July Fourth Fail: The British appear to have a very low opinion of American food
A photo of an “American food aisle” in a British grocery is causing an online uproar, but the real travesty may be how accurately it captures America’s unhealthy love affair with processed food.
Americans, I’m curious for your thoughts. This is our “American food aisle” in Tescos. Is this accurate to American food? pic.twitter.com/PAqcU8Vvkp — 𝕛𝕖𝕫𝕒 ∝ July 4, 2019 “Hot dogs in a jar are an insult to American standards,” user @shadowsilver91 wrote. Hot dogs are of course a traditional favorite in the U.S., and Americans eat about 20 billion hot dogs each year, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. Though many said they were shocked to see them in jars, some companies, including Germany-based Wikinger, do sell jarred hot dogs.
The study defined fast food as “restaurant fast food/pizza.” Fast food is more likely to contain high levels of sugars, fats, and salts that can increase one’s risk of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and other health conditions. Junk food is convenient, and getting away from it can be expensive The overall medical cost of obesity in America was $147 billion in 2008 U.S. dollars, the CDC estimated. And individuals who are obese spend an average of $1,429 more on medical costs each year than those who are normal weight.
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