The American Diet

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From the advancement in technology, food preparation has changed over the twentieth century from food mainly being cook and prepared in a home setting to now mainly being prepared and served through lines of a fast food restaurant. With people on the move from place to place and having a busy schedule, people now rely on fast food restaurants for main course meals. Even though fast food has provided food for people with a low income or no money at all, fast food still have processed food, preservatives, and filters that can cause cancer and other harmful effects. Today, the average american diet is usually what other countries would consider abnormal; due to the abundance of restaurants with all of the quick and fatty foods that most people eat. Most americans today do not realize that they should only have a daily intake close to 3000 calories per day (V. K. R. V. Rao). However in America, the average person either doubles or triples the amount of calories that is actually needed. With this being said, it proves that many Americans would gain more weight because they have such a poor diet. Fast food restaurants try to target children of all ages because they can be seen as an easy target. Children just eat to give them something to do because they have nothing better to do with their time. Many restaurants today try to appeal to kids whether it be from the toys or the new design of the box(Susan E.Lin).With fast food restaurants targeting children, adults are more likely to go to a fast food restaurant to save them time from cooking. Whether it be junk food at a low price from walmart or a low price meal from a fast food restaurant, people seem to still buy the food because it is more affordable.As weird as it ay be, healthi... ... middle of paper ... ...because we want to while other countries eat because they need to. Works Cited Chitrita Banerji, “The Propitiatory Meal,”Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture Vol. 3, No. 1 (Winter 2003), pp. 82-89. 5 Dec 2013 Linn Susan E, “Food Marketing to Children in the Context of a Marketing Maelstrom,” Journal of Public Health Policy ,Vol. 25, No. 3/4 (2004), pp. 367-378. 4 Dec 2013 Rao V. K. R. V, “Some Nutritional Puzzles: A Note,”Economic and Political Weekly , Vol. 16, No. 28/29 (Jul. 11-18, 1981), pp. 1205+1207-1208. 4 Dec 2013 Taenzler Sheila A, “The National School Lunch Program,” University of Pennsylvania Law Review ,Vol. 119, No. 2 (Dec., 1970), pp. 372-388. 4 Dec 2013 Young Lisa R. and Nestle Marion, “Portion Sizes and Obesity: Responses of Fast-Food Companies,” Journal of Public Health Policy ,Vol. 28, No. 2 (2007), pp. 238-248. 4 Dec 2013

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