Is it commonly assumed that fast food is bad for your health, addictive and causes obesity? Junk food is any food that has little or no nutritional value with the least bit of preparation otherwise known as empty calories. The fast food industry is always been in the news and has been targeted for serving below human standard food just to fill their pockets and make no alterations to their food recipes to make it much healthier for the individual. Bottom line is that Fast food is to blame for obesity in America, being addictive and by putting the population at risk to their health.
Perhaps what needs to be done is having all fast food be strictly federally regulated. So, they must meet the minimum requirements that is require by Food and Drug …show more content…
“Since 1970, the amount of fast food restaurants in business doubled, which equates to about 300,000 establishments in the United States. Coincidentally, 33.8 percent of the U.S. population is affected by obesity and 19 percent of children and adolescents are also affected.” (Obesity Action
Coalition, N.D.). Years ago, people planned their meals out; Now a day with the hustle and bustle of everyday life people are sacrificing their health by submitting to eating fast food, where their daily intake of calories can be consumed by eating one meal at McDonald’s.
There was research conducted between different ethnic groups and income levels to determine if those with lower income were eating more at fast food chains then those people with a higher income. "If we want to solve the obesity problem, we have to figure out what has changed for everybody," Sturm said. "And the thing that pops out is our food environment. That 's where the action is. And it 's not just that food is now cheap relative to income it 's also that it 's so much more convenient."(H. N.D.). The results were that it didn’t matter if you were black, Hispanic, white and didn’t matter the income you bring in, it was the matter of convenience of fast food that is making America …show more content…
advertising to target young children. From the moment, your child can view the two screen they are subliminally sending children messages to get them hooked young and get them fat by the time they reach adolescent hood. There are more ways to skin a cat than just one and this shows that they are in the business to make money and get you hooked in any which way the can to their below human standard food. Dr Mercola says “Much of this money is spent on processed junk foods, which has been overwhelmingly implicated in rising obesity and chronic disease rates—especially among kids.”
Perhaps what needs to be done is having all fast food be strictly federally regulated. So, they must meet the minimum requirements that is require by Food and Drug …show more content…
“Since 1970, the amount of fast food restaurants in business doubled, which equates to about 300,000 establishments in the United States. Coincidentally, 33.8 percent of the U.S. population is affected by obesity and 19 percent of children and adolescents are also affected.” (Obesity Action
Coalition, N.D.). Years ago, people planned their meals out; Now a day with the hustle and bustle of everyday life people are sacrificing their health by submitting to eating fast food, where their daily intake of calories can be consumed by eating one meal at McDonald’s.
There was research conducted between different ethnic groups and income levels to determine if those with lower income were eating more at fast food chains then those people with a higher income. "If we want to solve the obesity problem, we have to figure out what has changed for everybody," Sturm said. "And the thing that pops out is our food environment. That 's where the action is. And it 's not just that food is now cheap relative to income it 's also that it 's so much more convenient."(H. N.D.). The results were that it didn’t matter if you were black, Hispanic, white and didn’t matter the income you bring in, it was the matter of convenience of fast food that is making America …show more content…
advertising to target young children. From the moment, your child can view the two screen they are subliminally sending children messages to get them hooked young and get them fat by the time they reach adolescent hood. There are more ways to skin a cat than just one and this shows that they are in the business to make money and get you hooked in any which way the can to their below human standard food. Dr Mercola says “Much of this money is spent on processed junk foods, which has been overwhelmingly implicated in rising obesity and chronic disease rates—especially among kids.”