Fast Food Danger

As a whole I agree with Schlosser the author of Fast Food Nation. Most people do not care what they eat as long as it tastes good. On exception however is when it comes to cost. For example people as a whole will not eat lobster every meal because it tastes good. However when the combination of good taste and comfort associated with child hood memories come together, the combination is addictive. People can’t say no to fast food these days. Between the taste and the price, fast food is very appealing to a lot of people around the world. The idea of being able to walk into a chain fast food restraunt and get the same good tasting food anywhere in the world provides people with a sense of comfort regardless of where they are. The biggest thing that keeps people coming back however is the consistent good taste. Regardless of the appeal of fast food due to its taste and accessibility, the long term underlying consequences of eating it on a regular basis are very clear. As was seen in Super Size Me, the damage that eating these foods can bring about is astounding. In five days of eating Mc Donald’s for every meal, the main character Morgan Spurlock put on a ridiculous nine pounds. In addition his cholesterol and triglyceride levels going through the roof. The ramifications of eating at fast food establishments include serious health risks in terms of the development of diabetes, along with heart disease, and in some cases depression. The affects of such an unhealthy diet can cause mood swings, and in some people the development of depression. There is no doubt that the ability of these foods to develop lifelong customers starting at childhood has affected the health of the past two generations. There are statistics out now that show a massive increase in the onset of type two diabetes in children under the age of fifteen. Even scarier is the fact that on average a person who develops diabetes under the age of fifteen will lose between 17 and 25 year of their life expectancy. The popularity of fast food due to its taste and availability is a plague to our country’s health.
Sources:
1. Supersize Me. Dir. Morgan Spurlock. Hart Sharp Video. 2004. DVD
2. Schlosser, Eric. Fast Food Nation: the Dark Side of the All-American Meal. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Print.