Introduction: Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food‚ typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant or store with low quality preparation and served to the customer in a packaged form for take-out/take-away. History: The concept of ready-cooked food for sale is closely connected with urban development. In ancient Rome cities had street
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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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Draft 3 Fast food Obesity is an epidemic that is sweeping over the United States today. It’s affecting both adults and children. With the increase in fast food availability and a decrease in the time most Americans have to prepare nutritious meals at home‚ it’s obvious why more people are eating at fast food restaurants. Obesity is a growing problem in the United States and more and more children are being affected. But do uneducated families have the right to put the blame on fast food restaurants
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Fabio Souza 25 May 2013 Fast Food Restaurants Americas number one and most famous invention of all time the almighty fast food and its various different types of as what I consider “snacks” that are made into meals with a side of French fries and a soda that is quite a bit too large to wash all that salty goodness down‚ but luckily for some it really doesn’t end with just hamburgers and French fries this array of options spams out from the very basic hamburger to knockoff Mexican dishes to
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“Fast Food Industry” There are a few issues in the United States that many of us are talking about daily. One of those main issues that are being talked about is food in our society. But even more specific than that‚ many are talking about how the fast food industry has affected and impacted our society. There is a lot of history of how fast food has started. There were a lot of entrepreneurs many years ago that realized that going into the fast food chain would bring them great profit (Levenstein
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Fast food has become a major phenomenon here in America. According to Eric Schlosser‚ he writes in the New York Times‚ on average $301‚369‚863 is spent a day on fast food. As Schlosser shows‚ American people are abusing fast food. In accordance with fast food binging‚ obesity has become a widespread epidemic. According to Joseph Mercola M.D.‚ on a personal website states obesity is‚ "A chronic condition that develops as a result of an interaction between a person ’s genetic makeup and their environment
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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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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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eat fast food??? Nowdays people’s lives are becoming faster and faster. Because of a tight schedule‚ many people decide to eat fast food. Fast food is a western food. Fast food refers to any poor nutrition food that is easily prepared. Fast food may include chips‚ hot pies‚ sandwiches‚ burgers‚ kebabs‚ pizzas‚ soups‚ and salads. It also includes drinks‚ for instance‚ milkshakes‚ and soft drinks. Fast food has advantages and disadvantages. Some of the advantages of fast food are that fast food is
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the Blame Game Growing up children love to eat at McDonalds‚ Burger King‚ or their local pizza place. The fast food industry offers prepackaged‚ unhealthy foods that are marketed through advertisements and media as a kid friendly quick breakfast‚ lunch or dinner. Many blame obesity in children and young adults in the easy access to fast food. Is it fair to suggest that the numerous fast food places that are available are the leading factor in the increase of obesity amongst children? There are other
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