Obesity The Growing Rate Of Obesity - 2497 Words

Almost every country in the world has a similar problem: the growing rate of obesity in the population. Few may ask this question: what is obesity? Obesity is a condition characterized by a person’s excessive accumulation and storage of body fat. Millions of people around the world are affected by obesity, while hundreds of thousands of lives are claimed every year due to this preventable condition. We, as Americans, constantly blame fast food for our obesity problem. In my opinion, think it’s the opposite. Human beings have the free will to choose what we want to eat. No person on the face of the earth can force another person to eat what he or she chooses for the other. Some people just cannot get through their heads that they†¦show more content†¦In reality, Subway has more restaurants spread out in the U.S. Subway beats McDonald’s by a few thousand restaurants. The top five fast food chains in the U.S. (respectively) are: McDonald’s, Subway, Starbucks, Wendy’s, and Burger King. When it comes to popularity, without a shadow of a doubt, McDonald’s is the most popular fast food chain, not only in the United States, but also in the world. Some would assume that McDonald’s was the first fast food chain created. In reality, a fast food chain called â€Å"White Castle† was the first chain created in 1921. McDonald’s represents approximately 43% of all fast food restaurants in the United States. On the McDonald’s menu, the top 5 most ordered foods (respectively) are: their French fries, the Big Mac, a Snack Wrap, the Happy Meal, and the Egg McMuffin. McDonald’s, on average, feed more that 46 million people per day in the United States alone. For McDonald’s, customers who visit this restaurant at least 10 times a month make up around 75% of its sales every year. If one were to order from a fast food restaurant, just one meal alone would contain all of the c alories necessary for the entire day. Over the years the two main proteins used in fast food restaurants are chicken and beef. Portion sizes for chicken and beef continues to grow, especially in McDonald’s. America is taking it too far with fast food and their money. On average, Americans spend more than $100 billion on fast food every year. This would be