It finally happened on day 3: I had to resort to eating fast food! We all know why fast food is a menace - the combination of it being fast, easily accessible, and cheap is a recipe for health disasters. So what are some of the health issues fast food leads to? This illustration from healthline.com sums it up pretty well:
This isn't new information for many of us who have access to healthy food alternatives. But access to these healthy foods also depends on our social location. Those of us who live in neighborhoods that cater to the upper middle to higher socioeconomic classes will have at our disposal a Sprouts, Trader Joe's, Whole Foods, True Foods, Tender Greens, and many more. Why? Simply because we can afford to be healthy. The unfortunate reality for those families who don't live in such areas, is that fast food restaurants outnumber grocery stores 5 to 1! Given this reality, it becomes evident that families who only have access to fast food suffer from all the health issues shown above.
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