Topic sentence for the second main point

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Topic sentence for third main point

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Secondary research source(s) to support the point (quotation or paraphrase), with in-text citation(s)

Answer:

Introduction:

The purpose of writing the essay is to highlight and describe the invasion of hyper-palatable food that are contrived in a way that appears to surpass the properties of traditional food by cumulative fat, sugar, salt flavors and food additives to a high level. The essay will demonstrate the problems people are facing due to excessive intake to fast foods. Since, these foods can damage a person’s health the issue must be resolved by concentrating on the main reasons behind choosing these kinds of foods and reducing them as much as possible.

Body

The first main point: Why people choose fast food?

• These foods are easy and fast to cook
• These foods are cheaper than wholesome foods.
• People with less self-control are the most attracted to these foods.

Quote: Special attention to food processing is now crucial in order to understand the connection between diet and public health (Monteiro et al., 2018)

The second main point: Are the fast foods healthy?

• Fast food products are not cooked properly.
• Even the famous McDonald’s foods can contain harmful chemicals.
• These foods create obesity and allergies.

Quote: US adults on average consumed over 11% of their daily total calories from fast food (An, 2016)

1. The third main point: The major issues related to fast foods

• The US government subsidizes on fast foods /junk foods
• one-third of U.S. population are obese.
• due to obesity 14% of male and 20% of female dies with cancer
• The marketing strategy of the fast food companies attract the children most.

Quote: Reported fast-food consumption is high in childhood and increases in adolescence (Braithwaite et al., 2014)

Conclusion:

The essay highlighted and described the invasion of hyper-palatable food and also revealed the reasons behind its popularity as well as uncovered the way it is damaging human health. In order to reduce its consumption, the rapid advertising has to be stopped fist that attract people towards having those.

Reference:

An, R. (2016). Fast-food and full-service restaurant consumption and daily energy and nutrient intakes in US adults. European journal of clinical nutrition, 70(1), 97.

Braithwaite, I., Stewart, A. W., Hancox, R. J., Beasley, R., Murphy, R., Mitchell, E. A., & ISAAC Phase Three Study Group. (2014). Fast-food consumption and body mass index in children and adolescents: an international cross-sectional study. BMJ open, 4(12), e005813.

Monteiro, C. A., Cannon, G., Moubarac, J. C., Levy, R. B., Louzada, M. L. C., & Jaime, P. C. (2018). The UN Decade of Nutrition, the NOVA food classification and the trouble with ultra-processing. Public Health Nutrition, 21(1), 5-17.