Topic > The Benefits of Fast Food Habits for Traveling Jobs

They may have to spend most of their time in airports and hotels, while waiting at an airport they have fast food options and even some vending machines to choose from . Always having poor food choices in proximity to a traveling worker promotes bad eating habits and therefore an unhealthy lifestyle. In the article “Hit the Road Jacked” we read in Men's Health that those who travel have a greater risk of chronic health problems. “. . . Transportation workers, including truck drivers, are the fattest and have the highest risk of chronic health problems of any occupational group. Considering the consequences (heart attack, stroke, fatigue…), the 2.5 million trucks on US roads could represent our greatest threat to national security” (Kita). The long-term effects of consuming unhealthy food put people's lives at risk