The Disadvantages of Fast Food
1. Health Hazard
Fast food is considered junk food. This means that it is very high in fat and sugar and very low in vitamins or protein. Consuming fast food too often can result in weight gain, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular problems.
2. Product Of A Lifestyle
A large majority of people who consume fast food meals on a regular basis, live a sedentary lifestyle and do not go on to burn off these calories. The fast food doesn’t provide a high amount of energy and often make people feel “sluggish”, thus further adding to the sedentary life that these people are living. It is a vicious and damaging cycle.
3. Excessive Portions
The sheer amount of food that is given in a normal sized meal at a fast food restaurant is mind boggling. They are encouraging people to eat much more than they need to, and they are. This is one of the biggest causes of the obesity epidemic happening in our country.
4. Hinders Life Skills
A young person who is living on their own most likely doesn’t have a large wealth of skills in the cooking department, which is why they turn to fast food. If they continue to depend on the fast food meals that they are used to, then they will never develop the skills they need to feed themselves in a nutritious way.