Fast Food in China, Canada, and America
The McDonald’s arch is more recognizable than the Christian cross. Fast food has greatly impacted the society we live in, to the point of a logo being more recognizable than the symbol of the world’s largest religion. Fast food is immensely popular and is consumed by some people on a daily basis, and as a result obesity rates are beginning to increase. Fast food and its connection to obesity is a serious problem in China, Canada, and America. China has the greatest population out of any country, with 1,355,692,576 people taking residence there. As a result, fast food restaurants are everywhere in China. According to Foodtank, “KFC boasted 4,260 [restaurant] locations [in China] in only 26 years.”[2] Fast food, specifically western fast food, is very popular in China, and eaten regularly. Because of this, obesity rates in China have started to increase. As shown in the graph from the World Health Organization, the percentage of overweight and obese adults in China have greatly increased over the last decade. …show more content…
Canada, as it turns out, indeed has a problem with fast food and obesity. Although, it is not as serious of an issue as it is in China and America, it remains a problem Canada. As fast food becomes more accessible to the Canadian public, obesity rates increase. In fact, there is evidence of a correlation between the density of fast food restaurants in a city and that city’s obesity rate. In a study done by health economics professor Sean Cash, cities in Canada with a sparse amount of fast food restaurants had lower occurrences of obesity.[4] As shown in the graph, Canada does not have as much of a problem with obesity in comparison to other countries. However, fast food in Canada has been shown to cause other health problems; it has been proven that Canada’s fast food is some of the saltiest in the
The McDonald’s arch is more recognizable than the Christian cross. Fast food has greatly impacted the society we live in, to the point of a logo being more recognizable than the symbol of the world’s largest religion. Fast food is immensely popular and is consumed by some people on a daily basis, and as a result obesity rates are beginning to increase. Fast food and its connection to obesity is a serious problem in China, Canada, and America. China has the greatest population out of any country, with 1,355,692,576 people taking residence there. As a result, fast food restaurants are everywhere in China. According to Foodtank, “KFC boasted 4,260 [restaurant] locations [in China] in only 26 years.”[2] Fast food, specifically western fast food, is very popular in China, and eaten regularly. Because of this, obesity rates in China have started to increase. As shown in the graph from the World Health Organization, the percentage of overweight and obese adults in China have greatly increased over the last decade. …show more content…
Canada, as it turns out, indeed has a problem with fast food and obesity. Although, it is not as serious of an issue as it is in China and America, it remains a problem Canada. As fast food becomes more accessible to the Canadian public, obesity rates increase. In fact, there is evidence of a correlation between the density of fast food restaurants in a city and that city’s obesity rate. In a study done by health economics professor Sean Cash, cities in Canada with a sparse amount of fast food restaurants had lower occurrences of obesity.[4] As shown in the graph, Canada does not have as much of a problem with obesity in comparison to other countries. However, fast food in Canada has been shown to cause other health problems; it has been proven that Canada’s fast food is some of the saltiest in the