2nd Commentary Article

  Fries, burgers, and chicken nuggets sounds good right? Wrong, all theses high fats and high calories  food effects us more than anybody thinks. This generation of people are the highest comsumers of fast food and who wouldn't be with all those tempting commercials but what they don't show is what it does to our body.
  Fast food is the easy way to get dinner or a fast meal parents use it to pick up dinner due to not being able to make the meal, teenager get it because maybe it taste better to them then salad. Just turn on the tv and your'll will most commonly see the greasy food advertisement on almost every channel making it just harder to resit it. What the advertisements don't show is the scientific facts on the effect it has on us.
  According to the Obesity Action Coalition ever since the 1970 the case of obesity caused by over eating fast food has doubled. A study in 2009 founded out that the risk of having a stroke increased by 1 percent at every fast food restaurants in a Texas neighborhood because fast food is loaded with sodium which increases high blood pressure. Studies put on by Harvard also have found that soft drinks were linked with heart disease.
  Not to mention the physical effect fast food has on our bodies. Fast food restaurants are filled with high fats which leads to gaining weight. When it comes to this generation of teenagers self image has been taking over so many young teens lives and fast food plays a huge role in this situation. As more fast food is consumed and weight is put on studies have shown that the confidence of teens has gone down but the insecurities have gone up. It takes a lot of a person to be able to change that habit and if that is not change then the higher the risk is for diabetes and obesity.
   Although some fast food restaurants have the availability of salads on their menu it is still considered to be not as heathy as a homemade salad with vegetables and fruits. Fast food restaurants salads are healthier than a regular hamburger but still is high in calories with all the extras involved in the salad. The dressing packs that come with the salads contain many calories and fats that people forget are there.
  Due to the high carbohydrates found in fast foods the blood sugar leaves increases. A study shows that with fast food their is a higher risk of eczema in children with habits of eating fast food more commonly. The study also shows that fast food is a trigger for acne. Acids produced by fast foods can destroy teeth enamel which is once lost cannot be replaced.
 Fast food causes health risk that could range form minor to major and will only continue to get worst if the greasy food industry continues to grow and grow. Maybe next time someone will think twice of going out and buying a fast food meal after learning the effects it has on us.