One Person's Meat Is Another Person's Poison

Despite the daily deluge of health messages and warnings that Americans receive about their eating habits, a meal of hamburgers and French fries continues to rank as the top choice among diners. According to recent statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Americans "ate an average of 30 pounds per person of the crispy potato sticks in 1995" more than three times the amount ingested in 1965 ("Surprise," 1996, p. C3). Moreover, among patrons of restaurants and fast …

…amp; Winston. Ornish, D. (1993). Eat more, weigh less. New York: Harper Collins. Ornish, D. (1995, March). Healing the heart. Delicious! Magazine. Retrieved August 9, 1996, from http://www.newhope.com/pu/mar_95/ornish.guide.html Pelletier, D. (1998, July 14). In pain? Try a change in diet. Stuart News. Retrieved May 3, 2001, from Newsbank online database. Surprise: Burgers, fries top America's menu. (1996, August 15). Tallahassee Democrat, p. C3. Vegetarianism. (2001). Britannica Online, 1 screen. Retrieved May 1, 2001, from Encyclopaedia Britannica Online: http://www.britannica.com