Fast Food Nation: chapter 10

1. Why did the author vist Plauen, Germany?

- The author visited Plauen, Germany because he found it fascinating. "But i found Plauen fascinating. The countryside around it is lush and green. The people are open, friendly, unpretentious-and yet somehow cursed." (pg. 316)

2. In what ways might there be a connection between the obesity rate in America and the fast food industry?

- There are many fast food restaurants in America, and Americans get lazy, eat, and don't exercise. Fast food restaurants are very cheap, and are quick and easy to consume. "In the United States, people have become sedentary-driving to work instead of walking, performing little manual labor, driving to do errands, watching television, playing video games, and using a computer instead of exercising. Budget cuts have eliminated physical education programs at many schools. And the growth of the fast food industry has made an abundance of high-fat, inexpensive meals widely available." (pg. 340)

3. Why is obesity a problem for American society as a whole?

- Almost all Americans eat fast food daily which is putting us in great risk of becoming obese or super-obese, so if almost all Americans consume fast food that much, we are all affected as a whole. "The CDC estimates that about 280,000 Americans die every year as a direct result of being overweight. Obesity has been linked to heart disease, colon cancer, stomach cancer, breast cancer, diabetes, arthritis, high blood pressure, infertility, and strokes." (pg. 341)