Fast Food and Obesity In America

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Fast Food and Obesity In America

• Nick Poggetti
• Nick Zakula
• 2 and 3 Meegan

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Narrative-Jon Baker

• 11 Years old
• Over 200 pounds
• No available pictures

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Background Stats

• Advertisements focus on children
• Happy Meals
• Video games with meal

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Evil Disguised As Good

• Ronald McDonald Foundation
• Supporting of AHA, and other NGOs

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Key Faith Elements

• We must realize the faults and intentions of the
  fast food industry
• Realize it is all for making money

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NGOs

• Center for Science and Public Opinion
• based out of Washington DC
• raise awareness and hopefully provide alternative
  lifestyles
• The Rudd Center
• raising awareness of obesity

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Actions

• Letters to SF Archdiocese members
• Facebook and Myspace Groups

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Coach Beckwith

• Nutrition expert
• Easy to talk to

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Reflection

• We learned a lot of unhealthy American lifestyles
• Hope to do all we can to fix this