Informative Essay: The American Diet

When you think of the American Diet, you often cross-reference to fattening foods, over processed foods, and unhealthy foods. The American Diet causes a lot of health issues rather its physically or mentally. A common problem that the american diet brings to this world is obesity. Fat accumulation that is abnormal or excessive and poses a health danger. A BMI of 25 or above is considered overweight, and a BMI of 30 or higher is considered obese. Obesity, among other things, can cause high cholesterol levels, diabetes, heart disease, strokes, respiratory problems, mental disorders, and death. Obesity affected approximately 70 million people in the United States. (35 million men and 35 million women). There are 99 million people that are overweight.

The American diet contributes to a variety of health problems, including obesity. The majority of the foods in the average American diet are oily, produced, and unhealthy. When we indulge in those crispy, salty, warm french fries, the last thing on our minds is the harm we are doing to ourselves. When we eat those unhealthy foods, we are damaging our body. We are not properly consuming our correct nutrients from these foods. It is no secret that the fast food business has an impact on the American people. Price, efficiency, and flavor are all important considerations. Some people prefer packed food since they can prepare it at home while still enjoying the convenience and speed of fast food. Jayne Fulkerson’s article “Fast food in the diet: implications and solution for families”, mentioned how time consuming it is for some people to prepare food for themselves,”The people state “they don't have time to prepare other foods”. With this knowledge, it leads more people to fast foods because they don’t have to make the food. There are moments when I've also found myself in time difficulties that left me with little options, such as eating fast food, a short snack as a "meal,". So i do understand the convenience of fast foods. However If people eat fast food everyday because the lack of preparing food, they will consume a lot of unhealthy food that will further lead into