In this article the debate about why we consume fast food takes flight. The author goes into detail about why we option fast food wen we know its bad for us. Even though we are aware of the poor nutrition and nasty origins of fast food we continue to go back to it. He argues its our lifestyle along with good marketing. It seems that a lot of articles point to lifestyle and i agree I also think its something i should further explore and keep in mind when writing my paper.
"The Big Question." Money 40.6 (2011): 106. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 27 Sept. 2011.
This article provides data on the increasing price of grocerys. I feel like i could use this data to correlate the relationship of rising food prices and the rise in fast food consumption. Even though i have been advised not to revolve my paper around grocery prices i feel like it is one of the main reasons for fast food rise other than lifestyle; but lifestyle grocery prices and fast food all correlate and this paper will help me do that.
NEUMAN, WILLIAM. "Crop Yield Raises Risk To Food Cost." New York Times 12 Aug. 2011: 1. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 27 Sept. 2011.
This article touches on the rising food crisis and the causes for those rising prices. It links sectors of the economy that impact food prices. This is useful to me because i have more data on the increasing food prices. And from what i read in the article the prices are only going to keep rising. Does this mean we will rely more in fast food rather than groceries? we have to eat, and our increasing fast paces life is limiting our food options, and in the other hand rising food prices make us all less incline to eat groceries when we can get a whole ready to eat meal for around 4 bucks. why would we want to buy groceries and eat healthy everyday? when it seems more like a burden to eat healthy than the right way to live.
Kalb, Claudia. "CULTURE OF CORPULENCE." Newsweek 155.12 (2010): 42-48. Academic Search Complete. EBSCO. Web. 26 Sept. 2011.
This article stood out to me because of its comprehensive explanation of fast foods role in obesity. It explains how america has moved from a slim nation to an obese one. It also gives some reasons as to why this is. It blames our lifestyle as the number one corporate when it comes to obesity. We rely so much on convenience and we like everything so fast and ready to order that we are willing to trade that off with our healths. It also gives stats on fast food now and before; The article shows how serving sizes have increase. It is eminent that we consume more now than we ever did before. This paper sheds light in many subjects that i will hit in my own paper. it has also linked me to other resources that are useful as well.
- Spurlock, Morgan. Super Size Me. New York, N.Y: Hart Sharp Video, 2004
- In this movie Morgan Spurlock conducted an experiment with fast food and the effects on it on your body. He spend a month eating nothing but Mac Donald's the most famous fast food restaurant. He had his health analyze by a physician before and after the experiment and the results stunned all of them. Fast food was making morgan physically sick and putting his health in great deterioration. He was able to shed light on the effects of fast food because of studies like this we know that fast food is bad for you, no debating. This will come in handy in my paper because i can prove to my audience the dangers of fast food and why we want to revert back to home cooked meals rather than fast food.
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