Essay On The Fast Food Industry

Fast food companies have been growing since they were first brought into use less than a century ago. Even though fast food has been in place for such a short amount of time, they have been able to cause a lot of changes in the daily life of society. One of the main issues that have come from the rise of fast food is the obesity epidemic. Although fast food is not the only factor to be considered in this problem, it is one of the largest aspects. Around ninety one percent of children consume what is considered to be an unhealthy diet and less than half get the recommended sixty minutes of physical activity every day. Having unhealthy food available to children, in many places twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, is only contributing

When women first began working, people did not know how to maintain their household while also having both the man and woman working, so many people turned to fast food as an easy alternative to cooking. This was the main turning point of the fast food industry, making it more of a necessity than a rarity. The drive thru, which was introduced in 1975, made fast food less special and more of a way to quickly obtain food without having to even leave your car. At this point, the agricultural industry was seemingly shaped mostly by the fast food industry. With many of the product offered including some form of meat and the large amount of people who consume fast food, the fast food industry was purchasing a large amount of meat. Because of this, they had a major amount of influence over the agricultural industry. A new form of meat was developed, which was sold only to McDonalds, but eventually became popular throughout all fast food companies. As well as producing a new form of meat, corn syrup was being utilized for drinks and food alike. Because of the fast production rate of corn syrup, all fast food companies began to use it in their products. It costs less money and can be made in large amounts but is also addictive and very unhealthy. However, people were not focusing on the negatives because nothing tasted different than it had without the corn syrup, so they assumed nothing had actually