...granted, like stopping for a red light. A nation's diet can be more revealing than its art or literature. During a relatively brief period of time, the fast...transform not only the American diet, but also our economy and popular culture. Americans now spend more money on fast food than on higher education,...

...Nation, Eric Schlosser illustrates the impact that the fast food industry has had on America. He states, "On any given day in the United States, about one-quarter...landscape, economy, workforce and popular culture." He goes on to give two astonishing examples of the impact of the popularity of fast food. First, a...

...more revealing than its art or literature. On any given day in the United States about one quarter of the adult population visits a fast food restaurant....its consequences have become inescapable, regardless as to whether you eat it twice a day, try to avoid it, or have never taken a single bite." 4 Schlosser...