Many Americans are struggling to consume a good quantity of healthy foods in their day to day diet. When faced with choices they cannot help, but to make poor decisions. There are many causes for the lack of consumption of healthy foods from processed foods to even one’s own family and friends, can prevent the amount of unhealthy intake in their daily diet. Why have so many people fallen from their healthy ways? Although there is a ton of obvious issues, the unnoticed reason why so many Americans are losing their touch on a healthy lifestyle is the amount of fast food chains dotted around all over the landscape. These restaurants are open twenty-four—seven and can get freshly processed food out in mere minutes. What people do not realize, …show more content…
There are usually very small sections with organic fruits and vegetables, but the majority of the store is contaminated with processed junk food. Throughout the entire store there are countless flashes of sugary goods on display anywhere you turn. In a 2017 article on obesity Jill Karson states, “There is an extensive display of candy bars and smaller bags of chips right next to the cash register, at about eye level for a seven-year-old” (Karson). Not only is there a great influence on the placement of the items, but also in the price range, too. An unprocessed, non-GMO (Genetically Modified Organism) pack of bacon can cost upwards of twelve dollars, while a regular processed pack of bacon would only cost an individual around five bucks. This is also the case in the majority of other meats. As Penny Gordon-Larsen, lead researcher of the University of North Carolina study, sums up, “No single approach, such as just having access to fresh fruits and veggies, might be effective in changing the way people eat. We really need to look at numerous ways of changing diet behaviors. There are likely more effective ways to influence what people …show more content…
When a person is hanging out with their friends, they tend to lean more to the peer pressure residing in the choices the friends make. While going out to eat, an individual is more likely to buy a big, juicy burger with a side of salted fries, while their friends are there, rather than a hearty salad because they do not want to stand out from the rest of the group. There should not be this unspoken rule of following what friends do; instead everyone should be their selves and express the healthy lifestyle that is rapidly fading from this society of
Do you ever think about what you eat when you go to eat some fast-food? These fast-food restaurants have taken over the world. In “McJobs,” By Eric Schlosser, states that, “All along the interstate, fast-food restaurants and chain stores started to open. Family-owned historic businesses downtown closed. And Martinsburg started to look just like any other sprawling American suburb.” If fast-food continues, the country of America might become a business without wilderness. It may convenient when you are out late and have no time, but is that really worth the health issues it causes? We need to stop fast
In the past forty years, the average American’s weight has skyrocketed. This can be traced to the introduction of fast food into our everyday lives. Fatty cheeseburgers and grease laden French fries have replaced fresh fish and crisp vegetables. Americans have come to value convenience more highly than personal health and consequently we are paying for what we consume.
We live in a world that is in a continuous process of transformation, considering that progress manages to control all the aspects of individual's life. Being part of a society which is always changing makes it essential for people have to adapt to all these aspects. One of the biggest problems for the American society is that it has no time to eat, since it is always on the run. Fast food came as the greatest solution for this problem. Since the process of modernization of the American society is accelerated day by day, the fast food industry has gained its place on the market. Even if individuals are well aware of the problems they can and will encounter if they eat fast food, they are forced by the circumstances to fall back on it.
The author argues that fast food has rapidly taken over America with unhealthy choices of food and impacted fundamental changes in American
Over the past few decades times have changed; one cannot say if it has been for better or worst. It is becoming more common for a household to have two working parents versus just the father being the only source of income. Not to mention that it seems that everyone now is running around one hundred miles an hour. With that said, it has affected the American households eating and living habits. Fast food, frozen dinners and processed food have become part of our daily routine. Half of the time people have no idea what chemicals, preservatives or ingredients that they are consuming. It is more a question of accessibility even though our health should be our main concern. David Zinczenko in, Don’t Blame the Eater, portrays the number of restaurants found in close range when he illustrates, “Drive down any thoroughfare in America, and I guarantee you’ll see one of our country’s more than 13,000 McDonald’s restaurants. Now, drive back up the block and try to find someplace to buy a grapefruit”(7). Zinczenko argues that a lot of fast food restaurants are available to Americans compared to healthy food choices. In Portion Distortion --You Don’t Know the Half of It, Shannon
Understanding the effects of poor and efficient eating habits and how to manage your health is crucial to the existence of a healthy population in the America. To understand these approaches, one has to understand some of the poor eating habits witnessed on most people in the United States. Paula (2015) states that only ten percent of the entire American population follow a daily diet consistent with the federal nutrient recommendations. Other than following the required nutrition, most people prefer meals rich in trans-fats, salt, saturated fat, and sugar and ignore fruits, vegetables, and fiber. The increased preference of poor nutrition contributes a total of four out of six in
The decision for the United States to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki has been debated since the days they were dropped, just as it was debated in the days leading up to the drop. It is a debate that people will likely always disagree on, considering it is such a high controversial topic. The United States had been fighting the Japanese Empire for years, and had not made any significant strides that indicated a success any time soon. Due to this seemingly never ending struggle, the United States made the decision to drop two atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These bombs were more deadly and destructive than any weapons had ever been before and caused the suffering and death of thousands of innocent civilians.
They consistently advertise products that are appealing to certain age groups because of their sweetness, tang or whatever, and evidence suggests that children exposed to junk food advertising express greater preference for these types of food (Khullar 127). It’s no wonder that people struggle to think for themselves when it comes to eating. They have no room left for thought when they are constantly exposed to what the media and food companies want them to buy. Plus, when the food tastes good as advertised, there’s no need to try and bite the hand that feeds them. Unfortunately, by killing the need to decide their own diets, they are contributing to a country overrun by obesity. The processed foods being marketed are filled with ingredients the body isn’t meant to digest and as such the body barely can. And it’s not just that, but the large volume of foodstuffs available has given people the opportunity to over-consume. They no longer eat to sate hunger, but to continue gratifying their taste
The average American does not get enough exercise or eat the proper amount of nutrients that the body needs. These days most people eat unhealthy, processed, and sodium-filled foods that, according to the Daily Mail, are shortening American citizens’ life spans with every new generation (“Being Overweight at 40…”). Because America looks at fast food as an easy and quick option, people eat excessive amounts of this unhealthy food. Because of this, Americans
In America’s current economic state people look for one thing: convenience. The American lifestyle has evolved into a fast paced, overwhelming lifestyle with Americans looking to fulfill their needs through affordable and easily accessible means. There has been an increased popularity in fast food and convenience store establishments that provide quick and energizing products. It is the cheap and convenient way to purchase these foods that is slowly hindering the health of our country. The reason behind the low prices of such unhealthy options provided by fast food restaurants and convenience stores is attributed to the subsidizing of producers of companies making the junk food. These companies have contributed to the increase of health
Have you ever wanted to adjust to a more healthy diet and change your lifestyle, but realized that healthier food was quite expensive compared to fast food, regular groceries, etc.? Well, that is the problem for millions in the United States. Obesity has become a large epidemic in the United States, but some people don’t necessarily have much of an option to not eat all of the foods that contribute to obesity. A lot of people complain about the obesity and overweight problems in the United States, but still actions are not being taken in order to make sure that everyone has the right to access healthier foods no matter their income. People should not have to pay extra amounts of money just to live a healthier lifestyle. In the film Food, Inc., directed by Robert Kenner and released in 2008, the problem in which fast food is consumed so much more than healthier food is addressed. In a part of the film, it is stated how McDonald’s created the cheap, fast, and easy method in which fast food became. Fast food is cheap for low income families, less time consuming for busy families, and easy since there is only a certain amount of food items on the menu.
One of the most unhealthy diets in the world is that of an American. It is made up of processed foods and a good amount of television. America easily has the most fast food restaurants in the entire world. Leave it to McDonald’s, Wendy’s, Burger King or any other fast-food restaurant to serve extremely cheap and even unhealthier food at any time during the day or night. ”It tastes good so why not?” That seems to be the question many people are asking now-a-days. Because it is so easily accessible and processed, it is made to be very tasty and extremely unhealthy. Many Americans find his or herself indulging on the these fatty foods of America on a day-to-day basis. While it may taste good at the time, it has a terrible effect on your body
Death is not the end. Dying is an unavoidable part of life. That is mostly why death is not resisted but accepted. Many fear death and do not want to accept that life will eventually end, even with the promise of meeting their loved ones that once passed.
Sad think about are american fast food productions is 8/10 americans to this day say about fast food is served to them monthly as alone or even with family. Eating these foods cause major circulatory system malfunction from not only heart attack diseases but the hidden ingredients that we just accept as a natural disease much claim but it could be the propylene glycol that is continuously sprayed on top of are salads. From my sources of the web a lady named michelle crouch says on november 2012, “what surprising secrets about your favorite foods better think twice before eating”.. Shown facts proven and recorded from this lady saying actually good things about this topic like only as coming in at 11:am to 1:00pm would be the freshest time to be served.
There are a variety of universal lessons that the reader can master. Predominantly, Fast food has changed our nation, in a way that we want convenient, cheap, fast, and appetizing food without caring about the fat aspect. According to the author, "In 1970, Americans spent about $6 billion on fast food; in 2000, they spent more than $110 billion. Americans now spend more money on fast food than on higher education, personal computers, computer software, or new cars. They spend more on fast food than on movies, books, magazines, newspapers, videos, and recorded music—combined." This is an indication that our nation has developed into an inconsiderate nation that doesn't show apprehension towards all the health issues that consumers consider a minor part in our daily lives. Another lesson that is acquired is, "It's not how much you eat, it's what you eat." The author points out that, "At the moment, the nation’s roughly 200,000 fast food restaurants are not subject to any oversight by federal health