Processed Foods Ethical Issues

Although it is intended to make life easier because it is simple, quick, and easily accessible, processed foods is actually causing a non cognitive ethical situation because society has decided to follow its feelings and opinions about eating processed foods instead of using rational thinking about the harmful health effects of eating these foods. Initially, while it may not seem like it processed foods were created for the good of society, but society has turned it around for its selfish needs.Because processed foods are cheap and easy, Many don’t care to know what processed food is, or care to know what harmful ingredients and toxic chemicals that processed foods contain. Processed foods are foods that are produced with refined ingredients, and artificial additives. Processed foods were invented in 1910, and were actually created to make food products faster, and to help food stay fresher for long periods of time.
Now the concept of processed foods and their intended purpose were good,, but society has made it a chronic situation. Studies have shown that many of the ingredients with these toxic foods correlate with many health related diseases such as diabetes, …show more content…
Instead of using logical thinking, many consumers have created a problem for themselves and generations to come without even realizing it. . Processed foods of all kinds are causing a variety of health problems that are affecting the physical and even mental well - beings of many consumers. As time goes on, the effects of processed food will cause an increase in health problems, and a decrease in society’s population. The overconsumption of processed foods is a continuous situation. In order to to decrease or eliminate at least some of the dilemma society must make a change to help improve the future for