2006-09-30 23:36:56 · 4 answers · asked by [ΦΘΚ] PIяATE 4 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Because it is so easy to do so. Fast food in particular is readily available, always ready when you are hungry and is not all that expensive. It takes time and planning to prepare healthy meals and time is one thing in North America that people don't ever have enough of.
2006-10-01 01:26:52 · answer #1 · answered by Cornsilk P 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because today fast food is cheaper than ever, using up barely 11% of our disposable income. And we produce more food than at any time in our history, enough to feed everyone in the U.S. 3,900 calories a day.
We are constantly enticed to eat. Chain restaurants line up like Domino's along major roads. Have you ever visited a mall without a food court? And at midnight in most towns, there is at least one 24-hour store, pizza parlor, ice cream store, or newsstand selling food. Large cities have so many places open all night; it makes you wonder where everyone is eating during the day.
Then there is ubiquitous, appealing advertising; coupons; give-aways such as “kids under the age of 3 eat free, “ and time-crunched families where both adults work and commute, taking time away from household tasks, including meal preparation.
2006-10-01 11:34:30 · answer #2 · answered by ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because we are always on the go and so busy that we have to eat fast food because it's convienient.
2006-10-01 08:46:40 · answer #3 · answered by lazycat 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because the unhealthy food is the cheapest in a lot of cases.
2006-10-01 09:20:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋