Health over Wealth Man kills himself with his own mouth. Many others follow in his footsteps. It’s 2015 and the soon to be # 1 preventable killer in the world in on the rise; its name is obesity. Most people could care less about what they put into their bodies. Fast food is definitely on the menu for most who struggle with weight issues. Fast food is the main factor for making people obese and there are many reasons why: its cheap & easy, addictive, and full of fattening chemicals. Cheap and easy You’re driving your car down the road into town and suddenly your stomach starts to grumble. You have two options. One, pulling into the nearest fast food joint and indulging yourself or two enduring the munchies and waiting until home. Both options have consequences there’s the good and there’s the bad. If you were one who probably would have chosen the first option; good news! You’re not alone, lots of people would rather eat now instead of waiting for the later, healthier option. It’s a matter of what they are actually putting into their mouths. But hey! If you can get a greasy, cheaply made burger and oily fries for only a dollar, why not right? Wrong. “If your meals consist of $1 burgers and super-size drinks, your diet may be cheap, but it is also excessively high in grains, sugars, and factory-farmed meats. This is a recipe for …show more content…
Some have even done experiments like Cisna. “Cisna is a biology teacher from Iowa, and he was determined to prove that McDonald's doesn't make you fat. After eating only McDonald's for three months, he lost weight ... 37 pounds to be exact. His cholesterol dropped from 249 to 170, and his lipoprotein went from 173 to 113.”(Popkin). Fast food chains have healthy options but have temptations with their greasy burger and sugary fattening shakes. Not everyones bodies are identical in composition, metabolism and, BMR (Basal Metabolic Rate, calories you burn by simply being