The book Fast Food Nation, written by Eric Schlosser has highlighted the consequences fast food restaurants have presented. ... Fast Food Nation shows us directly how fast food restaurants effects have expanded to nearly every facet of life. Fast Food Nation opens with an introduction into the history of fast food restaurants. ... According to Fast Food Nation, Schlosser says defiantly not and he asks that all Americans open their eyes through his book to the negative consequences that derived from fast food. ... The book Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser is so vast and broad, it would...

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In Eric Schlosser's book, Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, he states, "Hundreds of millions of people buy fast food every day without giving it much thought, unaware of the subtle and not so subtle ramifications of their purchases. ... Fast food is also one of the main causes of the increase of food poisoning cases in America. ... Recent studies have found that many food borne pathogens can precipitate long-term ailments, such as heart disease, inflammatory bowel disease, neurological problems, autoimmune disorders, and kidney disease" (Fast Food Nations: The...

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In part I of Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser writes about the reasons why fast foods are so popular in America today. Fast food really took off in California after World War II. ... Additionally, fast food entrepreneurs took a lot of risks in the beginning because many benefited from the rise of fast food. Many innovators became successful in fast food industry. ... Children consumed fast food without giving it much thought. ...

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The fast food industry employs more teenagers than any other industry in America. Approximately two-thirds of fast food employees are under the age of twenty. ... The flavor industry has grown rapidly alongside fast foods. ... This is an alarming statistic for a nation that prides itself on technology and standardized production habits. ... Fast food is needed in our fast paced society. ...

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One out of four Americans visits a fast food restaurant daily. ... So why haven't citizens taken care of the obesity problem in America and have put a stop to all these fast food restaurants, who only care about money and not how much damage can be done by the food they sell? ... That's why we have many fast food restaurants that serve toxic meals. ... Sugar is a common product used in all fast food industries. ... Americans are to blame for the obesity in this nation, because control has been given to them and they have thrown it away. ...

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Poor nutrition has become an increasing problem due to the convenience of fast food restaurants. ... The amount of food consumed from fast food restaurants have increased greatly. About 50 million Americans are served daily at restaurants ("Fast Food Statistics "). ... There are many stories known for how fast food has affected people's lives. ... Therefore, she ate more at fast food restaurants than healthy meals at home. ...

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Eating fast carries with it many social consequences. ... As a nation we depend on fast food because we have little or no time during our day for cooking. However, most Americans use their time inefficiently which forces them to depend on fast foods which are health damaging yet time conserving. ... Our focus needs to steer away from fast foods and processed foods and gear more towards healthy foods that we can cook ourselves. ... We homogenize these cuisines because our nation is heterogeneous. ...

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The "Growing" Nation of America What is happening to America in the 21st century? ... The abundance and growth of the fast food industry is another cause of obesity. ... In 1970, Americans spent less than $6 billion on fast food; in 2000, they spent more than $110 billion. Americans now spend more money on fast food than on higher education, personal computers, computer software, or new cars. They spend more on fast food than on movies, books, magazines, newspapers, videos, and recorded music -- combined. ...

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Paul, Minnesota to go to this event called Festival of Nations that takes every year. ... My favorite part was trying out all of the different foods. ... But now it has made it's way to the United States drastically fast. ... In my head I thought that was going to be fast but it ended up taking hours. ...

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Knowledge of the vegetarian diet is being highly promoted in the nation and the results aren't unseen. ... The vegetarianism lifestyle is becoming increasingly prevalent among the younger entities of our nation. ... Vegetarianism should be promoted additionally with the fact that obesity increasing in rate due to the great quantity of fast food restaurants. These restaurants include one of the most popular fast food chains world wide, McDonalds, which has been recognized to be extremely excessive in unhealthy fat and carbohydrates. By converting to vegetarianism, such fatty foods are elim...

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Introduction It is perhaps no mystery that the fast food industry originated in the United States. ... Yet, as the name implies, fast food is just that. ... Over the fifty years as fast food has been on the market, rapid changes have been made to how we cook, consume and prepare food. ... The low price of a fast food hamburger and fries does not reflect its real cost. ... In a recent book by award winning journalist, Fast Food Nation depicts a cold and calculating business machine (Schlosser, 2001). ...

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The obesity epidemic has risen to frightening levels all across the nation and is continually growing. ... There are many opinions on whether or not the fast-food industry is the cause for the obesity epidemic. ... He brings up the fact that there is more fast-food available than there are healthy food places. ... One issue also tied to portion size is the fast-food industry and their want for more money. ... Advertisements for junk food and fast-food increases the desire for these type of unhealthy foods. ...

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The United Nations is in charge of making the world a safer and more stable place by preventing and stopping conflicts among its nations. ... The cost of basic food increased greatly and the Iraqi dinar collapsed. ... Iraq was allowed to sell $2bn of oil every six months to buy food and medicine. ... Officials, opposed the Oil-For-Food Programme and claimed that it was an obstacle for international oil business. ... That is why the process of deciding how fast to go in offering to suspend sanctions in return of Iraqi co-operation was hotly contested. ...

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Statistics abound to show that the United States in the 1990's is one of the richest and best-fed nations in the world. ... Twentieth-century America represents one of the few examples in history of a nation whose people do not spend all or a vast majority of their waking hours just getting enough food to stay alive. ... It is not eating the proper kinds of food. For a nation as prosperous as the United States, it seems strange to talk about poor nutrition. ... One reason may be the fast pace of American life. ...

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The 90's was also the era of low fat foods. ... The disappointment is that low-fat foods have practically the same number of calories as normal foods (Low Fat Legend). ... Fast food industries thrive on this characteristic and so do our fat cells (Mankiewicz). ... (442) On top of being fast paced, American people are also known for their "get more for your money" mindset. In response, fast food chains have come up with every possible answer to satisfy their customers. ...

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President Roosevelt himself coined the term "United Nations,"" and the previously ineffective League of Nations was abandoned. ... All but four of the world's nations belong to the United Nations at present. ... "After World War I, the League of Nations was formed, and after World War II, the United Nations. ... Roughly seventy percent of its investment comes from the North, but the Third World share is growing fast. ... It is rather upsetting to realize that a better world for all is not far from reality: "Count out sixty seconds and thirty of the world's children will have died f...

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Living life in the fast lane while socializing on the weekends with friends, enjoying fast food at a football game or just relaxing in the sun, nude at a near by beach. ... Taking part of the benefits offered thru welfare, unemployment checks, tax returns, food stamps, and social security. I can think of millions of more reasons and definitions on what it is but those were just some of the few things i personally felt and believe about what it truly meant to be an American and last but not least simple freedom with protection standing strong and united together is really what makes us speci...

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Since the nineteen fifties when the drive-thru was introduced our ways of life have become progressively more convenient", leading to a fundamental change in our nations eating habits. The old fashioned family meal with a balanced nutrition has been replaced with fast food joints like McDonald's and Taco Bell and household staples have become frozen pizza and pre-packaged processed meals. ... You may have seen the public service announcement for people to take the stairs instead of the elevator to help leave there love handles behind or fast food restaurants providing nutritional facts ab...

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The Industrial Revolution brought America together as a nation. ... The number of farmers declined, because factories could perform many farm tasks (other than growing food). The factories began to expand the production of food. ... With faster production, there was a greater demand for cotton. ... It perfected a communication system that was essential to unifying the nation. ...

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It was established as a nation in 1861, merging the city-states of the peninsula. ... In fact, fast-rising life expectancy and the world's lowest birthrate are combining to make Italy "the oldest country in the world." ... Major industries are tourism, machinery, iron and steel, chemicals, food processing, motor vehicles, clothing and footwear. ... The leading exports are textiles and wearing apparel, metals, machinery, motor vehicles, and chemicals; the main imports are machinery, transport equipment, chemicals, food and food products, and minerals (especially petroleum). ... The natio...

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The American economy was more dynamic, embracing the fast growing industries such as automobile production. ... Before WWI, the United States was a debtor nation. ... This forced countries to develop a surplus in trade with other nations before they could pay us back. ... Many countries stockpiled their extra reserves, and although this may be seen as waiting for higher prices in a period of economic growth, it definitely indicates a volatile food market. ... Also, nations could hold part of their reserve in foreign currency, since gold supply was limited. ...

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Today we have a large variety of food to eat and sports to play. With the idea of multiculturalism came disagreement and racists, a prime example being Pauline Hanson and the one nation party. ... The most obvious is food. ... We have American fast food restaurants. ... The most well known racist in Australia is Pauline Hanson, founder and former leader of the One Nation Party. ...

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Americans are trying to keep up with society and live fast-paced lives. ... As a result Americans over spend and expect the government to pay their bills or there is no money left for food so they expect the government to pay for their kids lunch at school, or pay for groceries, or pay for their kid's education because of a sense of entitlement. ... Americans living fast-paced lives are depending on government handouts, not just to survive, but so they can buy the newest phone, television, etc. ...

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During this period, the nation's total income rose form 74.3 billion in 1923, to 89 billion in 1929. ... While the automotive industry was booming, the agriculture was declining steadily and our nations loans were increasing to Europe. ... At this time The Great Depression had psychological effects and health effects on our nation. People were loosing their jobs daily and couldn't afford health care, housing or food . ... Displacement of the workplace led to families being uprooted and moved to "Hoovervilles" and "Shantytowns" all over the nation. ...

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Goods can be things like clothes, food, machine parts, or even things like furniture. ... Another country might have many factories to make cars but very little farmland to grow food. One country will grow lots of food and sell some of it to the other country. ... The distribution of natural, human, and capital resources among nations is unevenly nations differ in their endowments of economic resources. ... With their recovery now ensured, Japan embarked on a period of great economic growth, which is growing at a faster rate every day. ...

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