English+research+project

My topic is obesity due to fast food.

Chufo, Veronica. "Study Finds Children Who Live Near Fast Food Are More Likely..." //Daily Press (Newport News) //. 06 Aug 2010: A.6. //SIRS Researcher.// Web. 13 Apr 2011. Researchers discovered that the children who lived within a quarter to a tenth of a mile of a **fast**-**food** restaurant had higher body mass index values and were more likely to be obese. "What we are finding is that the association between proximity to **fast**-**food** restaurants and **obesity** persists even after you adjust for income." "We know that low-income persons tend to have high rates of **obesity**. We think that **fast**-**food** restaurants are also more likely to be located in low-income areas. You're not going to find **fast**-**food** restaurants in gated communities, for example," Mellor said. "I would want to look at studies that are also able to link **obesity** to eating habits. We don't have data on **food** consumption. It still remains a question whether living close to **fast**-**food** restaurants leads you to eat more **fast** **food**

Eng, Monica, and Alejandra Cancino. "Happy Meal Hot Potato." //Chicago Tribune// //(Chicago, IL) //. 08 Jul 2010: 1. //SIRS Researcher.// Web. 13 Apr 2011.

 The debate over marketing **fast** **food**, breakfast cereals and other kids' favorites has boiled and simmered for years, tied most closely to concerns about the rising rate of **obesity** among children. That rate has tripled in the last three decades, only very recently hitting a plateau. Cindy Bell, of Valparaiso, Ind. , who was with her 4-year-old son and nephew at a Chicago McDonald's, agreed, saying, "It would be nice if (McDonald's) offered a few more nutritious options, but ... parents need to take responsibility." Marion Nestle, author of "What to Eat" and a New York University nutrition professor, said in an e-mail that McDonald's aggressive marketing may have been fine when it was "considered a family treat (once a year on birthdays) and childhood **obesity** was a rare phenomenon."

Terbush, Sophie. "Calorie Labeling Doesn't Change Fast-Food Orders." //USA TODAY//. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; text-indent: 0.5in;">07 Mar 2011: D.5. //SIRS Researcher.// Web. 15 Apr 2011.

Calorie labeling in fast-food restaurants has no effect on the food purchases of parents or teens in low-income neighborhoods, according to a new study published in the //International Journal of Obesity// //﻿//  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Ravn, Karen. "'We're Fat Because...'." //Los Angeles Times (Los Angeles, CA)//. 14 Jul 2008: F1+. //SIRS Researcher.// Web. 02 May 2011. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">There's a simple explanation for the weight gain, of course: People consume more calories than they burn. The favorite explanation: They eat bigger portions of less nutritional foods at easier-to-get-to **fast** **food** places, even as they hunker down more and more faithfully in front of their TV and computer screens. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The research: In a 2004 study published in the International Journal of **Obesity**, 15 obese people lost an average of 23 pounds on a 15-week diet.