Fast food contains too little nutrition and a lot of calories that when one consumes too much fast food they might find themselves with health problems and weight problems as a result. One can also suffer many health problems due to fast food such as high blood pressure, blood sugar, high cholesterol and dental concerns. In Fast Food Nation Schlosser makes it clear that the subject matter of the book is fast food. He covers all aspects of fast food. He gives the reader a clear understanding on how the fast food industry was developed, the past and current labour practices in fast food establishments. The manipulation of the taste on fast food, agribusiness, regulations, the marketing of fast food, health issues and the increase of fast food…
The only entity fast food restaurants desire is money. They do not care about health, weight, or medical problems. Fast food is everywhere, also “ there are more than 160,000 fast food restaurants in America. More than fifty million customers are served per day” (Zinczenko 464). These statistics are outrageous and embarrassing for Americans. The food these companies produce is horrible in nutrition and damaging for one’s health. Even though fast food is tempting, one should stay far away from it as possible. In David Zinczenko article “Don’t Blame the Eater,” he has his own personal experience as an example for people, specifically teenagers, to stay away from fast food. Although fast food produces delicious products, these products contain blinding nutrition facts, and the companies mainly target teenagers.…
In David Gerard Hogan’s article “Fast Food,” fast food industries are criticized in many aspects. Hogan tells that fast food causes many problems like healthy problems first. The fast food industry use low quality materials. Many critics said much of the meat of hamburgers was either spoiled or diseased. The high calorie of fast food can cause fat and other serious health problems. (590-591)…
One of points about obesity and fast food the author mentions is consumption of food and increasing eat fast food out home. The author (2014) says eating food out home is cause to risk of obesity and fast food has more energy density. Also, fast food includes many categories such as high in calories, fat, trans fats, sugar, simple carbohydrates, and sodium. However, people…
As DeAngelis stated in her essay, easy access to fast food is one of the major environmental factors that contributes to obesity (Page 291). Today, there are close to 160,000 fast food restaurants in United States. These restaurants are fast, fun, inexpensive, and can be found almost everywhere. When people look a quick, easy meal to grab on the go, fast food is the common solution. It’s far too easy to choose fast food over cooking a healthy meal at home and when it comes to eating out, temptation often wins. Fast food is the driving force behind the epidemic of obesity. It contains large amounts of fat accumulates in your body. You will gain weight and that could lead to obesity. The more weight you gain, the more you will be at risk for serious chronic illnesses such as diabetes, stroke, heart disease and debilitating conditions.…
Obesity is a leading health complication resulting from long term consumption of fast food. Our bodies need several essential nutrients such as carbohydrates, protein, and vitamins to thrive. Fast food meal options contain detrimental ingredients that are harmful to your health. When you take a closer look you will find that most fast food options greatly exceed the recommended levels of fat and sugar intake. Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and quadrupled in adolescents in the past thirty years. It seems as the rate of obesity increase, so does the number of fast food restaurants. With the increase of weight a person has a greater possibility of placing other health issues on their…
So what is fast food? Fast food is a kind of inexpensive food, such as fried chicken, hamburgers, and hot dogs, which are prepared and served quickly. Fast food is a very popular option in modern cities and for all kinds of people, especially for workers and teenagers, because fast food is very convenient, cheap, and quick. However, as a fact, many people are concerned about the harmful effects of eating too much fast food. Some harmful drawbacks of fast food are obesity and heart disease, because fast food often involves frying, sugar, and salts, which play bad roles in people’s healthy balance. In addition, fast food changes the traditional eating culture that people used to have. I think fast food is a double-edge sword, it does have many advantages, but it also has its defects. Therefore, we need to choose the best food for us to eat.…
Based on 2009 US Industry report, there were 303,989 fast food locations in the US alone. “Fast food was the main food source for up to 38% of children” stated researcher Shanthy Bowman, PhD, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Beltsville, Maryland. She also demonstrated that when kids eat fast food, they eat more food all day long and over one year time period, a child can pack on 6 extra pounds because of high fast food eating. The result of overeating is a nation that is becoming obese and overweight. The result of obesity? More illness and soaring healthcare problems.When we say fast food, we are thinking 'junk food ' yum...(insert drool here). Fast food has become one and the same from hamburgers to pizzas, to French fries, hot dogs and more. Fast food has high calories, fats, saturated fats, sugar and salt content. The fats, sugar, and salt in fast food draw us kids like a magnet and because fast food doesn 't contain much fiber we don 't feel full afterward so we tend to eat more later on. Compared with kids didn 't eat fast food, fast food eaters ate an average of 187 more calories a day. At that rate, “the child would gain 6 extra pounds each year, if they didn 't get enough exercise to burn…
Reading an article on the front page of a prominent newspaper caught my eye, “Fast Food Leads To Chronic Diseases”. Recently, media coverage show how people are very fond of fast food and how they fail to realise its detrimental effects on their bodies. I wondered what it was that made fast food bad. Well, it’s like the name suggests it’s made quickly and contains sugars, fats, salts and the cooking processes have no beneficial effects on our body. Therefore, the built up amount of sodium, glucose and saturated fats causes obesity, diabetes and blood pressure which lead to heart disease. And it is a well-known fact that with increased amount of sugar, salt and fats, food becomes finger licking delicious making it hard for people to keep away from it. So who’s to blame? It could be the fast food industries, the luring advertisements, lack of nutritional information or lack of personal responsibility.…
Fast food is a quick and easy way to get something to eat that is why it is called fast food fast food is not expensive and is relatively common to be eaten on a day out or on someone’s lunch break at work or sometimes even on the way to work if you missed breakfast fast food is very accessible McDonalds is the most popular and world widely known restaurant it is so well know that you could ask anyone what the McDonalds motto is and they will all say the same thing “ I’m loving it” the role of fast food in today’s society is huge. However fast food is a major contribution to the health problems found in society today the most common health problem that is caused by fast food is obesity the rate of obesity is significantly increasing.…
We have a major serious health problem. It's called obesity. We need more fruits and vegetables. We need more proteins and vitamins, like vitamin D and C. There are evidence that say that fast food could be bad for our health. Everyone should think twice before deciding to eat fast food . when it comes to eating food that’s made within a matter of seconds. The food is not properly taken care of, which leads all the way back to where the food is originally produced. Even if it is easy to buy and cheap, the health risks outweigh the five minutes of satisfaction that fast food brings. One should carefully think before they eat fast food. However t-his essay will outline the harm of fast food.…
Currently, most of the people depend on fast food which is easily accessible rather than cooking food at home which is a time consuming task. Fast food is the most popular food in America. Does fast food proves to be a healthy option for a daily purpose? Is fast food healthy? Being an argumentative topic this term “fast food” comes up with many questions. Fast food is a quick way of filling up your stomach but it is followed by many unknown and known disadvantages.…
Fast food is quite popular in the world these years. Many people, mainly children and teenagers, like to have fast food for their meals. Fast food is defined as pre-made meals that can be quickly provided for customers to eat, such as hamburgers, hotdogs, etc. Nowadays fast food has become a common way of life. But in fact, just like every coin has two sides, fast food also has its own drawbacks. For example, compared with vegetables and fresh fruits, fast food contains little nutrients that are good for our health. Fast foods are rich in fat, and we will easily put on weight if we eat too much of them. While the argument focus on fast food, I think its advantages outweigh its disadvantages. My opinion is we shouldn’t ban the fast food.…
Despite of having many advantages, fast food has many disadvantages including obesity and different kinds of diseases.…
The consumption of fast food has increased as more and more people choose to eat out rather than at home. Given the high amounts of fat, sugar and salt found in many of these foods, it's not surprising that studies show people who eat more of them are heavier and less healthy than those who don't. Without major changes in the way we eat, these trends will most likely continue. For example, the Bastyr Center for Natural Health reports that fast food makes up more than 10% of children's food intake, and related to that, the proportion of overweight kids has increased 50% over the last 10 years.…