My Actifit Report Card: January 6 2020
My parents wanted to go eat out and we visited the local shopping centre. We walked a bit around the shops and then entered KFC. I think it is the fast-food restaurant we visit more frequently, because it is cheap and I think chicken pieces are slightly healthier than minced meat.
During all the lunch I couldn't help but think about fast-food and its impact on our modern societies. Everybody knows that type of food isn't healthy at all, but it is extremely cheap and convenient. I bought two burgers, french fries, a fizzy drink with unlimited refills and an ice cream for just 5€.
I am grateful for living in Spain, a country where food has high quality standards, tradition towards consuming healthy products and food is inexpensive, specially fruit and vegetables compared to other countries. Even so, restaurants with healthy food are considerably more expensive. During last years, lots of new restaurants based on healthy food have opened, but most people don't have one near, not even in most populated areas.
Many governments, specially in Europe and Asia, are taking decisions to reduce obesity, like rising taxes or controlling the products for sale in schools and surrounding areas. In Spain a tax for sugar on beverages was proposed, but currently it is only working in Catalonia.
What do you think about this topic? Do you think cheaper and more convenient healthy food would encourage a lot of people to improve their diet, or most of them wouldn't change it's habits?
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I agree my friend, I feel the same way!!👍
Obesity, and the other associated health issues that stem from it, are a problem all over the world and is exacerbated by the increase of sugar and salt into the diet plus the increased amounts of carbohydrates we consume as humans these days. Over and above that is the increased amounts of additives to our foods like flavour enhancers, colouring and preservatives.
I think fast food is loaded with the above, as far as my understanding goes, and it should be a sometimes food rather than a regular habit. How often is sometimes? I'd say once a month, tops.
Don't get me wrong, I love me a Zinger burger from KFC but I believe it's important to remember that it is not generally a healthy option.
It's a social thing now though I believe as society is almost conditioned to accept fast food as the norm and a legitimate option. Take McDonalds for instance...Their menu simple increases more and more to cater to a wider audience and they can serve up whatever slop they choose knowing the masses will consume it.
It's interesting to note, that in many communities, certainly here in Australia, it's the lower socio-economic demographic that struggles the most with many of the diet-related health conditions...This is what fast-food companies rely on...
Good post @ropaga - Curated for @curangel :)
That´s a great comment, I hardly ever receive so well structured responses.
I agree with you. It´s interesting to know that in other countries the lower class is the most exposed to obesity and other nutrition problems too.
Thanks for your support and also thanks to @curangel :-)
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