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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Eating Fast Food
Eating is one of the human’s activities that it is enjoyable. There are many kinds of food available to eat, no exception is fast food. Fast food is a kind of meal which is prepared or served quickly. Some people argue that by eating fast food, they may get the advantages and disadvantages. These reasons will be illustrated in the following essays.
The advantage of consuming fast foods is that it can save time. Fast foods, such as hamburger and pizza only need a short time to order. Moreover, nowadays, the restaurants which sell them can be found easily. Therefore, no matter when you are hungry, or wherever you are, there is probably at least one fast food restaurant just a short drive away.
Another advantage of eating fast foods is that they have a good taste. For instance, snack, spaghetti and fried chicken have special flavor which make the consumers be addicted. Because in fact, such fast foods are added with additives, such as Monosodium glutamate and sodium which can improve the taste of food.
However, eating fast foods also has disadvantage is that it is one of factors causing obesity. Generally, fast foods have many of calories and these accumulate in the body as fat deposits that can cause obesity. In addition, with obesity come other problems like high blood pressure and diseases of the joints. Some researchers have shown that there is a direct link between fast food and obesity on children.
All in all, human being should think twice if they want to eat fast foods in order to keep away from the negative impacts. Therefore, they can take another choice of fast foods such salad which has low calories and good nutrients. Thus, the human body will remain healthy.