In this world‚ people eat fast food far too often‚ because it’s convenient and cheap. However‚ there are a host of disadvantages associated with eating fast food. It is not necessary to boycott all fast food restaurants‚ but it’s important to limit how often you eat at them. Since fast food restaruants became widespread‚ people do not eat balanced and nutrious. That causes serious health problems later.Especially for children‚ to eat balanced‚ healthy and nutrious is essential for proper growth
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Bose‚ Debopriya. (2012.) Advantages and disadvantages of Fast Food. Retrieved from http://www.buzzle.com/articles/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-fast-food.html There are 13‚000 McDonald’s restaurants just in America alone‚ along with 8‚000 KFC’s in 80 countries. The biggest disadvantage is the tremendous effect on one’s health. In this article Debopriya talks about how in the fast food industries use a lot of sugars‚ salts‚ oil‚ fried meat‚ cheese‚ mayonnaise‚ and clearly they use calories. It
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Oxford Brookes University Research and Analysis Report The identification of the effects of globalisation on the Fast-food Industry By: Meekaal Ali September 2001 Words 4850 Contents page no. 1. Introduction 3 2. Information Gathering 5 3. Identification and analysis of information
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(2011). Research conducted has shown fast food to be a leading contributor to childhood obesity with close to one third of children consuming and demonstrating weight gain and risk of obesity (Holguin‚ 2004). The fast food industry stands accused of attempting to addict people‚ at an early age‚ to their food with a direct result of increased incidences of obesity. Much like the tobacco industry and smoking‚ there is debate whether responsibility lies with fast food or with individuals and their parents
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Fast Food in HK – McDonald’s VS KFC Fast Food Culture in the worldwide Fast food‚ as you can understand is the term referring to food that is prepared and can be delivered in a fast time. It is traditionally American style meal that always included French fries‚ burgers and soft drinks. Restaurants store precooked ingredients‚ once the customer gives an order‚ take-away can be ready in a while. To be called as “Fast food”‚ these foods must meet a few standards: good time management‚ quality stability
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in his article when explaining that the parent is at fault because they are responsible for purchasing the food. Parents need to step up and take control of their kids exercise and eating habits. It is pretty obvious that “parents‚ not state government‚ are in the best position to fight the epidemic of overweight children.” By parents taking control‚ they can maintain their children’s food consumption and exercise habits. If parents maintain a healthy diet and exercise pan for their kids then it
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THE EFFECTS OF TAKING FAST FOOD FOR OUR HEALTHY Fast food refers about food such as hamburgers which is prepared quickly and that we can take away with us. It is served at a counter or drive-tru window without to wait at a long time and do not employ wait staff‚ customers simply seat themselves after ordering. Fast foods are ready to eat alternatives to home cooked food. They are readily available and can be eaten at ones own convenience. However‚ it is necessary that we know the benefits
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33 Economics THE EFFECT OF FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS ON OBESITY Janet Currie‚ Stefano DellaVigna‚ Enrico Moretti‚ Vikram Pathania February 2009 www.wine-economics.org The Effect of Fast Food Restaurants on Obesity Janet Currie‚ Columbia University and NBER Stefano DellaVigna‚ UC Berkeley and NBER Enrico Moretti‚ UC Berkeley and NBER Vikram Pathania‚ UC Berkeley January 2009 Abstract. We investigate the health consequences of changes in the supply of fast food using the exact geographical
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Fast food and Obesity When one thinks about food‚ the first thing that might jump to one’s mind would be the delicious home made mother’s special roast‚ or for many it might be a cultural dish that westerners do not recognise as the perfect meal but still is respectively for those who adore it. However those days have long gone when a perfectly cooked meal was an everyday occurring. With a fast paced life in the western world the invention and development of fast food (industry) has grown like
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Fast Food and Obesity Obesity is a medical disorder in which body fat has gathered to such an extent that it may have a negative effect on the overall health condition of a person. People are classified as obese when their Body Mass Index (BMI) measurement is greater than thirty Kg / m2‚ or their weight is twenty percent greater than normal weight (Obesity‚ WebMD). America has blamed genetics and fast food as the cause of overweight and obesity for many years‚ the fact is that it is not a "cause"
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