It’s (almost) official that in October McDonald’s will be serving breakfast 24 hours a day. And while many people are currently drooling at the thought of enjoying a nice, hot sausage McGriddle at 5 p.m. it’s hard to believe any good could come of this.

Over the last few years, McDonald's has been slipping in profit and sales. With growing competition from other companies, the struggle has been real for the Golden Arches. How can you compete with bacon crusts and pretzel pizzas smothered in nacho cheese, the rising popularity of breakfast crunchwraps and biscuit tacos or the comeback of chicken fries? By serving one of America’s delicacies all day long.

While the company is hoping for higher sales, I can’t help but think of the higher weights and clogged arteries that are sure to come. My pants feel tighter just thinking about it. Yes, it’s difficult to turn away from fast food—especially when commercials are catchy and you can’t drive down a road without there being some sort of fast food facility present. But at the end of the day, as you wolf down your quarter-pounder with cheese, large fry and soda the only person to blame for why you’ve gained weight or feel that feeling I like to call the “Fast Food Regret,” you know when you eat your food savoring every bite and as soon as that last bite is gone you don’t know what to do with yourself, is yourself.

Obesity rates in America have skyrocketed in adults and especially children. Now, we obviously can’t blame fast food chains on this entirely, but when children grow up eating these types of foods with limited exercise as a result of increasing addictions with electronics, this leads to fatigue, lack of energy and motivation, weight gain and no awareness of portion control because this is what kids are taught. Kids are developing dependences on these unhealthy, high-caloric food, self-image issues, bullying, health issues like diabetes, etc. And that leads to adults with these problems, if not more.

Portion sizes have become almost non-existent. Not only have food and drink sizes dramatically increased, but even plate ware and food containers have as well. We are able to mindlessly eat a tub of popcorn at the movies and drink a 64 ounce Slurpee without a second thought. According to the CDC, the portion size of a hamburger was 3.9 ounces in the 1950’s and since then it’s almost tripled that amount. People are no longer aware that drinks and snacks normally contain multiple serving sizes in one package or bottle.

While there have been alternative and “healthier” food options offered like milk or apple slices in kids meals, that still doesn’t mean your child’s meal is much healthier. The Egg White Delight from McDonalds only runs you about 250 calories. People see the lower calorie amount and “egg white” and think it must be healthy. However, you’re still consuming 770 mg of sodium (The American Heart Association recommends Americans should consume less than 1,500 mg/day) which is putting half the amount of your entire day just at breakfast. And that’s before you add on a mocha and hashbrown.

We can’t blame fast food companies like McDonald’s for doing something like possibly serving breakfast all day. The scariest part is what will happen to people because of it. Or even what will American fast food do next?

There are those days where you just need to shamelessly scarf down a giant, greasy burger or, possibly soon, a stack of hot cakes and a hash brown. We’re human. Bad food can sometimes be so good. Just remember that moderation, motivation to stay active and education on not only what you’re actually eating, but how much of it you’re eating. If you’re consuming fast food all the time your body might not be lovin’ it.