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A Big Thank You to...

Dr. Tekla Johnson & Ms. Elizabeth Novicki

What is fast food?

Fast Food: (n): food that can be prepared quickly and easily, typically containing preheated or precooked ingredients.

Proposed Solution

Expand off of the legislation to create a second Board of Directors to oversee the food aspect of the FDA.

-Hold the FDA accountable for the education of the public

-Ensure that the FDA sticks to its regulations in order to prevent fast food companies from adding addictive compounds to their food.

Thesis

“The Fast Food Dilemma” is a study of the fast food industry’s presence and dominance in the United States and its caustic effect on the people living in it. Through the use of the interdisciplinary process, we analyze alternative lifestyles and eating habits in order to present a solution to the diet-related health problems Americans commonly face today.

Disciplinary Insights

Education: Accountability of the government on the education of Americans; what they are eating when they eat fast food and what other options are available to them.

Health/Nutrition: Legislate against the use of chemicals and additives that make food addicting. Focus on what is in the fast food that is leading to obesity and chronic diseases.

Public Policy: Analyze the role of the FDA and the fast food industry; how can we make everyone follow through with regulations?

March 21st: legislation proposed to create a Board of Directors to oversee the FDA with the purpose of "evaluating the agency's on going performance and coming up with ways to improve its performance and regulatory processes". This would focus specifically on the drugs and medicine within the FDA.

Background

The Fast Food Dilemma:

How to Transition Our

Nation to Better Health

The fast food industry began during

the time of the Industrial Revolution,

serving as a quick alternative to home cooked meals.

Since then, the fast food industry has

grown, and now feeds more than 25% of the American population daily.

Education

Public Policy

focuses on the political processes that the government implements and enforces.

advances knowledge and the development of reasoning and judgement to prepare others intellectually.

Overall Perspective

Health & Nutrition

Focuses on the scientific and clinical interaction of nutrition and health on the human body.

Bethany Kent

Libby McWilliams

Joanna Vielman

The Problem

What is the FDA?

The impact of fast food consumption is manifold in American society; what was once seen as a luxury is now the leading source of food in our nation.

The introduction of the fast food industry has resulted in increased physical size of Americans (ie: obesity). Which in effect impacts overall health and the potential for chronic disease.

The Impact of Obesity on the Human Body

A series of ten studies found that obese people were 80% more likely to later develop Alzheimer's disease.

"The Food and Drug Administration was created for...the people. It is responsible for providing protection to consumers of various products and advancing the public's health by supporting innovations that improve these products. It also assists in educating the public on topics associated with these to improve their health."

Low self-esteem & mood disorders

rose by 56% among obese individuals.

Results of a health survey found a positive correlation between depression and obesity.

Obesity is associated with a 52% increased risk of a new diagnoses of asthma in children and adolescents.

Psychosocial Problems

Lungs and respiratory system

Kidneys

Muscoskeletal

Neurological

Heart and circulatory system

Hormonal system

Money spent on fast food

Obese individuals are 83% more likely to develop kidney disease.

People who are overweight are more likely to have high blood pressure, high levels of blood fats, and LDL, or bad cholesterol, which are all risk factors for heart disease, the leading cause of death in the United States.

1970: $6 billion

2000: >$110 billion

Obesity rates

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations are often over looked due to the size of and the amount of revenue generated by the fast food industry. This has made it easier for fast food companies to introduce chemicals, additives, preservatives, and other toxic products into the food. These are known to make food addicting.

68.8% of people diagnosed with

arthritis were overweight or

obese.

Obese adults are 4 times more

likely to develop osteoarthritis

of the knee.

Adult obesity rates have grown from 15 % in 1980 to 34 % in 2008.

Nearly 32 percent of U.S. children and adolescents ages 2–19 are overweight or obese.

80% of type II diabetes is related to obesity.

How visceral fats harm the organ system

-Visceral: Referring to the viscera, the internal organs of the body, specifically those within the chest (as the heart or lungs) or abdomen (as the liver, pancreas or intestines).

- Visceral fat is found in the intra-abdominal cavity

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