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THE EFFECT OF FAST FOOD ON HEALTH & SOCIETY IN AMERICA

THE EFFECT OF FAST FOOD ON HEALTH & SOCIETY IN AMERICA. Dina Park. What is fast food?. Original def. – food that is prepared and served very quickly. Perspective def. – food that easy to eat and being harmful. Examples : McDonalds, Burger king, Popeye's, Taco bell, Pizza Hut and more!.

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THE EFFECT OF FAST FOOD ON HEALTH & SOCIETY IN AMERICA

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  1. THE EFFECT OF FAST FOOD ON HEALTH & SOCIETY IN AMERICA Dina Park

  2. What is fast food? • Original def. – food that is prepared and served very quickly. • Perspective def. – food that easy to eat and being harmful. • Examples : McDonalds, Burger king, Popeye's, Taco bell, Pizza Hut and more!

  3. Top 5 Fast food Consuming Countries in the World - According to survey from 1950 to 2015

  4. Fast food in America • How many restaurants of fast food in America? According to the Google map, there are close to 50,000 fast food chains across the United States, with McDonald's being the largest restaurant chain. • In 2015, the chain not only had 14,259 restaurants in the United States, but a further 22,266 in international locations.

  5. The effect of fast food on health: • High cholesterol • High blood pressure • Diabetic • Depression • Headaches

  6. Fried foods cause Prostate cancer • Surveyed more than 3,000 men • Aged between 35 to 70 • Results: • 30 to 37 percent higher risk of prostate cancer • -Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle

  7. Super Size Me Documentary film by Morgan Spurlock. Spurlock ate McDonald’s food for 30 days straight.

  8. Why do people consume fast foods? • Tasty • Inexpensive cost • Laziness • Environment - Location/Time

  9. Is it worth it?Fast foods are: • loaded with extra calories, trans fats, sodium(salts) and sugars. • Related to rate of obesity • Obesity has become a worldwide issue • The US has been rated the highest. • Becoming common not only in adults but, also in children.

  10. Distance & Fast Food By Janet Currie, Stefano Della Vigna, Enrico Moretti, and VikramPathania

  11. Short Term Solutions • More activities/Exercise • Don’t be lazy • Prepare your own food • Read food labels • AVOID EATING FAST FOOD!

  12. Long Term Solutions • Regulate TV food ads that aim children and mandate equal time for pro-nutrition message. • Ban fast foods and soft drinks from schools, instead forgoing school contrasts with sports-related companies. • Restructure school lunch programs to include more healthy foods.

  13. References @healthline. "13 Effects of Fast Food on the Body." Healthline. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Nov. 2016. @larryschles. "Would You like to ‘go Large?’ ‘Super Size Me’ and McDonald’s a Decade on." Freshlyworded. N.p., 2015. Web. 16 Nov. 2016. Currie, Janet, Stefano Dellavigna, Enrico Moretti, and VikramPathania. "The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity and Weight Gain." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy2.3 (2010): 32-63. Web.

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