Part 1: Introduce the source, author’s name, and comments about the author

In her article “It’s Portion Distortion that Makes America Fat,” Shannon Brownlee, an author who blames the fast food industry for obesity

Part 2: Provide a paraphrase or direct quotation (Begin with verb and end with a parenthetical citation).

says, “In fact, 30 percent of Taco Bell’s customers accounted for 70 percent of its sales” (7).

Part 3: Comment on why this part of the text is important, relevant to the prompt, or significant in some other way.

This is significant because it shows that in the 70s, only a few people were eating fast food. Since the industry has amped marketing efforts, more Americans are eating at those restaurants, thus raising the rate of obesity.

CITATION

In her article “It’s Portion Distortion that Makes America Fat,” Shannon Brownlee, an author who blames the fast food industry for obesity says, “In fact, 30 percent of Taco Bell’s customers accounted for 70 percent of its sales” (7). This is significant because it shows that in the 70s, only a few people were eating fast food. Since the industry has amped marketing efforts, more Americans are eating at those restaurants, thus raising the rate of obesity.