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 restaurantA fast food restaurant‚ also known as a quick service restaurant (QSR) within the industry itself‚ is a specific type of restaurant characterized both by its fast food cuisine and by minimal table service. Food served in fast food restaurants typically caters to a "meat-sweet diet" and is offered from a limited menu; is cooked in bulk in advance and kept hot; is finished and packaged to order; and is usually available ready to take away‚ though seating may be provided. Fast food
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Fast food nutrition should make up a minimal part of a healthy diet. Fast foods and junk foods are high in fat‚ sodium and sugar‚ which can lead to obesity and a range of attendant health problems‚ including diabetes‚ heart disease and arthritis. Here are the facts about how excessive junk food consumption affects your body. Junk Food Affects Your Energy Levels Junk food doesn’t contain the nutrients your body needs to stay healthy. As a result‚ you may feel chronically fatigued and lack the energy
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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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of eating fast foods and hopefully they will think twice before choosing to eat fast food. Introduction: Due to the fast paced lifestyle most Americans live‚ we tend to eat a lot of fast food due to its convenience and easy access. Although fast food restaurants provide a fast and convenient meal‚ they are very bad for your health‚ due to lack of quality‚ preparation of foods and trans fats‚ just to name a few of the disadvantages to fast foods. Fast food is not the cause of obesity but it is
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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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thomas goldy Prof. Lastrapes English 1A 19 april‚ 2013 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
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2013 Obesity in America; who is Responsible In our today’s society‚ especially western countries‚ the issue of fast food seems to be at the top of every health related debate. As these debates become more controversial‚ the question of who bears the responsibility remains unanswered. In his essay‚ Don’t Blame the Eater‚ David Zinczenko attempts to answer this key question by placing the greater responsibility of America’s obesity and other fast food related health issues on the fast food industries
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going to talk about eating fast foods and how it is bad for your body. I want to start off by asking yall a question. How many of ya’ll eat fast food at least once a week? Ok‚ How many of you eat it at least twice a week if not more? Americans have begun to eat more fast food because the way in which it is marketed; it’s cheap‚ convenient‚ finger-food‚ and it tastes good. Eating is one of the pleasures of life‚ although it can be bad for your health when eating fast foods‚ which are high in saturated
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12/13/12 Fast Food Advertisement Target Children “The problem is when that fun stuff becomes the habit. And I think that’s what’s happened in our culture. Fast food has become the everyday meal.” Michelle Obama stated this quote to inform America that fast food is becoming a problem in the U.S. Fast food had been making business since the 1960’s and proudly serving all across America (Schlosser. 4). It hasn’t been until the 1980’s‚ referred to “the decade of child consumer”‚ where fast food didn’t
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