The populations of fast food restaurants in America are multiplying each year. Many Americans aren’t healthy due to being overweight. The U.S is known for being the ninth fattest country in the world. There are too many fast food restaurants instead of healthy restaurants. Today we wonder why it can be fast food restaurants, one of the main factors in the U.S. causing obesity. We never really looked at what’s causing the problem because all we do is add to it. Fast food restaurants are attributing to obesity in our country, which is effecting people that are overweight.
Fast food effects obesity in many ways. “According to a 15-year study of 3,000 adults, people who visited fast food restaurants more than twice per week gained roughly 9 to …show more content…
to figure why are so many of us overweight. We don’t know when to point to the right direction for blame. In this case, Fast food is one of the blames for obesity. It seems that America will always have fast food as a priority. America never takes time to look at the problem or make solutions to cut back on opening new fast food restaurants. “Additionally, the unhealthy option probably carries higher margins and most companies big enough to start a "chain" care less about making a healthy option than they do about making more profits.” ( Flores, Joey) Since fast food owners know that they would make more money selling cheap junk food they have the mindset to throw healthy needs away. We never look at what could really benefit our health. There are too many fast food items on a menu rather than healthy …show more content…
fast food we only eat what we can afford. Customers who are obese can take responsibility for their own actions because they should know better than to eat fast food, its only making them unhealthier. It is know that fast food is cheaper than healthy food. “THE “fact” that junk food is cheaper than real food has become a reflexive part of how we explain why so many Americans are overweight, particularly those with lower incomes.” (Bitmann, Mark) Fast food franchises play a big role in this because they are the people who choose to put non healthy greasy foods on the
Fast food effects obesity in many ways. “According to a 15-year study of 3,000 adults, people who visited fast food restaurants more than twice per week gained roughly 9 to …show more content…
to figure why are so many of us overweight. We don’t know when to point to the right direction for blame. In this case, Fast food is one of the blames for obesity. It seems that America will always have fast food as a priority. America never takes time to look at the problem or make solutions to cut back on opening new fast food restaurants. “Additionally, the unhealthy option probably carries higher margins and most companies big enough to start a "chain" care less about making a healthy option than they do about making more profits.” ( Flores, Joey) Since fast food owners know that they would make more money selling cheap junk food they have the mindset to throw healthy needs away. We never look at what could really benefit our health. There are too many fast food items on a menu rather than healthy …show more content…
fast food we only eat what we can afford. Customers who are obese can take responsibility for their own actions because they should know better than to eat fast food, its only making them unhealthier. It is know that fast food is cheaper than healthy food. “THE “fact” that junk food is cheaper than real food has become a reflexive part of how we explain why so many Americans are overweight, particularly those with lower incomes.” (Bitmann, Mark) Fast food franchises play a big role in this because they are the people who choose to put non healthy greasy foods on the