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4. CAS 100A Effective Speech Communications
MMMM.....FAST FOOD!!!
Emily Roat
CAS 100A Effective Speech Communications
Penn State Hazleton
October 10, 2011 4

5. Overview What is Addiction to Fast Food?
What creates addiction to Fast Food?
What are the signs of addiction to Fast Food?
What’s addicting in Fast Food? 5

6. First, what is addiction?
According to dictionary.com it is:
“The fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity.” 6

7. What makes fast food addictive?
Cravings
Advertisements glamorize fast food, stimulating our sense for the food
Convenience
Fast, cheap, and easy to get 7

8. According to Jeremy Laurance:
“Binging on foods that are high in fat and sugar may cause changes in the brain that make it hard to say NO.”
“By stimulating the brain's natural opioids, large doses of the foods can produce a high that is similar, though less intense, to that produced by heroin and cocaine, they say.” 8

9. What are the signs of FF addiction?
Signs of fast food addiction according to Gigi Starr
Craving of sugary or oily foods
Feeling of weakness stemming from structural changes in the brain
Feeling of euphoria and completion after a fast food meal
Habit of eating fast food more than twice a day 9

10. What’s Addictive in Fast Foods?
According to Gigi Starr the following are…
Salt, Sugar, Fat
high-fructose corn syrup and hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils
Casein-“nicotine of fast food”
refined and concentrated form created by adding calcium hydrogenphsophate to concentrated milk solids
Monosodium Glutamate
flavoring agent
According to the book: “Nutrition For the Normal Adult”- MSG may also interfere with appetite suppression and cause you to feel hunger even after you've eaten a large amount of food 10

11. Q & A
Emily Roat 11

12. References
Aldrdige, Temesha. Big Mac Nutrition. 14 June,
Images from google
Laurance, Jeremy. Fast Food is Addictive in Same Way As Many Drugs Jan,
Matinez, Jessica. What does it mean to have a balanced diet? 14 June,
Tyson, Ashley. Addictive Ingredients in Fast Food June, 12