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  • hamburger and french fries
    fast food

    Fast-food products are often highly processed and precooked or frozen and may contain artificial preservatives in addition to high levels of sodium, cholesterol, saturated fats, and refined grains and sugars. Thus, the term fast food has come to carry negative connotations regarding health, and it raises ethical issues in the…

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    Fast-food products are often highly processed and precooked or frozen and may contain artificial preservatives in addition to high levels of sodium, cholesterol, saturated fats, and refined grains and sugars. Thus, the term fast food has come to carry negative connotations regarding health, and it raises ethical issues in the…

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