A Number 3 with a Large Fry Please

The largest chain restaurants we know depend on deep fried and greasy products which can quickly raise blood pressure, hurt the respiratory system, and in general, diminish the body’s health. These restaurants are the fast food joints all around the world. McDonalds, Wendy’s, Burger Kings and many more continue daily to rupture the health of Americans. They play a dominating role in why the United States has the largest obesity rate out of any country. Fast food leads to obesity if not managed correctly. From Burger King, a double whopper with cheese has 1060 calories. This does not even include the fries which throw in an additional 360 calories (Kuhl). All together that is 1420 calories from one meal, which is almost three quarters of the recommended calorie intake per day. Every person has these facts, so why do they keep running back to the “heart attack in a sack?” Fast food restaurants are so popular because it is easily accessible, it is economically satisfying, it is advertised through all forms of media, and kids love them.
The fourteen year old in the back seat will not stop complaining about his hunger on the way back from his soccer game forty minutes from home. Everyone is tired and wants to go back to the warm, cozy place they call home. They will not stop at a quality restaurant; they will pull into the drive through at a McDonald’s or another fast food joint. Fast food is the most accessible food while driving on the road, or even when you are sitting at home. Why would one wait for an hour and a half while the lasagna bakes in the oven when they can just drive five minutes and have a full meal in less than ten? At this point, the person is not thinking about how bad the food is that they are about to eat, they are just hungry. They say that they will just work out and get rid of the massive amounts of calories their body just took in. What they don’t know is how much work needs to be done to burn off the meal. In order to burn off a Big Mac meal...