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Fast Food and Obesity in Children

Brownell, Kelly D. "Fast Food and Obesity in Children." Pediatrics in Review. American Academy of Pediatrics, 2004. Web. 24 Feb. 2010. .

This article showed the point of fast food not being the reason America has gained weight, like this one, "... soft drinks do not cause pediatric obesity, do not reduce nutrient intake, and do not cause dental cavities in children." But, the interesting thing is that it also pointed out some poignant facts that said other wise. Like the one here, "the number of meals eaten outside the home has increased dramatically6 (the restaurant industry accounted for 46.1% of every food dollar in 1999, up from 25% in 1955; 40% of American adults eat at a restaurant in a typical day7)" These facts are useful to my paper as it can give me the opposing side to my film, making it a stronger case. I think I am going to put the information in a paragraph of it's own to really give the opposing side a fighting chance, but crush it in the end. I noticed that the further I read into the article the more clear it became it was countering the statements that support it, but I can still use the sources for the "pro-fast food" statements as references in my paper.

Social & Cultural Geography

Guthman, Julie. "Social & Cultural Geography, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2003." Social & Cultural Geography. Vol. Vol. 4. Routledge, 2003. Print.

This article really goes in depth in the argument of Fast Food vs. Organic Food. But, what makes it important is the fact that it is more towards the pro- organic food side, which will most likely be the core of my paper. I feel that facts like, "...Earthbound Farms continued to grow at a rate of at least 50 percent a year until 1995..." and "Over the course of five years, organic salad mix had gone from a specialty commodity selling for over $12 per pound at retail, to just a commodity at $4 per pound." Which shows the small aspects that go into the over all food problem.

Nathan Lewis: Man of Mistery

During his lecture, Mr. Lewis, talked a lot about whats happening to the world and how humans are affecting climate change in our every day lives. What I noticed during his lecture was that he had a lot of percentages as well as scientifically backed facts on where we are headed. An interesting aspect to that was the fact that he seemed to be such an advocate for coal as a n energy source. This caught me off guard as I was under the impression that he's an environmentalist. But, what i think he was going fro was to show that our most viable energy source is destructive and needs to change. Another thing he mentioned was the fact that, globally, humans use an average of 13 terrawatts of energy. The crazy thing about that number is that a new unit had to be invented to define it. On top of that, where is he getting his information and why isn't it more publically available? As far as renewable energies go, I feel that our best bet is a combination of solar and hydroelectric used as off shore turbines with solar arrays on the top of them.

Fast Food Nation The True Cost of America's Diet

This article is EXTREMELY useful to my senior project. Since my project has to do with conspiracy and a new world order brought about by fast food companies, so this article fits the bill. It talks in detail about how fast food companies don't like "individuality" in their organizations and stress on conformity in order for it to run smoothly. Also, it states that the only workers that make less money than fast food employees, McDonalds especially, are migrant farm workers.

Schlosser, Eric. "Fast Food Nation: The True Cost of America's Diet." Rolling Stone 3 Sept. 1998. Web. 10 Feb. 2010.

Obesity in America: How America Junk food Created an Obesity Epidemic in the US.

This article has some use to me. It talks about how big fast food has gotten to the point where it's spreading to other countries. This helps my point of fast food companies slowly taking over all food industry. The article also continues to mention the fact that burgers do have addictive qualities, which can push my story further. Later in the article it states that a reason for fast food being so popular is that people don't really know what healthy food is. This can go straight into the story where fast food is all there is, most people don't know what healthy is so they have no motivation to rebel.

Obesity in America: How American Junk Food Created an Obesity Epidemic in the US. Web. 10 Feb. 2010.

Lawyers See Fat Payoffs in Junk Food Lawsuits

This site is mostly just for the "film" It talks about the potential for people to sue companies for obesity. Which can add a new portion to the plot that as people started gaining weight lawyers began suing on behalf of them which cost the fast food companies large amounts of money until, the companies made the lawyers "disappear" which allowed for the for the companies to continue doing what they were before.

"FOXNews।com - Lawyers See Fat Payoffs in Junk Food Lawsuits - U.S. & World." Breaking News | Latest News | Current News - FOXNews.com. Web. 11 Feb. 2010.


So over all my articles contribute considerably to my project. There were several bits of information that can fuel the story, such as the statement that recently Ronald McDonald has be come even more recognizable than Santa. This strengthens our point of the fast food companies taking over and running everything. But, I feel that if there is going to be a writing portion I may be in a bit of trouble as my sources don't list where they got their information from. I think that as of now my partner and I have an excellent idea, but executing it may be a challenge.