MLA Annotated Bibliography

“SPRINGER; Eat, drink and be merry?” NewsRx Science. May17, 2009.
Expanded Reporting; pg. 80

An article explaining the relationship between fast food and soft drink consumptions and children’s happiness. It includes a study of the effects in children’s body weight and their mood according to what they eat. In result of this study, they noticed that children who came from a lower income household are the ones who are more likely to be obese or overweight. According to the people who made this study, “children who ate fast food and drank soft drinks were more likely to be overweight, but they were also less likely to be unhappy.”



“Linking Fast Food Proximity To Obesity” State News Service. March 4, 2009

An article showing studies by the University of California- Berkeley on how fast food restaurants are mainly located near schools, being the major cause for children’s obesity . They also analyzed a weight gain on pregnant mothers and their proximity to fast food outlets. This article shows percentages of fast food restaurants located around high schools in California. The more fast food restaurants being located, the more the percentage of obesity among children’s will increase.



Pettus, Emily Wagster. "Fattest State's Lawmakers Shed Pounds,fried Stuff." The Associated Press Domestic News March24, 2010.

An article which was recently published in the news explaining that the main reason why people in the U.S are overweight is because they are eating fast food. It doesn’t matter the career or how educated people are, even law markers eat fast food. This article shows that regardless how educated one can be or who we are, everyone can be overweight if unhealthy food is being eaten.


McClellan, Cornell. "Getting Kids in Shape Is a Family Affair; Commit to Healthy Eating Habits and Keep Everyone Active." Chicago Sun Times 03 Mar. 2010. Web

In this article the author briefly explains obesity and the different types of diseases that can also be caused from eating fast food. After, the author gives many tips and ideas on how to prevent obesity such as cooking at home, carrying a healthy lifestyle, not using food as a reward to encourage good behavior and many other interesting tips. He also recommends to exercise because having a healthy diet is not enough.



JALONICK, MARY CLARE. "Corn farmers say Food Inc. shouldn't win Oscar." Associated Press Online, Entertainment News. 05 Mar. 2010.

An article explaining the reasons why Farmers are protesting against Food Inc. and it's oscar award nomination. The author briefly gives a summary of the film. Although the film not only shows a negative side, the farmers are complaining becuase they say that after that flim, their reputation would suffer significally.