Review: Eating food we shouldn't be eating.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2013
The junk food dependence in our country is massive on an unprecedented scale. This dependence is created through a series of government subsidies that has cheapen the cost of obtaining fast food in contrast to eating actual food that are cooked by the customers themselves. The power of lobbyists in the American government essentially contributed to this problem as well by gaining access to politicians and persuading them to pass bills that will provide more profit for these fast food conglomerates. Also, the exploration as to how these corporations has gained such reverence dates back to the marketing methods they have implemented. For example, they have commercials playing all times of the day whether it is night or day; there will more than likely a commercial featuring the newest burger or the newest meal combo they are promoting. This promotion of beef burgers has led to an epidemic of heart diseases in the American society. It is only recently that scientists are looking into the Mediterranean diet where someone on this diet only consume very little amounts of dairy and red meat. Minimal consumption of dairy and red meat is actually the opposite of the eating habits of the United States and countries affected by globalization. Not only do our diet have to change but our lifestyle must change for the better and that is to prolong our livelihood.