The Impact Of Fast Food

Fast food in the past 50-60 years has had a major impact on American Culture, and it still has that same impact in present America. It is safe to say that fast food has become an outlet as far as Americans diets are concerned. It, in some cases, has taken over some lives, as some Americans eat fast food on a daily basis. Since the fast food industry has been growing dramatically in the past couple of decades, America as a whole has suffered some setbacks as it pertains to Health and a stable lifestyle. One of those fatty foods that is popular in American Culture is Hamburgers. The first hamburger that was made came in the early 20th century. Hamburgers started to become popular in the 1950s-1960s, due to the fact that as American lifestyles were changing rapidly, and Americans did not have the time to make meals at their home. Hamburger has become one of the most popular foods today in America. When you look at a hamburger you think that the beef patty looks like a normal beef patty should, but what you do not know is how it

In one hamburger we consume about 29 grams of carbs, 20 grams of proteins, and 17 grams of lipids. Think about a busy person and the amount of macromolecules that person consumes every week. When a person eats carbohydrates, that person 's body breaks the carbs down into basic sugars. These sugars are absorbed into the bloodstream. As the sugar level pumps up, the pancreas releases a hormone called insulin. Insulin is needed to move sugar from the blood into the cells. Bile is formed by one’s liver. This greatly increases the surface area that allows lipase, a fat digesting pancreatic enzyme, to aid in digestion. After digestion, fatty acids combine with cholesterol and bile to move into your cells mucosa where they are transformed back into large molecules. In other words, don’t consume a lot of