Victoria Hodson
Debra Hunking
ENG 101-1
12 September, 2016
Page One of Synthesis Essay The fast food industry has taken giant steps ahead of the competition for the past few decades, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon. On average in 2012 a teenager viewed at least 4.8 fast food commercials per day, and currently 16.9% of them are obese (so this is why…) The fact of the matter is it is far easier in modern society to buy a cheeseburger for 99 cents than it is to make food at home when you have somewhere to be in a few minutes. The fast-food industry knows that, and has taken full advantage. The next move is to find out how we allowed it to get this way and how do we fix it. In the 2014 documentary Fed Up, director Stephanie
Debra Hunking
ENG 101-1
12 September, 2016
Page One of Synthesis Essay The fast food industry has taken giant steps ahead of the competition for the past few decades, and it doesn’t seem to be slowing down any time soon. On average in 2012 a teenager viewed at least 4.8 fast food commercials per day, and currently 16.9% of them are obese (so this is why…) The fact of the matter is it is far easier in modern society to buy a cheeseburger for 99 cents than it is to make food at home when you have somewhere to be in a few minutes. The fast-food industry knows that, and has taken full advantage. The next move is to find out how we allowed it to get this way and how do we fix it. In the 2014 documentary Fed Up, director Stephanie