An Analysis of Fast-Food Taking Over the World Essay

Krystina IveyENG 102Erin Faherty1 March 2014Fast-Food Taking Over the WorldFast-food restaurants are defined by their speed and efficiency to their customers. The foods on the menus at most fast-food restaurants are high in bad cholesterol and sodium. These junk foods are a major contributor of obesity increasing other health risks including heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic health problems. The first restaurant considered to be fast-food was White Castle and opened in the early 1920s. Ever since then the American society has put the blame on these foods for making Americans overweight even though some restaurants have put healthier items on their menus. The obesity epidemic has been increasing in popularity these recent years and does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon many different methods of controlling or even preventing being overweight have become popular among many doctors, surgeons, nutritionists such as trending diets, weight loss surgeries, and weight loss supplements. Many people would blame fast-food restaurants for their own unhealthy and obese lifestyle when, in reality, people make their own choices on the foods they consume.Many people may argue that fast-food restaurants price anything healthy at a higher dollar value than the unhealthy products making it difficult for most people to buy the healthy products. Millions of Americans do not go to fancy restaurants all that often because of their income. These lower-income families visit fast-food restaurants for the convenience of the items on the menu being priced at a low price, all but the healthier items. Parents allow their children "supersize" their meals for a small extra price rather than thinking about compromising with their kids choose something healthier to eat.Eating at places like McDonalds and Burger King doesn't have to necessarily be an absolute "no,no." A person can eat at a Burger King every once in a while and it would do no harm. The most harmful object Americans should watch when they are going out to eat at fast-food...

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