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The Alarming Rise of Teenage Obesity: The Toxic Landscape of Fast Food Reigning Supreme

25 Apr 2024 · 1 min

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A short YouTube video by Marcelle Pick arguing that teenage obesity and diabetes in the US have risen dramatically and are linked to a food environment dominated by fast food. The speaker states that "one in four teenage boys" in the US has prediabetes or type 2 diabetes and that "a quarter of all teens" are grappling with obesity, and attributes these trends to easy access to non-nutritious options and limited access to affordable nutritious foods compared with Europe.

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So picture this one. One in four teenage boys. Are you ready for this? In the US has prediabetes or type 2 diabetes. With a quarter of all teens grappling with obesity. These statistics are phenomenally different than it used to be. And they're really alarming. And in my opinion, they speak volumes about the environment that we've created. We have toxic landscape where fast food reigns supreme. Whenever you go to a store, there's multiple choices for you at the checkout counter, Many of them not nutritious. And we have nutritious options. Are oftentimes out of reach, very different than in Europe.