Essay On Fast Food In America

Americans made a big mistake back in 1916 that has changed the way other countries view America! In 1916 in America, the first ever fast food restaurant was opened. It was called White Castle, according to http://www.accupos.com/pos-articles/history-of-fast-food-in-america.php. Though this fast food restaurant did not affect people and their weight, until the end of the 1950’s, when people were inspired by White Castle to start their own fast food restaurants. Fast food is one of the main causes of obesity and causes many Americans suffer from chronic diseases, like gallbladder cancer, atherosclerosis, and diabetes, every year. Fast food has also shaped the way other countries see America.
The first fast food restaurant, which was invented in 1916, affected neither people nor their weight until the 1950’s. In the 1950’s, people were inspired by the first fast food restaurant to make their

own fast food restaurants and started eating more fast food. The fast food restaurants from 1916 to the 1950’s were healthy because the food was not full of chemicals, processed, or high in calories. Though ever since the 1980’s, fast food has been tremendously unhealthy because it’s processed numerous times, full of disease causing chemicals and outstandingly high in calories. The way fast food cooks is another reason fast food is very unhealthy because most fast food is fried in grease. According to http://www.bariatric-surgery-source.com/fast-food-cause-obesity.html, fast food is very high in calories mostly beacause of fats, carbohydrates, and sugars. The chemicals in fast food are another reason that obesity rates have been expanding ever since the 1950’s because the chemicals are supposed to add flavor to fast food. Since fast food is premade, it loses it’s flavor over time. It might sound like chemicals are good, but these chemicals are dangerous and can cause many chronic diseases or make you fat. Though Americans are satisfied enough with the taste to just overlook the calories.
Many Americans do not realize how unhealthy and fattening their fast food meals are. Just take Burger King, McDonalds, and Jack-In-the-Box for example. These three restaurants are known for their burgers, but their burgers are full of meat fat. Burger King, McDonald’s, and Jack-In-the-Box are also big on grease fried potatoes, also known are French fries. McDonald's medium fries, without sides or a drink, are 380 calories and 19 grams of fat. Several Americans think Chick-fil-a is healthiest fast food restaurants, but that chicken is fried and those milkshakes are full of dairy fat. Even Long John Silver’s fish is unhealthy because the fish is fried. Almost all fast food restaurants are unhealthy and make numerous Americans fat. McDonald’s large sweet tea is 280 calories and 0 grams of fat. Both of these items at McDonald's are high in calories and eating these meals gives people a higher risk of becoming obese.
Many fast food ingredients have high grams of fat, saturated fat, carbohydrates, and added sugar, which all make you fat and unhealthy. Multiple studies have shown that eating healthy helps keep your weight balanced, but eating unhealthy foods like fast food get you overweight. Many people eat this fattening fast food because it’s cheap for people with low income and the portions are big. This is just one reason that an humongous portion of America is obese.
In America, today almost one third of Americans are overweight, states http://www.everydayhealth.com/news/are-we-fat-think/.

Thousands of Americans consume fast food too often and get obese from overeating these high calorie foods. A poor diet, like eating fast food, is a main reason fast food is unhealthy because fast food is high in fats, carbohydrates, sugars, and calories. Though fast food is not the only contributor to Americans being obese. Americans are also obese because they lack daily exercise because today’s technology tempts them to stay indoors and not go outside to play or exercise. Some Americans give the excuse that they are born with medical problems or their genetics do not let them lose weight easily, but some Americans have these problems. Some medical conditions that do not let people lose weight are hypothyroidism and Cushing's syndrome. Genetics, genes that decide what you look like and act like, also can cause some people to become obese, but it’s rare to have this genetic problem, according to

http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Obesity/Pages/Causes.aspx.
Those are just some causes of obesity while the effects of obesity are horrifying. According to the Stanford Health Care website, obesity causes deadly and painful diseases like high blood pressure, diabetes, sleep apnea, and atherosclerosis. Obesity increases the risks of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and bone and joint disease. These effects will can kill, cause pain, or cause someone to have surgery to get rid of their fat. Since numerous Americans are obese, many suffer from the effects of obesity. Type two diabetes, heart disease and bone joint disease are majorly increased for obese people and cause much pain. Type two diabetes usually strikes after the age of 40, and causes the human body to not make enough insulin that your body needs. Resulting in high blood sugar levels according to https://stanfordhealthcare.org/medical-conditions/hormones-and-glands/diabetes/types.html. Type two diabetes changes many people’s lives by making some people get insulin injections and stop eating fast food. While heart disease causes many people pain and can lead to heart failure. Some other effects of obesity are high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, osteoarthritis and sleep apnea. The effects of obesity are chronic and cause billions of people suffering. America is viewed poorly because Americans have poor health.
America is the most obese country in the whole world. Other countries see America as a country with poor health and billions of obese people since Americans overeat unhealthy foods and do not make their own food any more. The U.S. is the fattest and most obese country and that’s just how other countries see Americans. 70.9 percent of the U.S.’s men population and 61.9 percent of the U.S.’s women population are obese or overweight. Though the world’s percent of obese or overweight people is 38 percent men and 36.9 percent women.
The hard cold truth about America is that most Americans are obese, but have no clue that fast food is the main cause of their obesity. These Americans keep eating fast food and suffer from chronic diseases like gallbladder cancer. Since, America is full of obese and fat people other countries are disgusted by how fat America has become. America is a balloon getting higher and higher, that has passed morbidly obese and on it’s way to getting even worse.