Obesity is a psychological and physical health epidemic in America, and is leading to skyrocketing health care costs and spending. What to do about the problem is a contentious political issue, though. One side of the argument pushes for government p Continue Reading...
Borderless Society Imagine finding out where one's food originated? Would someone continue to eat at the same location? How an individual go about eating what is available to a person locally or worldwide as a result of his or her research? Is glob Continue Reading...
http://www.bikingbis.com/blog/_archives/2006/2/11/1754124.html Scientists examined the obese study participants to see whether this so-called obesity gene was disturbed in any way. They found that only 3% of people had an abnormal leptin gene -- in Continue Reading...
It allows users to analyze data from many different dimensions or angles, categorize it, and summarize the relationships identified. Technically, data mining is the process of finding correlations or patterns among dozens of fields in large relation Continue Reading...
This information goes both ways, which is essential for the functioning of the free market. While this information comes and goes in the free market, so does it in the realm of advertising and consumerism. Companies advertise, consumers follow suit Continue Reading...
Pollan stresses the need to cook our own food and reassert the historical and cultural importance of food in our lives. Again this strengthens Pollan's rhetoric and continues the line of reasoning he began in Omnivore's Dilemma. So it's good to be Continue Reading...
Health Public Good Public Health as a Public Good The United States has one of the lowest cost food options available to its consumers in the world. For an extended period, people assumed that this was a benefit of capitalism and that competition h Continue Reading...
professional journals resources. Burger King beefs up global operations What is Burger King's core competency? How does it relate to its chosen strategy? Burger King is a fast food chain that offers two unique components to customers regarding it Continue Reading...
Food advertising is even worse, because while a parent might be able to avoid the toy store, in the grocery store he or she is subject to food masquerading as a toy. The only possible resistance is not taking the child shopping, which forces the par Continue Reading...
African Restaurant Revival New York is home to people from all over the world, and it is well-known that they often bring with them cuisine from their homelands. Foodies descend on food courts in subterranean malls in Queens, Russian bakeries in Bro Continue Reading...
Food Nation is the kind of book that you hope young people read because it demonstrates far better than any social studies class the need for government regulation, the unchecked power of multinational corporations and the importance of our everyday Continue Reading...
It is often said that 'we eat with our eyes' first, and children are no different. When hamburgers are in attractive packaging emblazoned with cartoon characters, children will want to eat the burgers more than broiled chicken and whole wheat pasta. Continue Reading...
America's Diet The typical American diet is one high in sugars and processed foods. Accordingly, The United States has earned the unfortunate nickname of "Fast-food Nation." The initiation of the rapid growth in fast-food consumption rates in Americ Continue Reading...
rhetorical mode. The introductory paragraph attention grabber, a THESIS STATEMENT, organizational flow chart. The process rhetorical mode: How to make blueberry muffins It's easy to get bored eating the same bowl of cereal or toast for breakfast e Continue Reading...
Antigua Guatemala Coffee Antigua Guatemala International (AGI) will be a manufacturer and exporter of Guatemalan coffee to Japan and the global. AGI will use a new system in the food and beverage industry to offer Antigua Guatemala coffee in a time- Continue Reading...
With this in mind communications strategy has to be developed and implemented. The central debate remains that of degree of uniformity. The pros and cons are obvious, i.e. economies of scale, consistent message across markets, centralized control, d Continue Reading...
Malnutrition / Obesity Due to Low Wages This paper delves into the direct affects of minimum wages on eating habits of people. People die of starvation and malnutrition but with the advent of genetically modified food and other such technologies the Continue Reading...
9% to 734 units (Khun, 2009) Additionally, James Moss, of Curzon Investment Property, has commented (Khun, 2009) that Dominos and Subway have been successful in the UK market as a result of their franchise models that are almost recession proof. In Continue Reading...
Many tourists have their picture taken in front of the McDonald's sign or with the Ronald McDonald statue outside the restaurant to document their contact with an exotic culture. " (1999) 5) Location, location, location - Over a period-of-time, Kwa Continue Reading...
Fast Food on Our Nation The Dangers of Fast Food The dangers of fast food have been a much discussed topic in recent years. Although fast food is convenient and inexpensive, we as a society need to stop eating fast food because it increases health Continue Reading...
Personality Profile She came to gym regularly -- at least three times per week. This is a good thing, because she very clearly needed it. Nana, young Chinese girl just out of her teens, no longer felt self-conscious about exercising with "thin, beau Continue Reading...
Fast food markets cater to those who live fast-paced, busy lives, and many people make quick decisions to eat fast food when they're on the road. Commercials using the college-aged Jared should appear in a limited capacity on television, but in a gr Continue Reading...
Obesity WHY ARE WE SO FAT? Whole books have been written (and movies made) about why Americans are becoming the obesity leaders of the Western world. Some people point to biology. Others blame the restaurants, particularly the fast-food ones. Yet o Continue Reading...
Parents and Fast Food What Drives Adults to Consume Fast Food with Their Children: TV, Toys, and Time Television advertisements play a role in deciding what we consume, and that marketing is geared toward children no less than it is toward adults. Continue Reading...
Fast Food Industry In recent times, the fast food industry has grown by leaps and bounds. Today, one can confidently say that the industry, whose background is relatively modest, has in a big way affected the way of life in America. In this text, I Continue Reading...
Foreign Policy of China (Beijing consensus) Structure of Chinese Foreign Policy The "Chinese Model" of Investment The "Beijing Consensus" as a Competing Framework Operational Views The U.S.-China (Beijing consensus) Trade Agreement and Beijing C Continue Reading...
Fast Food Business Advisory for Fast Food Business and Takeaway Here, we will give a brief intro on fast food business, explain what it is and its pros and cons. We will also look at some facts surrounding fast foods just to give an amateur reader Continue Reading...
So, advertising is not just bad because it lures us into eating unhealthy diets, the diets to lose some of the weight we gain are just as bad. Why? Because they teach fast weight loss -- lose 10 pounds in two weeks. Is that possible? Yes, but it's u Continue Reading...
popularity of foreign restaurant: consumer attitude and behavior toward foreign cuisines in Bangkok Thailand as a tourist destination Thailand has become a tourist destination hotspot for its scenic beauty, the humble nature of their people, and t Continue Reading...
Research shows that "The roughly 3.5 million fast food workers are by far the largest group of minimum wage earners in the United States. The only Americans who consistently earn a lower hourly wage are migrant farm workers," (Schlosser, 2004, p 6). Continue Reading...
Pro Veganism A strictly vegetarian diet is best suited to the human body's needs, mankind's ability of survival on earth, and our inherent compassion. Switching to such a diet is fairly simple and creates the opportunity to lead a healthier, happier Continue Reading...
DIABETES Global health issue exploration As obesity becomes an increasingly serious problem worldwide, diabetes has likewise become equally problematic, given that the two conditions are interrelated. "Fueled by rapid urbanization, nutrition transi Continue Reading...
The author talks about one farmer who refuses to use the tactics other big ranchers use to fatten up their cattle for the biggest profits at the consumers' expense. He writes, "None of the cattle used in Lasater Grasslands Beef spend any time at a f Continue Reading...
farm-to-table. The concept will be described in the context of a certain property and it will also be discussed in general terms. As far as the former of those two goes, the property that will be discussed is L'Etoile Restaurant in Madison, Wisconsi Continue Reading...
role a business advisor a local business 'start-' consultancy company, asked provide a portfolio a potential customer requires advice start a business venture: ____ The Repot Task (1) How start a business venture a Fast Food takeaway Wolverhampton C Continue Reading...
Marketing of Atkins Diet Products in Europe vs. The U.S. Background on Atkins Diet (A) Who was Robert Atkins? Atkins was born in Columbus, in the state of Ohio in the year 1930. After having joined the University of Michigan, he graduated with a M Continue Reading...
Chinese' Food and the Model Minority study in ethnic cuisine and culture, marginalization and commercialization, and the paradox of exoticism. The anthropological theme studied for this work was that of the ethnic compromises and paradoxes inherent Continue Reading...
Food, Technology and Class The digestive divide: Food, technology, and class and the changing eating habits of Americans and people around the globe Much has been written about the 'digital divide,' or the fact that poorer people tend to have less Continue Reading...
1.7. Key definitions of terms Research process = a sustained effort concentrated around a topic or subject of study aimed at generating new findings, and characterized by identification and labeling of variables, research design, collection of dat Continue Reading...
