Argumentative Essay About Fast Food

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What am I eating? Where did it come from? Why am I eating it? How will I feel after I eat this? These are some of the questions that I always have to remember every time I want to eat fast food. Speaking about fast food, is there something wrong about eating this delicious food that we all love? The answer is yes; eating too much fast food can cause various health problems because contain it large amounts of carbohydrates, added sugar, unhealthy fats, and salt. In other words, I was overweight and I wanted to have a normal weight according to my age. I asked for help my dad because he is a professional coach. He convinced me to take a test called evaluation of my own fitness and nutrition. This will help me to see how well I was eating it. …show more content…

Speaking about feels good, I noticed that my bad nutrition was affecting me in my daily life, but especially in school. I was feeling tired all the time and I was having bad grades too. My father told me, "A poor diet may cause problems in the body, such as take bad decisions, muscles move slower, and less energy to do things." These were some of the symptoms that I was having in school. On the other hand, after I took the Personal Evaluation of Fitness and Nutrition test, one of the factors that it was affecting me was eating too much fast food during the weekends. Inasmuch as in those days I felt more stress because I had to work, take care of my little sister, and do my homework. As a result, I thought if I eat my favorite food this could help me to reduce my stress and have more energy. Nevertheless, this brought me more problems at school; for example, I could not concentrate well in my classes because I was thinking in my favorite food or I fell …show more content…

My dad says, "Obese teens are more likely to have a sedentary lifestyle. They prefer to watch television, play video games, or being in front of the computer instead of doing exercise or other activities. Teenagers forget that outdoor activities can benefit their body, such as good active brain and reduce heart problems." My dad was right because I spend too much time sitting in front of my computer doing homeworker. As a consequence, he told me to create a food schedule which I had to include make exercise at least 30 minutes every day. For instance, every afternoon after school, we went to the park to do exercises with the soccer ball for one hour. After that, I ran around the park at least two times or until I could not run anymore. I had to train very hard to see results because I wanted a healthy

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