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Sodium And Fast Food

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People live busy lives, and therefor they find it faster to go and eat at a fast food chain to get a quick meal, either at lunch, in between meetings, or families may grab a quick meal with the family between work and taking a child to sports, dance classes, or any type of extra curriculum after school. Small children like the toys that they receive with their meals, and parents will purchase these meals for them as a treat. Now a days people are watching their diets and the fast food is trying to make their foods healthier. Sodium is not just in salt out of a salt shaker. The strategies that the PR can use the FDA report by showing the sodium in each of the different foods that they have to offer. Since the FDA states that the sodium is
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Consumers barley read whats in the stuff they are taking in. Not to add, they can not know what they're taking in if it is never writing on the bottle. It is unethical to target these consumers. It could hurt the consumer causing a lawsuit or furthermore shutting down the company. FDA should regulate this kind of stuff so it never happens.

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After watching this video where Michael Moss speaks about Salt, Sugar, and Fat in the American diet, my views about the food industry have changed. I never realized that the government was supporting the dairy industry. It amazed me to learn that the reason Americans are so attached to their dairy products is due to the strong relationship of the government and the dairy industry. Personally, I really enjoy dairy products.

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Through research it was found the total amount of sodium in a typical meal at Chick-Fil-A which is 2000 milligrams. In my recommended amount of sodium for a day is less than 2300 milligrams. This is for one meal of the day, and this sodium level is more than two-thirds of my daily intake. There are some specific foods which contributed to the high sodium levels but the one food item that had the highest level of sodium was the chicken sandwich itself. The sodium level in the sandwich was 1640

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“Don’t Blame the Eater” by David Zinczenko is an article that argues that the fast-food industry is at fault for the rising rates of obesity and health care, not the consumers because they advertise and market cheap meals without mentioning the negative nutrition information. It is in some ways no different than the tobacco industry, in which they sell cheap and unhealthy food without offering information that is easy to read and comprehend. Zinczenko claims that “Fast-food companies are marketing to children a product with proven health hazards and no warning labels” (464). The author insists that the fast-food industry is primarily at fault for the health problems related to obesity in the United States. This assertion seems legitimate and

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When the FDA issued a report about the excessive amounts of salt found in the food at fast food restaurants, health officials took action. The FDA or the Food and Drug Administration, demanded fast food chains take steps to inform the consumer. When the consumer has a better idea of what they are eating they can make healthier choices. " As required by statute, FDA’s final rule for nutrition labeling in chain restaurants and similar retail food establishments will provide consumers with clear and consistent nutrition information in a direct and accessible manner for the foods they eat and buy for their families", (Food , 2015).

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I agree with the quote from Belasco, and want to get the information on the food being consumed out to the people who are eating it. I had a lack of information at the beginning of this school year and started out with a different opinion on fast food. After learning numerous things about the fast food energy I quickly did more research on the topic of what are food is like

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“The most dangerous foods” Everyone knows that fast food is not the healthiest choice, but did you know some vegetables and foods can be harmful to you? Many Americans are actually clueless about what they put inside their body. Do you know what do you put inside your body? Every day fifty millions of people around the world eat in McDonalds, we can be the exception by changing our diet, drinking more water, and don’t eating at night? We can help our body giving him more vegetables and eating more healthy food.

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Many Americans are over weight one reason is because many of them eat at fast food restaurants weekly. The National Restaurant Association disagrees with that position. First, it argues that consumers really don't want that information on menus because it will look too "cluttered" and that consumers can already find the information on many company Web sites. According to Campbell, “the industry on the other side is fighting tooth and nail, lobbying the government and undermining efforts to improve the situation.” Restaurants should have nutritional information such as calories, fat content, and sodium on their menus or menu boards.

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There are very few downsides and very many upsides to why there should be fast food warning labels. Fast food warning labels will make it very convenient to know about fast food items; it will benefit the companies themselves; and finally, it will help reduce obesity, obesity-related illnesses, and health costs. Fast food warning Labels will help make it very convenient to know about what's in the food that fast food chains serve. To many people, reading the nutrition facts and the ingredients list may be difficult, as many times companies try to hide the cons of their food by making the print on the nutrition facts and ingredient lists very small, however some people were never taught about how to read nutrition facts and ingredient lists in the first place. In 2006, a study(The Nutrition Label

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Processed food is a large problem in the U.S. Fast food, sugary drinks and candy are regularly considered as the motivating forces behind America 's child obesity epidemic, an issue for many people in the U.S, including child consuming processed food which results in an unhealthy lifestyle, leading to obesity and other serious diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease. Processed foods have become a terrible addiction in American diets, resulting in a major difficulty for many citizens of any age. While child obesity is a growing concern among society, it is an issue that should be dealt with as to who is responsible for the obesity epidemic itself, and how we can approach to solutions that effectively promote an end the obesity issue by

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Keep in mind that processed foods can contain dozens of additional chemicals that aren’t even listed on the label. For example, “artificial flavor” is a proprietary blend. Manufacturers don’t have to disclose exactly what it means and it is usually a combination of chemicals. For this reason, if you see “artificial flavor” on an ingredients list, it could mean that there are 10 or more additional chemicals that are blended in to give a specific

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