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    known as GMOs (genetically modified organisms). At the time, these new advances allowed farmers to produce crops at a rate that could feed the growing population. In today’s society, GMOs are being constantly consumed in the means of fast food. The popularity of fast food grew in the United States as GMOs became more advanced. This new eating habit spreading in the US raises

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    number of fast food restaurants per square mile. This industry includes about 550,000 restaurants which is approximately the 10% of the ones distributed around the world. Major companies include Mc Donald’s in the first place followed by KFC, Pizza Hut and other 50 chains of fast food and beverage service. Why is fast food so popular in the US? Besides of being accessible and inexpensive, other reasons such as marketing, bio-chemical dependence and the lack of knowledge of how is this food processed

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    Fast Food Nation

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    Fast Food Nation Fast Food Nation, by Eric Schlosser, is a stark and unrelenting look into the fast food industry that has ingrained itself in not only American culture, but in culture around the world. There is almost no place on earth that the golden arches has not entered. Aside from Antarctica, there is a McDonalds on every continent, and the number of countries that have fast food restaurants is growing on a daily basis. Schlosser describes in detail what happens behind the scenes, before

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    The Fast Food Industry

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    changed their spending habits in particular food. This has lead fast food joints to profits, proving that there is an upside to our low economy Today's industry faces high real-estate prices and highway strips teeming with fast-fooleries, there is now one restaurant for every 2,700 Americans, compared with one for every 7,000 in the late 1970s (Clark). Chains have been branching out into sports arenas, airports, hospitals, colleges, turnpike stops, mall food courts, kiosks, airline in-flight meal services

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    catch anyone’s attention. The M, for McDonalds, is everywhere just like all the other fast food restaurant’s signs. Almost everyone eats fast food for different reasons. Of course, we all know that the food that they sell is nowhere near being the healthiest things we can eat, and still everyone chooses to keep buying it. The proof is out there, the media will once in a while remind us about the harm that fast food can do to us, but what makes us go back? Do people truly understand the harm that it

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    Fast food may be fast to grab and taste delicious, but some of the ingredients are harmful to the human body. Fast food can also lead to obesity, especially in children. As a result of this parents should want to choose a healthier diet. Thus can lead to a drop in obesity rates. However, Fast Food is not good for you. In this case, when you are eating fast food, whether it is Mcdonald’s, Wendy’s, Five Guys, Burger King, etc. do you know what you're really eating? Research shows that many items used

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    By now everyone knows that the fast-food chains are being sued because they allegedly contribute to obesity. On Fox’s “Hannity and Colmes” program last July, Samuel Hirsch, the attorney who filed lawsuits against McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, and KFC on behalf of his client who blames them for his poor health, admitted that the restaurants are not completely to blame. But he added that their failure to post warnings about nutrition content and their sophisticated marketing strategies make them

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    Fast Food And Burger Bars

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    Some people don’t understand that we cook everything fresh to order.’ Scope of the study The aim of this investigation is to explore how does fast food burgers and burger bars impact on each over through the question fast food vs burger bars. Burger bars refer to a café style location serving predominantly gourmet style burgers . Fast food refers to food that is prepared in quantity by a standardized method and can be dispensed quickly and inexpensively for takeaway. Often available for purchase

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    in Canada; fast-food restaurants employ more than 6.9% of Canada’s work force which is more than 1.2 million people and provide first jobs more than any other industry (Health and Safety Report, 2016). As the fast-food industry employees more than 500,000 people (under the age of 25) exposing a large number of the population (Health and Safety Report, 2016), especially youth to various workplace hazards and health issues it is vital to discuss this topic for all Canadians. The fast-food industry does

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    Fast Food: A Crippling Epidemic Fast food companies have completely taken over the world. Rachel Tepper, the Associate Food Editor for The Huffington Post, found that Mcdonald's operates 14,157 units in America alone. Due to the typical fast pace of American life, people of society tend to take the “easy way out” when it comes to dining and many chose to stop at a drive through instead of taking the time to prepare a dinner. Most Americans are completely aware that the fast food establishments they

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