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Comparing The Fast Food Industry And The Tobacco Industry

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I believe we are living in a time of addiction, excess, and overstimulation. Many Americans today have adapted to a lifestyle of constant screen time, excess food intake, and fast food availability. This is a result of the evolution of technology, the popularity of fast food, and our changing views of food consumption. This change in our society today can be compared to the evolution of the tobacco industry in the 1950’s. During that time, many Americans succumbed to the strong and efficient marketing campaigns of tobacco companies, they were becoming addicted to the product, and yet they were unaware of the health consequences. In this paper I will draw a comparison between the fast food industry and the tobacco industry in America. I will …show more content…

For example, Carl's Jr. continues to stay relevant and active in the media today by using celebrities and supermodels to advertize their burgers. They are notorious for having their commercials banned from the air because they are too racy and inappropriate, yet even this is effective marketing. McDonalds is known for their continued efforts to market to children and families. In the 1980’s they created a “happy meal” which is a kids portioned meal in a small box that includes a toy. McDonalds also advertises their play areas and affordable prices to attract families to dine in their …show more content…

They market heavily towards children with their happy meal and toys to establish a trust in the brand at an early age. With the growing numbers of childhood obesity, fast food restaurants are being questioned as the culprit. In response to these claims, restaurants like McDonalds have began to offer healthier items to their menus, for both children and adults. Today happy meals are offered with apples and milk instead of soda. While this is a step in the right direction, it still doesn’t make their food healthy, just as having an apple with a cigarette doesn’t make it healthy. The continued fight against health claims and lawsuits is very similar to the battles the tobacco industry faced back in the

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On January 17, 2001 Eric Schlosser, a contributing editor at the Atlantic Monthly and author of Reefer Madness, depicts “The Dark side of the All-American Meal” in his novel Fast Food Nation, one of TIME’s 100 best nonfiction books. In the novel, Schlosser employs many different rhetorical strategies throughout the chapters to inform and convince his audience of the scandalous nature of the fast food industry. Schlosser describes the unseen truths of industry in order to dissuade not only the American public, but all supporters of fast food. He writes to all members of society who eat fast food, so that he can alert them of what is happening beneath the surface of one of America’s most profitable and private industry’s. Chapter five is divided

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Throughout part I of Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser writes about the ins and outs of the fast food industry. From the founding fathers to the dirty little secrets that fast food corporations would never want us to know, he reveals it all. As corporations look for every opportunity to cut costs and increase profits, we start to reexamine what type of behavior governs businesses in America. As the days of traditional ‘sit down restaurants’ dominating the market quickly disappeared, large corporations are making use of new machinery and money saving business strategies. The drawback to these business tactics is that the burden lies on another individual.

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Junk food is responsible for the growing rate of obesity. This is outlined by David freedman in his article of “How junk food can end obesity.” David Freedman has credited the “health-food” motion, and followers of it along with Michel Pollan. Freedman claims that if the America desires to stop the obesity epidemic, or at least reduce its effects, they must shift to the fast meals and processed meals enterprise for assist, now not the “health-food” movement.

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He closes his introduction by displaying his concern for children, due to the fact that “this is an industry that boths feed and feeds off the young” (9). He uses an appeal to pathos and a somber tone in order to state the serious effects of fast food on children. The display of serious concern appeals to the audience and urges them to read on. Schlosser proceeds to include several USDA studies (197), which not only establish his credibility, but serves to assure the readers of the content of the book. The author then ends his argument by making a comparison of drugs and food “ Far more Americans are severely harmed every year by food poisoning than illegal drug use” (264).

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Cheeseburgers, fried chicken, French fries, chocolate bars, sodas, etc. are one of the cheap and delicious foods that anyone can afford it, but if someone surpasses this it may end up affecting your health. Don’t blame the eater by David Zinczenko talks about how fast food contributes to obesity, some faults of the children consuming it and some faults of the parents allowing them. His research is based by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that estimates $100 Billion dollars are spent yearly in health care. The fast food industry is taking advantage of children by providing them with foods that cause obesity, heart disease, and type 2 diabetes.

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Anthony Mendoza Nagle English II CP September 14, 2015 Summer Assignment Over the summer, I choose to read Fast Food Nation. This book was really an eye opener to me towards fast food chains. The main idea of the book Fast Food Nation is to show the dark side of the fast food industry. The author supports this throughout the book by talking about the workers of the food industry, quality of meat served and advertisement aimed towards children.

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In David Zinczenko’s article, he explains why children who eat most of their meals at fast food restaurants are not to blame for being obese or unhealthy. This is because places like McDonalds don’t offer healthy options. However, when you bring a child to a fast food place they generally won’t go for a salad, instead they’ll get a burger with some fries and a soda. So even if these places did offer healthier options, which now most do or they at least offer the nutritional information, children generally would not pick those over the less healthy options. These restaurants are not to blame for the growing obesity and diabetes rates in children.

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