The rise of convenience foods has helped people keep up with the speed of the modern lifestyle. What are the advantages of this trend? Do the advantages outweigh the disadvantages?

There is an increasing popularity

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of

junk

food

among working class people because of the ease in preparing them. The increase in ready made

food

has aided individuals in keeping up with the fast paced lifestyle in modern times.

This

essay will discuss the benefits of eating

convenience

foods as well as point out to the fact that it is dangerous to keep eating ready made

food

despite the advantages. Most young adults settle for

convenience

foods mainly because of the ease to prepare them and the

time

it saves them in preparing

such meal

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such a meal

. Studies have shown that 89 percent of the American population between the ages of 24-49 prefers to eat snacks for lunch since it gives them the flexibility to work without going through the stress of grocery shopping or preparing an actual meal.

For

example policemen

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example, policemen

in the New York State Department prefer a

donut

a toroidal shape

doughnut

and a cup of coffee during working hours

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In

addition, it saves the

time

of working class people and makes it easy for them to work and have a meal without losing many working hours to

cooking

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cook

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The

above points

shows

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show

that it is better for working class people to eat ready made

food

than settling for a home cooked meal.

However

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the disadvantages to

this

trend far outweighs its advantages. While some people will argue that

convenience

food

saves

time

, it is worthy of mention that most of these foods are unhealthy as they contain lots of sugar and cholesterol.

Obesity which

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Obesity, which

is a major problem in big cities can be traced to the consumption of

convenience

foods. It was pointed out in an article from Dietary Journal that 80

per cent

a proportion in relation to a whole (which is usually the amount per hundred)

percent

of obese people consume junk

food

everyday

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every day

. Since the figure is on the increase annually, it would be wisdom if people stop eating

convenience

foods. In conclusion, the increase in

convenience

foods can be traced to a modern lifestyle. While it is easy to prepare and saves

time

, it is

also

detrimental to public health and

hence

should be avoided