Unhealthy Society

We have entered into a society with an indulgence for quick and easy food. Today, unhealthy food choices have been made too convenient, and this is perhaps a response to the increasingly hectic, fast paced world of work. The nine-to-five work day is no longer the norm. Time constraints, cheap and abundant fast food and the constant bombardment of media images and advertisements have negatively affected our diets and overall health over the years. In …

…often the result of the busy lives we lead and the influence of media imagery. For the new generation, we have grown up with hectic single parent homes, very tight budgets, and the presence of fast food restaurants everywhere we go. While franchises are slowly adding smarter choices to their menus, the choices are not as cost efficient or convenient as other, more popular items. The overall results have proven to be very fattening indeed.