Fast food

effectively establish ethos. And what mistakes might damage your ethos? In "Fast Food Nation" by Eric Schlosser, Schlosser establishes his ethos by mainly using facts and backing it up with his opinions of the investigations. And by using facts, he also makes it easy for the audiences to see the importances…

The article, “Fast-Food Nation: The True Cost of America’s Diet”, contained various bold statistics but one stood out the most of all of them. This was the statistic on page 3 of the article stating, “A survey of American schoolchildren found that ninety-six percent could identify Ronald McDonald. The only fictional character with a higher degree of recognition was Santa Claus. The impact of McDonald's on the nation's culture, economy and diet is hard to overstate. Its corporate symbol – the…

In the text, Pollan compares our processed food and obesity issues with the national drinking splurge of the 19th century. All other differences aside, Pollan focuses on the cause: "American farmers were producing far too much corn.” Just like today, the only thing to do with all the extra and cheap corn was to process it. But the Alcoholic Republic has long since given way to the Republic of Fat. According to the Surgeon General, fat is actually a certified epidemic. The corn accounts for most…

Is cooking really better overall than fast food? I would like to think so. So why don’t all Americans cook instead of going out? Maybe it’s the convenience, or the taste, or just the lack of knowing the benefits of a home cooked meal. Maybe it’s the pricing? Maybe a McDouble really more than a head of lettuce, I think it’s an overall lack of knowledge. Many Americans suffer from a multitude of health issues due to poor choices. One of which is poor diet. In order to fix the problem it needs to…

decades, fast food has invaded every single corner of America. Fast food restaurants are present in museums, shopping malls, along the streets, and even near historical monuments. Fast food has blended into the backdrop of our nation, one that was once filled with beautiful landscapes and is now polluted by city lights and concrete jungles. Progress comes with a dark side, and this is especially visible in the fast food industry through bad advertising practices, poor treatment of workers,…

think that it is cheaper to buy fast food than it is healthy food and others have the completely other perspective about which one is cheaper. Well what perspective of that is correct to believe? Well according to Tim Harlem in his article, “Why Fast Food isn’t Cheaper than Healthy Food” he thinks that buying healthy food over fast food is cheaper. After reading his article I did find it to be a pretty reliable source to make someone believe that buying healthy food and preparing it at home is…

contributors to overall deaths in the U.S. The lack of Nutrition Knowledge and lack of proper exercise on a regular basics. Obesity has become a major issue in our culture, however it seems to not be a worldwide problem. I want to show how our “Fast Food” diet is actually killing us slowly but causing serious medical issues. Something needs to change in order to cut down on CVD and other health related issues. 3) Significance: Being in the Fitness industry as well as a certified personal…

No Smoking in chain fast-food restaurant KFC and Pizza Hut enacted a no-smoking policy for all company-owned restaurants, parent company Yum Brands incorporated said on August 15th, 2005. Besides this, the company encouraged their other 4,200 KFC and 4,600 Pizza Hut franchised restaurant in the US to follow. (Louisville, KY and Dallas, TX, August 11, 2005) This announcement arouses people’s controversy. The harmful effects of active cigarette smoking on health have been long established. And the…

of eating fast food and homemade food Food is one of the human requirements to being alive. It is an important source of energy for people and it is an enjoyable activity. We consume food every day. As we know our diet effects on our health. So we must attend to our diets. There are many kinds of food. Each of them has different taste and different appearance. Depend on life styles and culture and where you live; people’s eating style has been changed. Some people prefer homemade foods. Some of…

Do you think there should be a law on whether restaurants and fast food places have to post nutritional information, including calories, fat content, and sodium, on their menus? I do not think there should be a law for many reasons. One reason there should not be a law is because if the person was worried about what they were eating they would not go to a fast food place, they would go to a healthier restaurant instead of eating grilled chicken. The second reason there should not be a law is…