's And Fast Food Chains V. The Amount Of Obese Population

McDonald's and Fast Food Chains V. The Amount of Obese Population The United States is well known for calling “football,” soccer, using the United States customary system instead of the metric system of measurement , and more importantly its high obesity rate. Compared to other foreign countries, one thing we do excel at is constructing fast food empires and being overweight. With a whopping thirty-six percent obesity rate in the United States, making it the most obese country on the planet, it's no surprise cardiovascular disease is the number one leading cause of death in the United States. Before looking at the obesity rate on a global scale let’s start locally by taking a look at the states. Just how bad is the obesity rate rate within

The typical American plate is filled with refined grains, foods with added sugar and fats, meat and poultry. Although lack of exercise plays a role, the growing obesity epidemic in the United States has a lot to do with what Americans eat. American citizens love fast food not only for its taste, but more so for it’s availability. Fast food is quick and easy to get too. According to WebMD’s survey stating why Americans love fast food so much. Over fifty percent said “I'm too busy to cook,” while almost 70 percent said “I like the taste of fast food.” True or not, the fact of the matter is...Americans want fast inexpensive, good tasting food. This demand for fast food is why advertising and availability from large fast food franchises not only increases the amount of money in restaurant business owners pockets, but also increases the weight of their

The amount of McDonald’s restaurants and other fast food establishments within each state's borders impacts the obesity rate of each state. Kentucky is the most fast food filled state in america and has the 10th most amount of McDonald’s. Not only that but the state of Kentucky's residence consumes the most fast food in the United States. Spending an average of 1,200 dollars on fast food each year! To no surprise though, Kentucky has an obesity rate of 31.6 percent coming in twelfth place on the charts of the states with the highest obesity rate as of 2014. Arkansas coming in first place with the obesity rate of 35.9 percent. The state of Arkansas has a reputation of it’s own having the second most fast food chains in the United States, about 10.1 for every 100,000 residences. The State of Arkansas also has the 6th most McDonald’s restaurants within its borders. With data like this, a pattern becomes more evident. There is obviously a relation between the amount of fast food restaurants in each state, with the obesity rate. The more available it is, the more it is consumed by its