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Aguilar 1 Itzel Aguilar Professor Deepika Maharaj ENGL 1301 11/13/2023 The Negative Effects of Fast Food in Children Thesis Statement Children should avoid eat fast food every day because it causes them cardiovascular disease and obesity. Annotated Bibliography Currie, Janet, et al. “The Effect of Fast-Food Restaurants on Obesity and Weight Gain.” American Economic Journal: Economic Policy , vol. 2, no. 3, 2010, pp. 32–63. JSTOR , http://www.jstor.org/stable/25760073. Accessed 7 Nov. 2023. The author exposed the influence the children have when they have fast food restaurant near to the school. This article shows the importance of locating fast food restaurants in places where children are concentrated and the negative results that this implies because it is easy and economical for children to consume fast food. Also, pregnant women who have a fast-food restaurant within 0.5 miles of their residence are studied, and the results show a 1.6% probability of gaining over 20 kilos. The results of newborns with cardiovascular diseases due to excessive consumption of fast-food during pregnancy are also shown. This article shows important information for my research because it shows obesity rates and percentages to prove that fast food is not beneficial for children.

Aguilar 2 Datar, Ashlesha, and Nancy Nicosia. “Junk Food in Schools and Childhood Obesity.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management , vol. 31, no. 2, 2012, pp. 312–37. JSTOR , http://www.jstor.org/stable/41429280. Accessed 7 Nov. 2023 . Authors Ashlesha Datar and Nancy Nico express concerns about children's easy access to junk food in schools. This article talks about childhood obesity and the change in body mass index in school-age children. The empirical evidence that was carried out in this article was from elementary school children who measured their BMI each school year to make a comparison based on the access to junk food that the children had. The results obtained were negative since the body mass index increased every year. This magazine article is important for my research on the negative effects of fast food on children and to raise awareness among parents to provide healthy foods in schools to make healthier lunches, as well as to stop buying fast food and prepare meals at home. Grier, Sonya A., et al. “Fast-Food Marketing and Children’s Fast-Food Consumption: Exploring Parents’ Influences in an Ethnically Diverse Sample.” Journal of Public Policy & Marketing , vol. 26, no. 2, 2007, pp. 221–35. JSTOR , http://www.jstor.org/stable/30000797. Accessed 24 Oct. 2023 . Sonya A. Grier’s article provide extent data about how fast food marketing has an immense influence in children. Grier’s article exposes information of the negativity result that children have due to the consumption of fast food. Also, Grier mentioned that marketing in parents may also contribute to children obesity and cardiovascular diseases that are mostly not reversible, for example, diabetes. The author gives several hypotheses of the negative effects of consuming fast food and the diseases that this causes. Grier cites information from caregivers of 2 to 12-year-old children in medically

Aguilar 3 underserved communities. This is an article that provides material into my discussion of the negative effects of fast food on children, and the possible changes that parents may make to have health children. Jekanowski, Mark D., et al. “Convenience, Accessibility, and the Demand for Fast Food.” Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics , vol. 26, no. 1, 2001, pp. 58–74. JSTOR , http://www.jstor.org/stable/40987095. Accessed 14 Nov. 2023 . This study expresses how convenient fast food is and the growth in demand for it. It is also mentioned that the main feature is how convenient it is to have fast food nearby. The article mentions how positive fast food can be for people who do not have time to cook and for people who lack monetary resources . Examples are shown of why it is important to consume fast food and how cheap it is. It is also mentioned that fast food companies benefit from the high percentage of fast- food consumption, which helps generate more jobs. This article is very important for my research because it helps me make a comparison about fast food consumption and shows why it is against my opinion. Stutts, Mary Ann, et al. “Nutrition Information and Children’s Fast Food Menu Choices.” The Journal of Consumer Affairs , vol. 45, no. 1, 2011, pp. 52–86. JSTOR , http://www.jstor.org/stable/23859764. Accessed 7 Nov. 2023 In this experiment, the author expresses the importance of exposing the children to healthy food and nutrition information. This research talks about the value of having healthy choices on the menu with items that attract children's attention and encourage them to eat healthy food . Stutts did an experiment with 236 children, ages 6 to 11, where they were exposed to nutritional information and the heart symbol on menus to see if this influenced the choices the children made. This study is of great help in improving the way children eat today and making a

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Aguilar 4 change to also improve their health. This experiment helps me show the importance of how food is displayed on menus and the difference that should exist between healthy food and junk food.

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