There are many misconceptions about eating at fast-food restaurants - is not healthy, it is thick, bad for the environment - the list goes on and on. In many cases, this bad reputation is well deserved; However, there are still some important misconceptions about fast food, including what really affected the worst.
The middle-class families are more likely to choose to fast food?
Many people believe that eating fast food, especially the drive-thru variety is consumed primarily by low-income families. Recently published results, however, indicate otherwise. [1] In fact, these results showed that, middle-class Americans are in fact the largest consumers of fast, cheap and greasy fast food. With collected data records between 1994 und 1996-5000 U.S. citizens, researchers at UC Davis have conflicting factors such as family income, gender, race and education in relation to food choice.
In many ways, the conclusions of the group are fairly predictable. For example, the increase in household income, the frequency of visits was on the table full-service sit-down restaurants. The prices of fast food consumption changes, on the other hand, were surprising. In stark contrast to the initial expectations of the contribution of the fast food rose with household incomes of up to $ 60,000 per year. Once families had reached that mark in revenue, the average consumption of fast food began to decline.
It seems that the economies of the home-cooked food on offer is sufficient to avoid for those who eat no reason, many low-income families. For middle-class families, the convenience of fast food with no problems seem to be more attractive. Cook your meals at home, many people opt for the fast-food options are more likely to choose a decline in health, which could lead to financial difficulties eventually suffer. Therefore, the consumption of fresh organic foods, especially raw is to support vital to the health on all fronts!
Tips for a Healthy Diet
Regardless loaded or budgetary considerations, there really is no good reason to regularly consume fast food times. Here are some tips to overcome the limitations of time, while reducing the incidence of driving through a fast food:
- Plan meals in advance. Use your downtime in the evenings or on weekends to organize a weekly meal plan. Find recipes, ingredients to use fresh whole raw foods, as this will reduce the cost and nutritional value.
- Keep snacks. Often a slight pain of hunger is can the desire to do something quickly and easily (food wise) trigger get. So the next time you go to the store, pick up a few snacks for the hungry who are struggling very little preparation. Almonds, walnuts, fresh fruit, raw cheese - basically to enjoy something that you and your family.
- Year. With a fitness plan not only the control hunger is to reduce hunger hormone Director (ghrelin), but also to strengthen the desire to stay healthy by. After training, you feel healthy and fit, and do not want to make all the hard work undone. Exercise, therefore, to create a mental state of health, one that foods and unhealthy behaviors motivated on a healthy diet and fry.
What do you do when you to grab yourself something quick? Let us know in the comments!
-Dr. Edward F. Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, DCBCN, DABFM
References:
- Kim D, Leigh JP. The meals are full-service restaurants and "normal" fast or "poor" food? Managing the health of the population. December 2011, 14 (6) :307-15th doi: 10.1089/pop.2010.0071.
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About Dr. Edward Group III, DC, ND, DACBN, DCBCN, DABFM
Dr. Group has studied natural healing methods for over 20 years and now teaches individuals and practitioners worldwide. Does not look more patient, but focuses solely on spreading the word of health and well-being of the global community. Under his leadership, Global Healing Center, Inc. earned recognition as one of the largest alternative, natural and organic health resources on the Internet.