Global Realization

As the fast food industry continues to prosper it is spreading outside of the United States and to the rest of the world. The United States alone has the highest rate of obesity, in children and adults. The blame of this obesity can be directly associated with the consumption of fast food. People have been eating out more these days, which increases the amount calories and fat in their diets. The fast food chains in America have to realize that they are causing so much obesity, how could they not? However, despite anything, they have made their meals larger and more unhealthy. As the books states, "Obesity is now second only to smoking as a cause of mortality in the United States." Around 280,000 Americans die every year as a result of obesity. The fast food industry can be directly related to this epidemic and seem to have no interest in stopping it.

Some fast food chains added healthier foods to their menu, but their customers have become so equipped to the unhelathier food that they do not care to change their tastes now. Every person has their own taste, whether it is in food, clothing etc. When creating a product the producer must take those likes and dislikes into considertation. When something is changed or done differently, the consumer will not respond as well to the new product.

As fast food chains spread around the world, so does obesity. I think that either the fast food industry has to change their ways or the government needs to care and take more control of the food that they are allowing to be served to their people.