The Cyclical Effect of Fast Food in America

Everytime people eat fast food they don't understand the impact they are really making. On any given day in the United States about one-quarter of the adult population visits a fast food restaurant. Going to fast food restaurants has now become routine to many in America. Fast food has helped to transform not only the American diet, but also our landscape, economy, workforce, and popular culture. Fast food and its consequences have become inescapable. Everything we do has an effect on our economy, but fast food is one of the biggest factors.

http://www.nytimes.com/books/first/s/schlosser-fast.html