In this nation‚ fast food is filling up every ounce of our daily lives. An industry that started with a small innocent number of hamburger and hot dog stands has spread to every corner of the nation and the world. When we are to tired or have no time to make dinner after a long and extremely busy day‚ fast food restaurants is where we go to get our meals. Not only that‚ but fast food is now sold at airports‚ cruise ships‚ universities‚ high schools‚ elementary schools‚ and even hospitals. With the
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DISADVANTAGES OF FAST FOOD Submitted by Duha on Wed‚ 2011-11-09 11:56 The greatest disadvantage of fast food is the adverse effect that it has on one’s health. It is a fact that fast food is more unhealthy than home-cooked meals‚ as they contain higher amounts of salt‚ fats and calories. Fast food is an important contributor to obesity in the American population. Obesity in children is on the rise and a direct link is being cited between fast food and obesity in children. Given the sedentary
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Life in the Fast Food Lane The growth of the fast food industry over the past few decades into what it is today is an undeniable phenomenon that has occurred in an alarmingly rapid pace. The fact of the matter is it seems that a person has a very realistic chance of finding a McDonalds within a 4 mile radius of any household in the country‚ it is also arguable that this is already the case for the world as well‚ and if not now then very soon indeed. According to an article “Good Home Cooking--Right
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Fast Foods Effects on Us Before the mid 1900’s‚ when people were hungry they would cook at home or sit down at a local restaurant. However‚ the restaurants back then would not be a part of a huge chain‚ but more like a mom and pop business. Now‚ present day‚ when you’re driving down the road and start to feel hungry‚ what do you do? You stop off at the closest fast food joint of course! With the explosion of the fast food industry‚ it has caused many: lifestyle‚ family‚ health and money conveniences
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Brand-New Fast Food Trend Introduction Fast food is very common in Hong Kong. We can find at least one fast-food restaurant nearby. McDonald‚ KFC‚ Burger King‚ Triple O’s‚ Café de Carol can be found everywhere in Hong Kong. Fast food means that the food can be prepared and served very quickly. It can save us time and is convenient. [pic][pic][pic] The aim of this report is to investigate fast food culture in Hong Kong nowadays. Firstly‚ trend of fast food culture
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side of fast food Nowadays a problem of fast food is widespread all over the world. Fast food restaurants are situated almost in every country. The most popular of them are McDonald’s‚ Burger King’s‚ KFC restaurants. Even if it is easy to buy and cheap‚ the health risks outweigh the five minutes of satisfaction that fast food brings. One should carefully think before they eat fast food because there is disadvantages in the fast food. The health risks that come from eating so much fast food are life-threatening
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Today‚ many people eat fast food instead of home made food. The reason is that fast food is fast‚ cheap and convenient. However‚ at the same time‚ fast food is contributing to a big social problem in the U.S.‚ which is obesity‚ and recently some people are beginning to sue the fast food companies for causing their obesity. Should the fast food companies have responsibility for American’s obesity? My answer for this argument is "No". I think that whether people eat fast food or not is an individual
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Fast Food Essay Julia Mendoza English 114 Section 13 Karen Coopman December 12‚ 2012 Julia Mendoza Eng. 114.13 12-12-12 Fast Food Essay Obesity is becoming an increasingly large problem‚ most especially in the United States where‚ according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention‚ more than one-third of adults are obese. The large fast food industry of the America creates food that has contributed to this obesity problem‚ and many believe that the industry is the main
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All such food is categorized as fast food which can be prepared and served quickly. Restaurants and kiosks provide fast food with precooked or preheated ingredients and usually served at a packaged form (Pollan‚ 2009). In the beginning‚ American hamburger and fries was considered as the traditional fast food but now the field has been widely diversified and food like pizzas‚ fish and chips‚ burgers from McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken etc. are all considered fast food. Fast food market has
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Fast food is something that every American knows about. Most likely you‚ the person reading this has had fast food before‚ and probably enjoyed it. Whether it may be Mcdonalds‚ Burger King‚ Taco Bell‚ Jack in the Box‚ KFC‚ etc. There is nothing as cheap‚ quick to get‚ and tasty as fast food. With the ever-growing population of obese Americans‚ people are looking for a reason and for most that reason is fast food. Now according to the CDC (centers for disease control) the definition of overweight
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