Persuasive Essay On Fast Food

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Fast food, it is a guilty pleasure to most americans. Americans know the horrible side effects that fast food can have on them, yet recent data shows, (September 2016), that adult obesity rates are above 20 percent in all 50 states. Not just that, the childhood obesity rates have doubled in children and quadrupled in the past 30 years. In 1970, only about 15% of Americans was considered obese, and now in 2016, 20% of americans are considered obese. It is up to the new set of adults, (18 - 22 years of age), to fix this. This is because they are the new generation of adults that are educated in health and know what to eat and what not to eat, so it is up to them to try and fix America’s obesity problem. A lot needs to change in order for America to stop being the fattest country in the world. Things such as fast food restaurants making their choices healthier, reducing portion sizes, reducing the number of fast food restaurants in the country, and much more. Even though fast food restaurants can be blamed for a large part of the obesity problem, it is also up to the consumer to be able to limit their consumption of fast food. People today should learn self control, and limit their consumption of fast food, and learn to try
This is possibly the biggest reason why America is so obese. People and fast food companies should learn to limit their portion sizes. For example, Shannon Brownlee suggest that companies such as Pepsi-Cola should bring back their 6.5 ounce sodas instead of what they have today (Brownlee 36). Not only should companies such as Pepsi and McDonald’s reduce their portion sizes, but they should also start using better ingredients in their products. For example McDonald’s could use chickens that were not tampered with in order to make better quality chicken products, such as their famous chicken nuggets. But McDonald’s does not do this due organic chickens being harder and more

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