Fast Food, and What it Does to Our Health.

What is the topic about?

Fast food restaurants are a social problem. These convenient restaurants are nearly everywhere and is effecting people everyday. Fast food chains need to be removed due to it's unhealthy products that contain large amounts of fat, sodium, and sugar, and the consumption of these products contributes to many health concerns such as coronary heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, and more. With all that in mind, a quarter of American adults still consume fast food everyday, for every year, and spend ten percent of their income for food from fast food chains due to it's cheap prices and convience. The meals themselves may not look unhealthy, but the fact is that fast food contains many oils and fats that are highly processed and are very fatty.

Most people don't know that one meal from a fast food restaurant contains the amount of calories a person needs in an entire day. There are many foods sold at fast food restaurants that alone could contain a ton of calories

A hamburger now these days is often made from a dozen or hundreds of cattle instead of just one. Originally fast food chains got their beef from local suppliers in the local area. This mean that fewer cattle were used to make hamburgers at the time. Since the demand for hamburger meat that tasted the same grew however, factories to make ground beef were built. Now since a hamburger was made of hundred of strips of beef from different cattle, if just one of those cattle turned out to be sick then the chance of one getting sick after eating the burger is much higher than before. (cbsnews.com)

Chicken is considered to be the more healthier option when compared to beef and because of this chicken has become quite popular in many fast food restaurants. This chicken that is sold at these restaurants however, are in now way healthy. These chicken are usually fried adding more calories to it. In fact fried chicken has twice as much fat as hamburgers. The majority of chicken isn't sold as whole birds but instead as chunks and processed meat. (cbsnews.com) These fast food chain chickens also have additives such as beef extract that is used to flavor chicken nuggets, most specifically McDonalds chicken McNuggets.

Another common fast food item is french fries. reach fries are not only high in fat and sodium, but also contain animal products, the likes of which shall to be disclosed to the public. (cbsnews.com) The daily amount of sodium a person gets is 3,400 milligrams -- thats well above the 2,300 milligram recommendation. Daniel Pendick, executive editor of 'Harvard Men's Health Watch', states that fast food gives one too much salt and that their sodium content is on the rise, which doesn't bode well for your heart." (livestrong.com)

Everything that is in the meal, including things like the buns and the condiments, and everything in-between, contains additives to enhance the taste of the meal, not the quality. "The 2005 study in 'The Lancet' also showed that young adults who ate the more fast food had a two-fold increase in insulin resistance, which is associated with Type 2 diabetes.'(livestrong.com). many studies have concluded that it various health concerns that came with the consumption of fast food, another concern is the rise in depression. "A study published in March 2012 in 'Public Health Nutrition' followed nearly 9,000 people who had never been diagnosed with depression. The results showed that people who ate fast food had higher rates of depression compared to those who did not." (livestrong.com)

Even with all these studies , "This year year Americans will spend over $110 billion on fast food more than they'll spend on movies, books, magazines, newspapers, videos, and recorded music combined."(cbsnews.com) Consuming fast food will increase the chances of becoming obese, being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, and more

I myself have enjoyed fast food meals from time to time. However, the day will have to come when enough is enough. So I am against fast food chain restaurants. Fast food restaurants are a pretty big threat to people's health mainly due to how lazy an cheap people can be. In fact I believe its safe to say that fast food restaurants are a major influence over American obesity. Fast food restaurants need to be removed, and maybe if that is done a closer step is taken to ending American obesity.

Design

10 adjectives that would describe fast food:

1. Disgusting

2. Unhealthy

3. Messy

4. Greasy

5. Alluring

6. Fattening

7. Fried

8. Tempting

9. Calorie

10 Edible

 Images that may pertain to fast food restaurants could include some pictures of the food sold at the restaurants. Some subjective images that show what this unhealthy food does to you on the inside could help. Also maybe some pictures of obese individuals could help prevent people from making the same mistakes.

Im not really certain if a specific font would be needed for this poster, but I feel since this poster is trying to spread a message the fonts used should be Arial Black fonts, so as to help get peoples attention. The other font that should be considered for important information or facts is Times New Roman.

The theme of this topic isn't all that serious, but it is important enough for people to know. I think a bright color to draw peoples attention is needed. This color should also represent a warning as this is what I believe this poster is meant to be. Therefore I think some colors like yellow or orange  would help signify that this poster is a warning and a person would be smart to read it.

Sources

http://www.livestrong.com/article/353199-fast-food-bad-health-side-effects/

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/americans-are-obsessed-with-fast-food-the-dark-side-of-the-all-american-meal/

What Makes a Poster look Good?

The BEST of the BEST of the BEST!

This is a poster that is pleasing to they eye because of the obvious significance. This is a poster that almost anyone would be able to identify. It is a poster that can draw a person in because of how loved this image is. The Poster is designed well visually. The character C-3PO is blown up to take up most of the poster space. This helps to draw in people with a well loved face. The idea to not only include C-3PO as character in the poster but also as the background is rather clever. The character is even given a silhouette to show he is apart of the background and yet is still separate from it. This can be done easily since C-3PO is well known media icon. The color used for C-3PO, red instead of gold, helps to give a more dramatic or serious effect. The color of the poster tells people it is meant to be more of a homage to the series. Also, if one looks close at the top of C-3PO's head one can see the wear and tear on him. The character C-3PO acting as a background character also helps to portray a scene from the original movie in the poster. The small print, that being the people who are involved in the film, is exactly where it should be. This poster is well done and it would be able to please a true fan of the series very much.



This poster that is advertising the film, Treasure Planet, is designed beautifully. Disney is well known for making beautiful animation, this also includes the posters for their movies. It is able to show a truly eye catching scene using the outer reaches of space as a medium. The dark space and planet at the bottom of the poster help to lead the viewers eyes. They keep looking up until they come across a split in the poster, in which the colors of the poster begin getting brighter. The character, Jim Hawkins, looking out at the stars also helps to make people want to look at where he's staring. Beyond the rift of the poster one would then see a flying spaceship heading out to the green world with rings around it. All the colors of the poster and the very image itself help to present the viewer with a sense of awe and majesty. While the large vastness of space that leads to Treasure Planet is indeed capable of drawing someone from the distance, up close there is another part of the poster that draws the eye. In Jim Hawkins hand is a glowing an unknown glowing object. Once a person sees this they will immediately begin to wonder what it is in his hand. Overall the poster is an eye-catcher from both afar and up close.

This poster not only excels in design but also in detail. The latest protagonist of the Assassin's Creed series is made to be the center piece of the poster. This draws people in to have a look at him, which then people would notice the other characters behind him. The colors red, blue, white, and black are used for the poster and are able to contrast wonderfully. This poster is able to draw people in with its dark serious atmosphere that the colors give off. The background of the poster is made to be a stained glass window. This window is also made to hold other character's faces. From afar, although there are only four colors being used and they are dark, they can bring people in closer to see more. If one is closer to the poster, then they can see the details of the poster more clearly. The entire design of the assassin is shown with detail. One can see the wrinkles in his clothes, the facial hair on his face, and even the structure of his hands can be seen. This dedication to detail can even be seen on the faces in the background of the poster. The bird in the picture, perhaps a dove, can also be interpreted by fans of the series. They could probably see the dove as a sign that the assassinations committed by the assassins are necessary. The title is made to be small at the bottom, possibly to signify that any true fan would know what this is without looking at the title. If fans of the Assassin's Creed series ever saw this poster, they would agree it is a well done homage to the game.

The WORST of the WORST of the WORST!

This poster is atrocious visually. It may catch people's eyes from a distance but up close it would unfortunately be considered garbage. The font used for the poster in indeed creative and it looks nice, but it is clearly unreadable, or at the very least hard to read. Even if the font looks good, what is the point of having it if it cannot be read. As soon as someone comes in to have a look at the poster, they're going to leave as quickly as they walked up to it. This is because since it cannot be read, to them its something to only look at, and even then its design isn't good enough to keep them there long. Also, the colors of the poster just seem like they are thrown about and don't really mix. In addition to that, the grey background may help the font standout, but the colors just doesn't belong on this poster. With all that said there is another issue that this poster has. The font is the only major part of the poster that stands out. This is because the font is all there is in the poster. Whoever designed this was able to put a lot of effort into their font, but because of that the font is essentially unusable. Also, since they focused so much on the font, they were unable to add more to this poster.

Visually this poster is actually nice. It gives off a series atmosphere. That is, however, the last of the niceties. It has a serious atmosphere thanks to the colors, but because of the colors the fonts are hard to read. Since the poster has a black background, the font should have been anything but black. Even if the black font is put into the red cross, if the words, even by a little, begin to flow out of it then the black font mixes with the black background. That is the case here as the top sentence and bottom words and numbers are black and flowing out of the cross, they are somewhat hard to read. The way the poster is made could also make it come off as sloppy or rushed. The creator of this poster could have even went with different colors. The message or how this poster is suppose to be portrayed is unknown so the colors it has might have been the right ones. Though since this poster is about religion, maybe some more bright colors or something that gave off a more hopeful or calm feeling. It should also be noted, font wise, that there are words underneath "ER OF" that are too small to read. 

This poster most likely looks the way it does because its meant to imply that this was done by a child, but it is still visually poor. For starters, it is unknown what the picture is suppose to be. Is it a flower, or is some kind of eyeball? The picture should be made more clear by making it look closer to what its suppose to be, even if its SUPPOSE to look bad. Another thing wrong for this poster is what it lacks. If the poster is meant to look like its drawn by a child who want to end war, then its needs more creativity. If this would be done by a child, it should maybe have some more colors in it as kids always like to add a lot colors. This poster lacks that diversity in color though. Also the font should be made to be more "childish" then sloppy. Like the fonts should include little images mixed into them. However, considering how serious this poster is meant to be, maybe instead of images mixed into the font, they could instead try and add some more images that could showcase the idea of peace and no more war in the world. Also, even if it is meant to resemble a child's handwriting, there should perhaps just be a little more writing put into it. With all that said, it is a poster that would make people stop for a moment. For at most a moment.