People eat more processed food than they did in the past. Why is this? What are the effects of this.

In the

last

few decades, the consumption of ready-made-meals have increased dramatically. For people with long working hours

this

is a fast and easy way to feed themselves. Precooked

food

might be convenient and

time

-saving but it is

also

unhealthy and can lead to several illnesses.

This

essay will discuss why people prefer processed meals over fresh produce and what effects

this

might have on them. Nowadays, most people are forced to spend longer hours in the office, leaving little

time

for anything else, including the preparation of a healthy dinner. For most people it is more convenient to purchase ready-made meals

instead

of spending more

time

on preparing it themselves. A very good example would be, where both parents need to work long hours and

then

still need to prepare a dinner, do homework with the kids and have family

time

, leaving no

time

for oneself. Clearly, processed meals are more convenient and

time

-

efficient but

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efficient, but

also

have

it's

of a thing, of it; possessive form of "it"

its

downside. Processed

food

contains

alot

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a lot

of chemical

presevatives

tending or having the power to preserve

preservatives

, salt and sugar to keep it fresh and

editable

for longer periods.

This

is very unhealthy

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in

the long run and can cause diseases

such

as obesity,

cholestrol

an animal sterol that is normally synthesized by the liver; the most abundant steroid in animal tissues

cholesterol

, diabetes and even heart diseases. Recent studies in South Africa showed that almost 65% of people who only eat processed

food

tends to get one of these illnesses at

a

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an

age as young as 8 years old. In conclusion, people with a busy lifestyle prefer the convenience of processed

food

, even though being aware of the

unhealty

not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind

unhealthy

side effects

such

as obesity and diabetes caused by all these meals.