The History of Fast Food Restaurants have been around in some form for most of human civilization. But they usually catered to travelers. As far back as ancient Greece and Rome‚ inns and taverns generally served food to people who had a reason to be away from home. This trend continued until relatively recently. Although taverns and coffee houses were popular places to gather and share beverages in the 17th century‚ the idea of eating out for fun didn’t take off in Western society until the late
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Nowadays people tend to choose food in fast food restaurant rather than to cook a meal themselves. Despite the fact that fast food such as hamburger‚ fried chicken…contains high amount of fats and salt which are not good for our health‚ people still go to fast food restaurant frequently and the fast food industry is still getting more and more powerful. There are several explanations for this situation. In today’s fast paced life‚ 10 minutes is an ideal amount of time to get a ready meal. How
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Eng 112 Carolyn Casey 11/12/14 Fast Food and Obesity The obesity epidemic Americans face today is a growing problem that affects more than half of the population. With growing body sizes and serious medical problems associated with obesity‚ it is a problem that needs to be addressed and changed. No one would argue that obesity‚ especially in children‚ is not a problem. However‚ the cause of childhood obesity is heavily debated. Many people claim that fast-food restaurants are to blame. In the
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There are numerous fast food companies emerging around the world‚ such as McDonald’s‚ Jack in the Box‚ Taco Bell‚ Subway and others. It is reported that China has already had 3000 branches of KFCs and 1100 branches of McDonald’s that set up by December‚ 2010. What’s more‚ McDonald’s spreading out among 121 countries with over 30‚000 restaurants and 47 years of sustained profitability. It’s universally acknowledged that fast food is not healthy‚ especially for children. If you have it often‚ your
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT HUMAN GEOGRAPHY READING ASSIGNMENT – FAST FOOD NATION INTRODUCTION to Fast Food Nation (Amazon.com excerpt) On any given day‚ one out of four Americans opts for a quick and cheap meal at a fast-food restaurant‚ without giving either its speed or its thriftiness a second thought. Fast food is so ubiquitous that it now seems as American‚ and harmless‚ as apple pie. But the industry ’s drive for consolidation‚ homogenization‚ and speed has radically transformed America ’s diet
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The existence of fast food establishments is not new. According to Parsa and Kahn‚ quick food service dates back to Constantinople in 1500 A.D.‚ with the creation of the coffee shop. However‚ in the past half century‚ there has been a surge in what we now think of as quick service restaurants (QSR)‚ serving a growing number of people who are eating more and more of their meals outside of the home. Every day in the United States‚ 25% of the population will visit a fast food restaurant‚ and worldwide
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has been a spike in the numbers of Americans becoming obese and fat along with a rise in the number of sugars in foods. Obesity seems to have become a normal thing in current day America and it must be put to an end for a healthier and improved lifestyle. If a plan isn’t put into effect the problem will only gain more weight and get larger. My proposal is to use fat people’s meat as a food and fuel source. It will help the United States more advanced and make America great again. 38% of adult Americans
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this should be prevented. The fast food industry takes advantage of this influence over children and is a large factor in the obesity problem America faces today. Fast food chains give the impression to children that they can and should have everything they want‚ and include their product as a part of that. Datuk Marimuthu Nadason‚ president of the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations‚ states “studies have shown that children are likely to pick branded foods because they associate themselves
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JUNK FOOD NATION Obesity in children and Adolescents represents one of the most frustrating and difficult disease to treat. Furthermore‚ one in five children in the United States is now over weight according to National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS). The author of this article looks at the obesity in children and what is causing it‚ and how we can find a solution to it. Although this article offers well-supported arguments‚ it also has weakness. It is clearly known that the driving
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1. Health Hazards caused by junk food With the change in life styles‚ more and more people like to have family outings and eat outside their homes. Rather it is the house-wives who prefer to have a meal in some nukkad dhaba or a family restaurant or some eating joint. But the most preferred eating place today is no doubt Chinese cuisines which are programmed to serve their customers the readymade menu. It is perhaps the fast food which is served ready to eat and easily commercially available. It
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