The Silent Killer
According to the article “Positive Facts of Fast Food.” Author, Larissa Gedney, states that eating fast food has a positive side. Gedney argues that fast food companies offer convenience and low prices. What exactly is the price to pay once people had their fill? Do they have to worry about new illnesses from eating at fast food restaurants? Gedney explains that many fast food companies are helping their customer by displaying all the number of calories for every product on the menu that they will consume. Would people take the time to read about all the calories in every food item that they want to order? That may not happen if they want to get their food quickly. The fast food consumption may lead to obesity, which can increase the risk for heart disease, diabetes, and certain types of cancer, sleep apnea, asthma, arthritis, and pregnancy complications.
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Gedney, did not mentioned that most fast food restaurants cook their food with corn oil and not vegetable oil. According to an article published by reporter, Amanda Gardner, from abc news, explains that fast food companies are cooking their products with “corn oil which contains copious amounts of saturated fat, known to contribute to heart disease.” It does matter what kind of oil they use to cook the food. As an example, Corn oil is a fat and full of calories. One tablespoon has almost 125 calories from the 13.5 grams of fat. Because you should consume only 44 to 78 grams of fat daily for a 2,000-calorie diet -- 20 to 35 percent of your total calories -- a tablespoon of corn oil takes up as much as 30 percent of your fat allowance for the day. It is possible to make good decisions when it comes to food choices. Today most people try to stay on top things because is not only fast food industry that is harmful for