Fast food are food that provide us convenience by allowing us to buy food from almost everywhere without long waiting time. (Stein N, 2011) Firstly, the advantages of fast food will be explained and discussed. Secondly, the disadvantages of fast food will be discussed. Finally, a conclusion will be made with both advantages and disadvantages considered.
The first disadvantage of fast food is it’s health concern. Fast food are generally fatty food made with excessive oil and additives such as salt and sugar, meaning a large amount of calorie is present. When customers consumed too much fast food they might become obese and develop diseases such as diabetes, high blood pressure, strokes, and heart related symptoms due to high cholesterol from excessive fat. (Bose D, N.D) Customers may also consume excessive fast food because it is cheap to buy in large quantity. Also, research has been done proving it is more likely for people living near fast food branches to become obese. (Brown J, 2009)
The second disadvantage of fast food is the taste. Fast food may be cheap, however the taste is also not as pleasant as homemade kitchen food. Home cooked food will taste generally better due to the controlled amount of additive added is controlled. However, fast food can taste rather differently as the tastes are normally leaned to either too sweet or too savoury. This is due to the excessive flavouring such as salt, pepper, sugar, oil and also many other artificial flavourings in the process of making fastfood. (Wolverson M. N, 2009) Excessive artificial flavouring can also lead to many health problems as the customer is not consuming the additives with moderations. (Brown J, 2009)
The third disadvantage of fast food is the decreased amount of socializing. As fast food is cheaper for individual customers, most people would prefer eating alone rather than with others. (Bose D, N.D) This eventually lead to