Nearly 80% of Americans now view fast food as a luxury
Nearly 80% of Americans now view fast food as a luxury
Once viewed as a quick, affordable meal, fast food is increasingly seen as a luxury by many Americans due to rising menu prices, according to a new LendingTree survey. The financial advice website …
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I mean, I know their economy is falling apart. But good, those fuckers need to lose some damn weight. Australia too, per Capita we're now one of the fattest countries on Earth.
USA has only succeeded in exports twice, number 1 being war, number 2 being obesity.
Fast food isn’t to blame for all the weight problems. High carbs, high fats, highly processed foods in general are to blame, along with sedentary lifestyles. Fast food is carbs, fats, and highly processed, but if you’re poor I can’t see eating out all the time. Having take-out or hitting a McD’s is pretty rare, it just costs too much.
We also got screwed over on portions at all these fast food and restaurants. McDonald's legit made their food so cheap that you would buy two cheeseburgers, and you might as well make it a meal with an oversized drink and oversized french fry. Then we all got used to more food, subtly convinced that was the norm. Hell, a large soda was cheaper than a bottle of water!
It's not normal to have a 1500-2000 calorie meal like that.
See my other reply, applicable here also.
Ok, so it's a long history of piss poor dietary choices as well then. You can decide not to eat fast food.
That's just historically incorrect, we sold a lot of cotton under slavery.
Ok you got me there.