people enjoy eating the food within the restaurants as others will carry the food away to enjoy it elsewhere. Erick Schlosser in his book Fast Food Nation mentioned some of the problems that involve fast food production and consumption. McDonald on the other hand urges that some foods can be dangerous to health. His book has been credited for its success in influencing the problem solving with respect to fast food production, which varies

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    For many years, people have turned to fast food restaurants to get food that is prepared and served very quickly. Without knowing that fast food has an unaware consequences. Furthermore, I grew up in a country where people cooked every day. However when I moved to the United States, the lifestyle that I knew changed. Due to my parents work schedules, it was easier to get fast food. But, I did not know that fast food has a latent effect. Using Functionalist Robert K. Merton idea that every activities

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    Thesis: Fast food is killing Americans. Not only is it linked to obesity, it is toxic to our bodies, and encourages poor health habits. 1. Fast food is the go- to food option for many Americans on a daily basis. Fast food is a quick and very convenient fit to our fast paced lifestyles. When we are balancing school, work, family and extra activities, we don’t always have time to cook. Fast food is a quick alternative that keeps the whole family happy. The greasy, fried taste can be addictive, and

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    Fast food restaurants have developed so much over the past century with so many choices available. Sme to include are Subway, McDonalds, and Arbys'. These choices provide unique food combinations like shakes, burgers, wraps, and fries. These choices provide quick often inexpensive meals with the dollar menu. these meals are often unhealthy and have led to an obesity epidemic. There are many positive and negative effects that fast food restaurants has had on America. One effect fast food restaurants

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    system, India is the perfect breeding grounds for fast food chains to plant their roots and open up shop. Studies concerning obesity trends across India have observed that populations with higher BMI and larger waist circumference are concentrated in urban areas. One can conclude that those living in rural areas have less of a battle with obesity because they are out of the range of the constant pesky advertising of fast food chains. Some leading food chains in India are Baskin-Robbins, Burger King

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