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Why Fast Food Isn't Sexy

By Guest Blogger on July 10, 2009 in Brainstorm

These days the fast-food industry has become desperate. Recent ads suggest that they'll try anything to sell their products. It's become a seductive dance of enticing, luring, and mesmerizing people through the sensory impact of the perfect ratio of salt, sugar, and fat, and through tempting ads of glamorous, half-naked models devouring their unhealthy food. Read More

love your food

Submitted by Milton Stokes, MPH RD CDN on July 10, 2009 - 1:09pm.

I agree with Dr. Minich. I'm a registered dietitian, and I encourage my clients to think about food as another way to love your body. Choose the right food for you. Eat slowly and savor every bite. Then you'll notice some food, like fast food, probably doesn't taste as good as you originally thought.

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fast food isn't the answer to economic hardships

Submitted by geetha on July 13, 2009 - 7:18am.

Fast food corporations are willing to stoop to all low's in order to increase sales of their "food" products. While most of America attempts to recover from the recession, these restaurants are increasing their marketing budgets while bloating about increases in their stock shares.

profits before people are part of fast food industry tactics. We need to start appreciating healthy home- cooked food!

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