The Fast Food Epidemic

"The rise of the fast-food industry transformed American eating habits in the second half of the twentieth century" (Schlosser 8). Almost everywhere you look you'll see a familiar sign symbolizing our "fast food nation." You find them in airports, malls, schools, and gas stations, on the corners of streets, off the side of interstates, near your local shopping center, and even in hospitals. There is no way of getting around them. In 1970 Americans spent $6 billion on french fries alone; the year 2000, Americans spent over $110 billion (Gingras np). …