VIEWPOINT :Fast food restaurants are one of the many issues that exist in the US food system. With the economy being at the state it's at right now, fast food restaurants makes it convenient for people in America to eat a fulling meal for an inexpensive price. America complains about how there's too many American's suffering from obesity but the government allows these fast food restaurants to open their businesses all over the country and the government actually makes a lot money from big fast food companies so the effort to eliminate fast food isn't made by the government because its big money. Americans spend more than $100 billion on fast food every year. This amount of money is enough to stop world hunger for many years. Fast food restaurants are the reason why a lot of Americans are dealing with obesity. About 60% of Americans are overweight or obese. Obesity can increase the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, hypertension, diabetes cancer, gall bladder disease, osteoarthritis, respiratory problems, and other illnesses. If the governments doesn't start prohibiting fast food restaurants or cutting out some of the many unhealthy foods that restaurants sells, the future for America and it's people don't look so bright.
EVIDENCE: https://www.commondreams.org/view/2011/01/13-10
http://www.statisticbrain.com/fast-food-statistics/
http://blog.partnersforyourhealth.com/Blog/bid/85971/Shocking-Fast-Food-Statistics-You-Should-Know
Stessy, You say that the government makes money from fast food restaurants, how is this so?
ReplyDeleteAlso, what are the heath care costs of these fast food restaurants?
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