Fast food, a major cause of obesity – Part 2

The relationship between fast food and the fatness is very straight and simple because fast food is usually contains high calories, salt, artificial flavors, fried meat, sausages and sugar etc in a high quantity. The Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) (2010) has studied the eating habits of young adults in America. They have come up with results that the excessive usage of fast food causes far more than obesity.

In the united stated mostly health related problems are caused by fast food. According to an American survey which was conducted in the year of 2007, it was reported that a person who is living in United States, get 38% chances of being overweight.

The rate of obesity has been increased from 7% to 20% within last few decades.  Without any doubt, it is true that people feel like blessed when they find hot, delicious food in front of them when they come back tired and do not want to cook anything by them.

But on the other hand, these fast food eateries are spoiling the health of a lay man and leading them to the sever health disease. People who fond of fast foods, are getting sick by diabetes and severe cardiac problems.  The Pew Research Center (2006) has conducted a research, which reported that more than 20% of American used to visit the fast food eateries twice a week.

Fast food centers used token to inspire and attract their customers. They offer their visitors with large, extra large, medium, low and jumbo size menus and bigger list of options to choose according to their taste and wish.

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