Dependence on Fast Food in America

In America almost two thirds of the nation is overweight. That is about 79.6 million people who are obese. Fast food is without a doubt the problem why these statistics are so high. According to Shannon Brownlee, a journalist for the Sacramento Bee “ It’s Portion Distortion That Makes America Fat” she mentions how fast food corporations are luring buyers into their offers . In another article by David Weintraub “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home” he focus more on self responsibility rather than fast food restaurants being convenient everywhere you go. In America, the obesity epidemic is caused by the lack of parent not taking full responsibility for their childrens health, as well as fast food industries distorting portion sizes in order to make more

We find foods everywhere we look; sitting along the roadsides, calling at you in bright colors from grocery store shelves, glowing in vending machines down the hallway. There is no way to escape the never-ending advertisements from fast food restaurant. This is where obesity begins; consuming more food portions than your body needs People need to set limits and health plans early in their life to overcome this new threat. In this research, journalist Erica Goode tries to evaluate the local and global influence of the fast food industry of the United States.

Throughout the years in the United States, fast food has become the prominent diet of citizens. Many people do not realize the harmful effects of eating fast food on a daily basis. Many people in the United States are use to consuming foods that are processed with sugars and other chemicals, without being aware of eating a unhealthy diet can increase the risks of being obese ;as well as, having numerous health issues. Although people try their best to eat healthy and more productive they do not know what foods to eat or whether if it is healthy for them. In the articles “Don’t Blame the Eater by David Zincekino and “Escape from the Western Diet” by Michael Pollan. There were a number of similarities and differences in the details highlighted in these two articles.

Obesity has grown into a rampant issue all over the United States, over the past few decades. Fast foods also have increased their outlets in the nation, in turn, depicting a success in the business venture. It is clear that fast foods have become quite cheap in comparison to healthy, homemade meals. Subsequently, people have turned to eat fast foods for economic reasons. Convenience is yet another reason behind people’s high indulgence in eating fast foods other than healthy, homemade meals. One does not need to prepare meals when dealing with fast foods; it is just a matter of walking into a fast food restaurant. However, the rampant feeding on fast foods in America has adverse effects that seem to affect even

When someone thinks of various fast food restaurants, they often think of quick and easy way to obtain food. However they do not stop to think about how it is affecting their health. Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser exposes to the public that various fast food restaurants, such as McDonalds, are detrimental for your health. He does this by showing the reader how unhealthy the food is to the public, as well as showing us how they make their food more desirable to buy to the general population. The one problem that arisen from fast food restaurants is the increase of childhood obesity since the beginning of fast food.

Around 160,000 fast food franchises have been opened all over America. America is the most obese country in this world. Healthy food is supplement rich, yet fast food has a tendency to be poor in nutrients and high in calories. Know that fast food can satisfy our day by day calories requirements; not only it gives us calories, but it also harms our health with other ingredients. For instance, fast food is high in soaked fats and trans fats. In addition, it has additives, chemicals, and artificial flavors. Fast food impacts our health and causes infections, for example, heart disease, diabetes, high blood sugar and high blood pressure. On the other hand, healthy food provides the best nutrients and protects our body from sickness, since it contains vitamins, proteins, and minerals. Fast food is addictive and unhealthy. (Obesity in America) (Chronic

Consumption of fast food in America is at an all time high. The low prices and addictive flavors have made us Americans ignorant to what actually goes into this food. Americans are constantly trying to save money on food and as a result, turn to fast food. If we really knew what was going into this food, how many of us would continue to eat it? The book, Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All American Meal by Eric Schlosser not only uncovers the truth about how bad fast food really is for us but it also discusses how fast food has shaped America. A numerous amount of issues having to do with the food production are addressed throughout the book.

We live in a world that is in a continuous process of transformation, considering that progress manages to control all the aspects of individual's life. Being part of a society which is always changing makes it essential for people have to adapt to all these aspects. One of the biggest problems for the American society is that it has no time to eat, since it is always on the run. Fast food came as the greatest solution for this problem. Since the process of modernization of the American society is accelerated day by day, the fast food industry has gained its place on the market. Even if individuals are well aware of the problems they can and will encounter if they eat fast food, they are forced by the circumstances to fall back on it.

First off, fast food has a drastic effect on people's health which is a fact that is frequently overlooked. Americans are moving away from home cooked meals and moving toward nutrient poor fast food. Surveys actually show that more people eat their daily food as snacks or fast food than do home cooked meals or packed lunches (One Green Planet). Needless to say, Americans as a whole have come to prefer snacks over sit down meals. With this new

Thesis: Fast food is killing Americans. Not only is it linked to obesity, it is toxic to our bodies, and encourages poor health habits. 1. Fast food is the go- to food option for many Americans on a daily basis. Fast food is a quick and very convenient fit to our fast paced lifestyles.

Every day, a multitude of Americans are negatively effected by fast food. The primary fast

It is up to their choice whether they want to change for the better, or not, but we are going to try to make them eat healthier the only choice they have. We may find fast food to be rather convenient for us to consume due to its quick, easy and cheap nature. In America, where fast food restaurants are on every corner, it seems like a no brainer to just stop by and grab a delicious meal. With a lot of scrumptious choices, you may end up being drawn into eating fast food on a daily basis. However, we all know fast food is not the healthiest of all choices, so why do most Americans still choose fast food over the healthier alternative? What many of us don’t think about when it comes to fast food are the after effects. Many of these may result in exorbitant health care expenses as well as many other consequences.Eating fast food can dramatically increase the chances of becoming obese. A whopping 35.7% of American adults develop obesity! Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination shows that two out of three adults as well as one out of three children are considered to be overweight or

Food is not as simple as it seems. Once Anthelme Brillat-Savarin wrote “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are”. We, as human been should pay attention to what we eat because it will be reflected in the future. A lot of times we know if someone eats healthy by just seeing them, because physically they do not have a good body, healthy skin, or something like that. As we already said more than 50% of USA’s population eats fast food for many reasons: economy, quick service, etc., but the real problem come when we consider health. If People should care more about what they eat and try to avoid fast food, then they will have less possibility of diseases like high cholesterol, obesity, or cardiovascular issues and heart diseases.

In years past, people prepared the majority of their food at home with their families. Today however, fast food restaurants have become very popular, as many people find themselves without other options due to fast paced lifestyles and a limited amount of time for work and school lunch breaks. Others simply prefer to eat at fast food restaurants for the drive through service and are attracted to the food choices and pricing. Just as the fast-food restaurants appeal too many of the population it has also several side effects.

The prevalence of obesity is correlated with a higher occurrence of many diseases such as osteoarthritis, high blood pressure and heart disease. Augmenting of fast food and fatty acids incorporated with increasing portion sizes and reduced amounts of physical activity has been associated as a potential factor in the obesity catastrophe. But what is it that americans do that is different than the rest of the world ? Fast Foods have found ways to make food last longer and taste better, but during that process they no longer make healthy foods. Fast food industries are to blame for the high rate of obesity because of what they put into food humans consume.