Obesity Fast Food Nation

Fast Food Nation Obesity has grown into a rampant issue all over the United States, over the past few decades. Fast foods also have increased their outlets in the nation, in turn, depicting a success in the business venture. It is clear that fast foods have become quite cheap in comparison to healthy, homemade meals. Subsequently, people have turned to eat fast foods for economic reasons. Convenience is yet another reason behind people’s high indulgence in eating fast foods other than healthy, homemade meals. One does not need to prepare meals when dealing with fast foods; it is just a matter of walking into a fast food restaurant. However, the rampant feeding on fast foods in America has adverse effects that seem to affect even children. Obesity is the leading result of feeding on too much fast food. Recently, this has grown into a concern whereby fast food restaurants are being blamed for the high occurrence of obesity in America. Nonetheless, I do not concur with the fact that restaurants are to blame for obesity, but people have the sole responsibility of choosing the food they consume and account for their weight (National Bureau of Economic Research web). People blame fast food restaurants that they are offering unhealthy foods to the public. However, this is not the case since fast foods are healthy, but when taken in large quantities and on a regular basis, they may have adverse effects on one’s body. In turn, this makes it the people’s responsibility to watch the amount of fast foods they ingest. Moreover, one is not forced to eat from their vast menu of fast foods in the various restaurants. Hence, people have a choice on whether to take in fast foods or neglect the temptation and eat home cooked meals (Rose web). Others argue it out that the propinquity of fast food restaurants to where they work or live is another factor to blame for the increased obesity in America. The restaurants are widely spread in every state making their access quite

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