Nowadays, people have greater access to fast food. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

In the

last

decade, obesity has become a serious health issue that needs our immediate attention. One of the leading causes of obesity is fast

food

. There is undeniably an increase in

junk

food

accessibility, nowadays, as compared to, in the 90s. In

this

essay, I will outline why

this

is a negative development and the drawbacks associated with it. The primary reasons why fast

food

should not become popular and common, are the health risks associated with it. Fast foods are greasy, oily, and full of antioxidants. They result in high blood cholesterol, and thereby obesity and heart disease. The American Heart Association, published

last

year,

for instance

, people who consume

junk

food

,

such

as burgers, pizza, hotdogs, etc., daily have a three times more chance of getting a heart attack after the age of forty. What is more, there is no doubt that fast

food

is delicious and irresistible;

therefore

, making it easily available to the public will put a higher number of people's health at risk.

Thus

, the lesser the

junk

food

options are around, the lesser the consumption. Another compelling reason to demote having unhealthy

food

stalls in the vicinity of residential areas

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is because it's costlier than homemade

food

. Greater accessibility to convenience meals is uneconomical from a personal perspective. As big

food

brands, like McDonald's and KFC are expanding their businesses to all towns and cities worldwide, people are spending more on dine-ins and takeaways.

This

will result in financial stress if the funds are not budgeted efficiently.

Thus

,

junk

meals should be kept only at the recreational centres.

To conclude

from the aforementioned discussion, greater accessibility to

junk

food

is causing harm to humans physically and financially. For these reasons, I believe the disadvantages outweigh the advantages by far.