Comp 2000 Research Proposal 2/20/09

COMP 2000- Research Proposal 2/20/09
Proposal Title: Is fast food a daily eating option?
Submitted By: Rowland Solano
Introduction
This project will give me the opportunity to conduct my own research into determining why fast food has become a daily eating option. My questions are can people change their unhealthy eating habits? Do people understand what it means to eat healthy? Are people aware of all the health problems that exist in this country, due to poor eating habits?
My interest is to find out if people are getting valuable enough information regarding their health? Are people interested at all in eating healthy? Is it much more expensive to eat healthy? I am very concern about obesity in people, because I know some people who suffer from obesity. I would like to know what it would take to spread information throughout America to educate people about eating healthy
Research Method
In this research project I would first search the Internet for information concerning fast food and the cultural background that controls the eating habits of people in America. I would interview 30 people at different fast food restaurants to participate in my study. During the actual study the participants would be asked a series of simple questions concerning their eating habits, their family background, their working schedule, their financial situation, I would ask them if they had the opportunity to educate someone about healthy eating how would they go about doing it, and educate them on the benefits of healthy eating as oppose to eating unhealthy fast food, my intention is to understand their eating habits, and educate them on healthy eating. This study should take one week to complete, and after all the data has been gathered, I would read the information I received from the participants to see how more people can benefit from this study.






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