America's Obsession With Fast Food, Explained

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America's Obsession With Fast Food, Explained


From its humble beginnings to global dominance, we explore how fast food has shaped society, influenced diets, and impacted the environment. Uncover the historical roots of iconic chains like McDonalds and KFC, examine the economic and social dynamics driving their expansion, and confront the health and sustainability challenges posed by this…

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  1. Weird French fry survey with adults throwing out random wild numbers like a child would do has already turned me away.

    I've always despised how much we in the United States over produce our TV shows. I sure as hell don't want to see this channel get the same treatment.

  2. With the title "Birth of the Big Mac…" in front, I expected an homage to it's creator, Jim Delligatti, from my hometown of Pittsburgh. The Big Mac's birthplace is a half hour outside of the Burgh in Uniontown. He also ate a Big Mac a week till his death at 98! How about THAT folks?? Eat Big Macs every week for a longer, happier, healthier life! 😉😁

  3. Gave up on this when it started spouting outdated, demonstrably false 'cow/environment ' stats. Understand that this is an ideologically driven artical.

  4. The whole competition eating thing is another layer of disgusting and yet its being lauded. And so many folks who think their answers to the questions are amusing/clever. Folks deserve what they get 🙄

  5. So sad,. Ive never seen the appeal of hamburgers. A good one is great, and rare. Most of them are pretty ordinary. I dont think hamburgers would be quite as popular if they weren't 'washed down' with fries and soda.

  6. That percentage of people don't eat fast food because they dislike real food. It's because the food oligopolies have price fixed the hell out of food to such a degree and ratcheted up inflation so much, it's not even cheaper to cook at home sometimes (depending on number of people, what you like to eat, etc.)

    McDonald's (or the equivalent) is what they can afford. We don't go places that deliver food in a minute because we don't care about quality, but because no places gives you a real lunch break anymore. Americans don't eat in our cars because we can't stop eating crap, but because we don't have time to do it in a restaurant because we have no labor protections anymore. And try buying groceries if you've got no fridge to keep it in because you're homeless (like a not-insignificant percentage of the diners in any given McDonald's Dislike the victim blaming in this.