In the upcoming week, my goal is to understand the effect of fast food to the body. A key to understanding the research is comprehending the consequences it has. To better understand, I need to look into the main diseases associated with fast food (heart disease, high cholesterol, cancer, obesity) and understand what chemicals/factors cause fast food to differ from real food.
Currently, my essential question is: “How does fast food negatively affect society?” At the moment I’m unsure if the question is too broad. I think it’s good the question is broad right now as it will allow me to narrow my search as time goes on. For the time being I would like to address how fast food takes away from family meals, the negative health consequences associated with an unhealthy diet, and what proper nutrition looks like. This will drive my research this week answering the second of the three ideas I would like to understand. After looking at four different sources, all conclude obesity rates continue to rise, possibly contributed to an increased prevalence of fast food restaurants. Since 1970, obesity in teenagers has increased from 3.5 to 19%. This piece of evidence will help address a consequence of overeating fast food. Another trend were the nutrients fast food meals lacked. Fast food tends to lack calcium, vitamin A, carotenes, and vitamin C - all antioxidants important to preventing cancer while exceeding daily value for fat, sodium, and daily calorie intake. The daily recommended value of sodium is 2,200 mg, yet the average American will consume 3,200 mg a day increasing risk for ‘high cholesterol” and “cardiovascular disease.” High levels and fat and sodium are important factors of fast food because of the health problems that arise from abusing daily values. Individual facts I can include from the article include: “Increased purchases of fast food [is] associated with higher consumption of salty snack foods and decreased intake of vegetable servings among adults.” This can be used to demonstrate how fast food meals in families can lead to unhealthy eating on a regular basis. Also, as the intake of sodium increases, there is an increase in urinary excretion of calcium increasing risk of osteoporosis this important considering children are growing. The final fact I’ve found was a spike in money spent on food outside the home - 38% in 1993 compared to 42% in 2001 – demonstrates higher numbers of Americans are eating fast food. Fast food offers a convenient and cost effective, two of the most important factors according to a study conducted by researches. Right now my goal is to gain a basic understanding of fast food. There are a lot of ways I could take the capstone, but right now my focus is how it’s bad for your body and family. I need to keep researching this week and try to narrow my guiding question so research becomes less vague this week.
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