Omar Bawazir 200901658 Dr. Abu Mohammed Fast Food Omar Bawazir 200901658 Dr. Abu Mohammed

Outline: Literature Review. Findings. Examples. Calories. Survey. Conclusion.

Literature review: Mentioned that fast food has increased and linked to obesity. In their study examined whether living or working near fast food restaurants is associated with body weight. Jeffry, (2006). Found that obesity has become a growing threat to human health specially for children. John H. Weisburger (2004). Found that fast food contain calories that more then one person need it in one day. And they explain how many calories in one meal. Fleischhacker, Shanthy, Chang. (2009).

Findings Heart problems Obesity Diabetes

Example: Here is just one example of what McDonalds put in their foods. The unhealthful ingredients in McDonalds’ Chicken nuggets (straight from the McDonalds’ web site) include: Sodium phosphates. Bleached wheat flour (nutrients removed). Food starch- modified (likely genetically-modified). Dextrose (sugar). Partially hydrogenated soybean oil and cottonseed oil with mono-and diglycerides, (trans fats). Prepared in vegetable oil (Canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil) (trans fats). TBHQ, tertiary butylhydroquinone, a petroleium dervived product, Dimethylpolysiloxane added as an antifoaming agent (a form of silicone used in cosmetics, and Silly Putty).

Calorie A person need in one day from 1800 to 2500 calorie for male. Female from 1500 to 2200 calorie.

How to calculate: Male adults
66.5 + (13.75 x kg body weight) + (5.003 x height in cm) - (6.755 x age) = Female adults
55.1 + (9.563 x kg body weight) + (1.850 x height in cm) - (4.676 x age) =

Survey:

Conclusion: The purpose of this research. Fast food convince more. Some solutions to avoid fast food