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Most young people are addicted to junk food nowadays. Give some reasons for it. What are your food preferences?
We live in the changeable world. Each day brings us new ideas and inventions, from the one hand, and new problems, from the other hand. One of such problems is junk food addiction, especially among young people. The problem of obesity becomes global. Why are most young people addicted to junk food nowadays?
To begin with, fast food appeared in America. For the first time, it was very convenient to eat in fast food restaurants because it saved a lot of time. Americans are very busy, so it was suitable for them to have lunch on the run.
Another advantage of fast food is its cheap price. It is really cheaper than healthy food. Many people realize that they can get a value meal at numerous fast-food restaurants for far less money than it takes to purchase foods to make a healthy meal for their family. Many on the most limited food budgets, such as those who receive food assistance money, live in "food deserts" – areas without grocery stores, and perhaps only a convenience store or a fast-food restaurant where they can purchase their food. I think that another reason why junk food is so popular among young people is following. They just like to gather in such restaurants to chat with their friends, to surf the net, because usually there is free Wi-Fi in such places.
But on the other hand, the junk foods are made cheaper through the use of unhealthy filler ingredients and preservatives that prevent spoiling, with the end result being that the very worst foods for your health are often significantly cheaper to buy. So, if we realize how dangerous for our health to eat fast food daily, its price (very cheap price in compare with the price of healthy food) is not an advantage any more.
As I have already mentioned, obesity is one more problem which appeared because of fast food. And it becomes global especially for young people. Young junk-food lovers consumed more fats, sugars and carbohydrates and fewer fruits and non-starchy vegetables than youngsters who didn't eat fast food. They also consumed 187 more daily calories, which likely adds up to about six pounds more per year, the study found. The nation's obesity epidemic has focused attention on fast-restaurants, and while recent class-action lawsuits attempting to blame McDonald's Corp. for making people fat have failed, many chains have begun offering healthier fare. As far as I know, recent data suggest that nearly 15 percent of youngsters and almost one-third of adults are obese. The new study results bolster evidence that fast food contributes to increased calorie intake and obesity risk in children.
As for me, I prefer healthy food to junk food. Of course, I can go with my friends to a fast-food restaurant, but I usually have only a cup of tea or coffee there. I believe that we should keep our health from our childhood. I prefer to have an apple, for example, as a snack to hamb...