Obesity In America Obesity is a rising epidemic for children and adults alike, all across America. Out of all adults in America, 68.8% of all adults are to be considered either overweight or obese, and at least ⅓ of all Americans actually are obese. However, it can be changed, as it states in the article The Dangers of Eating Fast Food, “Showing children how to prepare low fat snacks and meals may deter them from developing unhealthy eating patterns and prevent the onset of obesity and disease.” Obesity needs to cease, as it lowers academic standards. We also need to watch our diet, what we eat, and monitor other things such as our blood pressure cholesterol. One main effect of eating too much fast food is obesity, that is self-evident,
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As it states in Reasons Fast Food Is Bad For You “Fast food’s bad reputation stems from a number of factors, but the primary issue is that fast foods are abundant in a handful of unsavory substances: sodium and trans-fats. These compounds wreak havoc in your body, and the more of them you eat, the more damage they do.” What this shows is that everyday millions of Americans are eating things that destroy your insides and could lead to permanent damage, or maybe even death from ingesting so much. The effects that sodium will have on your body, the ones that will ruin your day with a snap of your fingers are: causing your heart to work to work harder, which in turn will cause high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, and heart disease. As well as the chance that your kidneys may fail. Then there’s trans-fat. Trans-fats are considered by the American Heart Association one of the most deadly things the human body can ingest and eat. Trans-fats are created when hydrogen is added to liquid oils and then turns solid, and stays that way as long as it is kept at room temperature. The main things that a diet in high in trans-fats is a precursor for is a high risk for developing diabetes, having heart attacks, and having a stroke. As this graph
As it states in Reasons Fast Food Is Bad For You “Fast food’s bad reputation stems from a number of factors, but the primary issue is that fast foods are abundant in a handful of unsavory substances: sodium and trans-fats. These compounds wreak havoc in your body, and the more of them you eat, the more damage they do.” What this shows is that everyday millions of Americans are eating things that destroy your insides and could lead to permanent damage, or maybe even death from ingesting so much. The effects that sodium will have on your body, the ones that will ruin your day with a snap of your fingers are: causing your heart to work to work harder, which in turn will cause high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, and heart disease. As well as the chance that your kidneys may fail. Then there’s trans-fat. Trans-fats are considered by the American Heart Association one of the most deadly things the human body can ingest and eat. Trans-fats are created when hydrogen is added to liquid oils and then turns solid, and stays that way as long as it is kept at room temperature. The main things that a diet in high in trans-fats is a precursor for is a high risk for developing diabetes, having heart attacks, and having a stroke. As this graph