Lesson Plans Fast Food and Nutrition (Think Quest) Provides information and quizzes related to the nutritional value of fast foods. 3-00 News -06-14-06 KFC Sued for Fattening Foods (ABC News) "The fast food chain KFC is being sued for the fat content in its fried chicken, which Center for Science in the Public Interest says contains "staggering amounts" of trans fat." "One three-piece Extra Crispy combo meal has 15 grams of trans fat, which is more trans fat than a person should have in one week, says the CSPI." 06-06 Papers Foods Surprisingly High in Added Sugar (U.S. News) "Added sugars, which are sprinkled on and processed into packaged foods and beverages, have become all too common in the American diet, says the American Heart Association. The group argues that sugar bingeing is helping drive the uptick in metabolic changes in the American population, including the exploding obesity rate, and has now recommended an upper limit on daily consumption." 10-09 Outsourcing Drive-Through Orders (USA Today) "In an accommodation to evaporating profit margins and demanding consumers, some fast-food stores are outsourcing drive-through order-taking to distant call centers — like the one staffed by young workers in a non-descript industrial building south of Wilmington." 05-07 The 19 Worst Drive-Thru Foods in America (MSNBC News) "Drive-thru foods may be convenient and easy on the wallet, but they’re loaded with unhealthy fats, added sugars, carbohydrates, and sodium. Translation: They’re no bargain when it comes to your health." 04-09 Projects Fast Food Facts Search Provides information on nutritients by food and fast food restaurant. 09-09 Research Fast Food and Health (MSNBC News) Describes the decline in health of film producer, Morgan Spurlock. "He decided to make a documentary—his first feature-length film—in which he would, in an attempt to explore why Americans are so fat, eat at McDonald’s three times a day for 30 solid days." "With regular visits to the doctor, interviews with experts on fast food and chats with regular folk on the road, the viewer gets a front-row seat as the formerly fit filmmaker eats everything on the menu, packing on the pounds, and looking—and feeling—worse in each successive frame. McDonald’s’ response? The home of the Happy Meal declined to comment in the film but has released statements saying that its menu offers an array of choices, some healthier than others." "My body just basically falls apart over the course of this diet. I start to get tired; I start to get headaches; my liver basically starts to fill up with fat because there’s so much fat and sugar in this food. My blood sugar skyrockets, my cholesterol goes up off the charts, my blood pressure becomes completely unmanageable. The doctors were like 'You have to stop.' ”1-04

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