DANGEROUSLY DELICIOUS
Nowadays fast food restaurants are trendy in our society as they provide quick, cheap and delicious food, but : it`s good to consume this salty food, with plenty of fat and little protein? In fact it is not, as this can become obesity, a very complex illness that also involves blood pressure, cardiovascular problems, and in some cases also diabetes.
In our society, people are accustomed to go to junk food restaurants as they are cheap and the food is ready almost instantly. But the kind of food they provide is anything but healthy. It has been demostrated that large fries and a large Coca-Cola drink amounts to 1430 calories. A diet of approximately 2000 calories is considered a healthy amount of calories for an entire day, which means that this kind of food provides almost what we need daily.
Nowadays in Argentina the amount of fast food restaurants has increased a lot which means that also peolple`s eating habits are worse than ever. The most common dishes that Argentinians consume are pizzas, hot dogs, milanesa, sandwiches, and also the classic burguer. In our province, Mc Donalds and Burger King are the most trendy and popular fast food restaurants. In fact, there are only two Mc Donalds and one Burger King in our city, which is maybe why they are so trendy.
But something very different happens in countries like the United States. Fast food restaurants are almost everywhere and the variety is surprisingly big. Some of the most popular are Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Mc Donalds and Burger King, but as they are so common, people sometimes prefer , trying new restaurants, such as vegatarians or exotic ones rather than the typical fast food restaurants.
As this industry of junk food gets bigger and travels around the world , also do the studies and research about how unhealthy this eating habit is, and how it´s increasing too. According to recent research and statistics 300 million people in the world are obese and 750 million people are overweight. In our country 10,44% percent of women and 12,18% percent of man are obese. This results must be alarming considering that obesity also involves other illnesses such as cardiovascular problems, high colesterol and diabetes, among others that can become mortal especially diabetes as it is becoming even more dangerous.
Unfortunately what this industry has that is very important for them is the publicity. The amount of money they spend to promote their products is very high, which is why they are so well known. But all the damage they cause to public health is not so public, that`s why people sometimes don`t know how harmful this food can be.
To sum up, I think people should have more information about all the health problems fast food produces and how harmful they can be. The solution to the obesity problem is not to avoid junk food restaurants, but to increase the information about how unhealthy it is. Who doesn`t want to eat a burguer once in a while?. Anybody. It's only a question of getting more nutritional information and better eating habits.
Nowadays fast food restaurants are trendy in our society as they provide quick, cheap and delicious food, but : it`s good to consume this salty food, with plenty of fat and little protein? In fact it is not, as this can become obesity, a very complex illness that also involves blood pressure, cardiovascular problems, and in some cases also diabetes.
In our society, people are accustomed to go to junk food restaurants as they are cheap and the food is ready almost instantly. But the kind of food they provide is anything but healthy. It has been demostrated that large fries and a large Coca-Cola drink amounts to 1430 calories. A diet of approximately 2000 calories is considered a healthy amount of calories for an entire day, which means that this kind of food provides almost what we need daily.
Nowadays in Argentina the amount of fast food restaurants has increased a lot which means that also peolple`s eating habits are worse than ever. The most common dishes that Argentinians consume are pizzas, hot dogs, milanesa, sandwiches, and also the classic burguer. In our province, Mc Donalds and Burger King are the most trendy and popular fast food restaurants. In fact, there are only two Mc Donalds and one Burger King in our city, which is maybe why they are so trendy.
But something very different happens in countries like the United States. Fast food restaurants are almost everywhere and the variety is surprisingly big. Some of the most popular are Pizza Hut, Kentucky Fried Chicken, Mc Donalds and Burger King, but as they are so common, people sometimes prefer , trying new restaurants, such as vegatarians or exotic ones rather than the typical fast food restaurants.
As this industry of junk food gets bigger and travels around the world , also do the studies and research about how unhealthy this eating habit is, and how it´s increasing too. According to recent research and statistics 300 million people in the world are obese and 750 million people are overweight. In our country 10,44% percent of women and 12,18% percent of man are obese. This results must be alarming considering that obesity also involves other illnesses such as cardiovascular problems, high colesterol and diabetes, among others that can become mortal especially diabetes as it is becoming even more dangerous.
Unfortunately what this industry has that is very important for them is the publicity. The amount of money they spend to promote their products is very high, which is why they are so well known. But all the damage they cause to public health is not so public, that`s why people sometimes don`t know how harmful this food can be.
To sum up, I think people should have more information about all the health problems fast food produces and how harmful they can be. The solution to the obesity problem is not to avoid junk food restaurants, but to increase the information about how unhealthy it is. Who doesn`t want to eat a burguer once in a while?. Anybody. It's only a question of getting more nutritional information and better eating habits.
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