1. influence of fast food industry
   1. a choice for meals
      1. e.g. Cheyenne Mountain
   2. fast food spreads everywhere
   3. people spend more on fast food
   4. create more jobs
      1. but pay low wages
   5. every facet of American life has now been franchised or chained.
   6. foods are reformulated
   7. gain control of American agriculture
      1. fewer independent farmers
2. The fast food diet
   1. contains...
      1. high fat, sugar and calories
      2. extremely high in cholesterol and sodium
      3. low fibre, vitamins and nutrients
   2. effect
      1. more weight
      2. greater insulin resistance
      3. disease
         1. type 2 diabetes
         2. heart disease
         3. stroke
         4. Cardiovascular Disease
         5. cancer
   3. solution
      1. keep food portion sizes small
      2. sparingly use high-fat sauce
3. The fast life
   1. Fast food represents a culture of time efficiency and instant gratification
   2. consequence of exposure to fast food
      1. do not savor experiences
      2. feel more impatient than those who are not
      3. lose impulse to save money
      4. easy to rush
4. Fast food and children
   1. marketing on children
      1. companies spend a lot to advertise on children
      2. number of children's meals increase
      3. lack healthy diets for children
      4. companies turn their marketing targets at age 12-14 teens
      5. 1 in 3 children in US and UK are obese or overweight
   2. market responsibility
      1. promote healthy diets for children
         1. Subway
         2. Disney
         3. Lidl
   3. regulation
      1. prevention of broadcasting of unhealthy food advertisements
      2. 9pm fast food watershed
      3. ban junk food shops near schools
         1. children are unable to resist the temptation to snack on junk food
         2. poorer children tend to be more unhealthy
         3. prevent children from spending money on taking away food
   4. slow food
      1. start in Italy
         1. people take hours to prepare for food and wine
      2. spread to over 150 countries world wide
      3. more pleasure and increased health benefits from our food
      4. creating connections through food
      5. the experience of place and seasons through the foods we prepare and enjoy
      6. "breaking bread together"
         1. deepening our bonds with one another
      7. our cultural and family food traditions can bring us together
      8. good quality of local grown food
         1. protection of agricultural lands
5. Fast food and obesity
   1. food industry arguments
      1. obesity is caused by the irresponsibility of individuals
      2. government intervention unfairly demonizes industry
      3. government intrudes on personal freedoms
   2. the science
      1. people are not less responsible
      2. humans gain weight when their environment promotes highly palatable food
      3. Some conditions undermine or damage the body’s delicate balance of hunger, satiety, and body weight
      4. some food can trigger an addictive process
   3. solutions
      1. encouraging education
         1. people know about the danger of fast food and make change
      2. protecting children
         1. change school food
      3. consumers' rights to truthful information
         1. labeling regulations
      4. setting tighter standards for what can be marketed
      5. regulations for food ingredients
      6. taxing
         1. taxing additional ingredients like sugar