It s been on on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list since its publication in January 2001. They should know what really lurks between those sesame seed buns. After examining all facets of the industry, Fast Food Nation makes it painfully clear that we are a nation literally eating itself to death. No other nation in history has gotten so fat, so fast. 4 Genetics is not one of the causes of the rising rate of obesity, it s attributed to the nations way of eating and living.
Obesity is now second to only smoking as a cause of mortality in the United States.
6 Fast food has infiltrated every aspect of American society and is greatly contributing to the obesity crisis. The typical American now consumes approximately three hamburgers and four orders of French fries every week. The typical college student probably eats twice as many. And Coca-Cola has set a goal of increasing the consumption of its products by at least 25 percent a year. The caloric content of these meals is horrific because of the size and content of the food.