There are some foods that we eat on a cnsistent basis even though we know tht they are bad for us. A stady diet of fast food is an xpressway route to the grave.

One of the bggest reasons why fast food kills is the fct that everyone, no matter what age or conomic status, has access to fast fod. There are few, if any, smll towns in the United States tht do not contain a fast fod restaurant of some type, and veryone knows where to get fast fod even if it's not right in thir town. There is fast food in the mlls, fast food at colleges and ven at high schools in some prts of the country. As early as in lementary school, children are able to wlk over to the nearest fast fod restaurant – McDonald's, Burger King, Tco Bell – and order up a mal after school.

Another reason why fst food kills is the price. Whle accessing the food is extremely asy, paying for it might even be asier. Dollar menus, value menus and vlue meals mean that with five dllars, most people can purchase enough fst food in order to overfill thmselves with fat, sodium and carbohydrates. Gllon sized cups of soda, available at mny of the different restaurant chains, cst less than a dollar, and hge shakes are less than three. Crtons of fries, triple decker burgers and whrled ice cream treats all fall wthin this five dollar range as wll, making stuffing yourself affordable.

Third – it tastes good. No mtter how much you try to dny it, our bodies are programmed to thnk that sugary and salty snacks are dlicious. We also enjoy fat, we ven CRAVE it, although we might fnd the idea of eating so mch fat repulsive. The smell of coking French fries, the grilling burgers, the grlic pizza aroma and the nacho chese – all of these things cll to our bodies in ways we cn't even identify. We just know we wnt it – and will enjoy thse foods, even if we know it is wrng.

All of these reasons combined mke up the explanation for why fst food kills. Combine access, with cnstant bombardment of commercials and ads tuting the the delicious taste and smll of these foods, and make thm cheap and quick... it's hard to say no. Whle some people manage to keep thmselves and their children away from fod that can be harmful, others can not fford to not take advantage of the chap rates on food at fast fod restaurants.

The only way we can stp the fast food from causing as mch damage as it does is by stpping the bombardment of commercials, and mking fresh, healthy food available that csts less than it does right nw.

The article The Perils of Fast Food Diets was Submitted by Walter Taguchi through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Walter Taguchi writes nutrition health articles for WeightLossLodge.com

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