The war in the US was the ‘culprit’ that people now eat junk food

The Junk food has a high level of consumption in the United States, this despite doctors’ recommendations since it has negative effects on health. Specialists believe that This phenomenon was triggered after World War II.

According to experts consulted by BBC Worldprior to the Great Depression, The United States government was not in charge of providing food to people in vulnerable circumstances. After this historical period, everything changed.

According to the aforementioned media, the government of Franklin D. Roosevelt looked for a way for families to feed themselves with little money, resulting in US$7.5 meals that included dishes “creative as well as eccentric and dull”, which more late brought a problem of malnutrition that would be reflected in the aspiring soldiers who were rejected due to low weight and other inconveniences.

One of the measures that the government took was ask food companiesand especially those of bread, that they add vitamins to their products.
This fact, according to the aforementioned media, It was the great beginning of ultra-processed foods. According to the specialists, when adding vitamins they should not worry too much about the quality of the rest of the ingredients.

At the end of the Second World War in 1945, food stopped being popular in street stalls or farms and the wave of the food from large and modern supermarketsrefrigerated packaging, boxes and processed products.

The opening of fast food chains, another key to the change in nutrition in the United States

According to the BBC, another event that marked the years after the Second World War was that large fast food chains such as McDonald’s, In-N-Out Burger and Dunkin’ Donuts They opened their first restaurants, acts that helped popularize fast and low-cost food.

The junk food has evolved significantly since it was born and has been influenced by changes in food production, marketing and culture. Despite concerns about overuse, it remains an integral part of the American diet due to its convenience, price and taste.