What is fast food and why is it so popular? Fast food refers to food that can be prepared and served quickly. Fast food restaurants usually have a walk up counter or drive-thru window where you order and pick up your food. Fast food restaurants are popular because they serve filling foods that taste good and don ’t cost a lot of money. However‚ fast food is usually cheap because it ’s often made with cheaper ingredients such as high fat meat‚ refined grains‚ and added sugar and fats‚ instead
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Jessica Brandon Fast Food Driven Society In a recent documentary film I’ve seen called‚ “Super-Size Me‚” it was stated that in the past 20-25 years‚ obesity levels in America have doubled. Why you may wonder? Many factors contribute to the way we live in our society today‚ but the main reason for obesity levels being so high is the fast food industry and its effects on everyone it comes in contact with. Anyone who has ever had junk food in their life know its addicting features. Seeing it everywhere
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wondered why there are so many obese people in the U.S.? You would think that with all of the buzz about organic foods that we have available‚ that we would slowly be getting better with our weight as a country. Unfortunately the reality of the situation is organic food are expensive and with the way the economy is today many people are working on a budget and simply cannot afford to splurge on the organic items. So now that we know that lets look at the second half of that equation‚ Fast Food! Now
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Zachary Buerkle November 12‚ 2012 Is fast food the new tobacco? Should government further regulate fast food advertisements as done with tobacco advertisements? On June 22 of 2010‚ over ten years of intensive planning from the FDA would finally result in the extensive regulation of the $89 billion tobacco industry. Although the newly created laws could not illegalize nicotine or tobacco‚ the FDA was given vast authority to regulate the ingredients in tobacco products as well as the way they
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blaming fast food restaurants for obesity? When is it individual responsibility and when is it appropriate to place blame? Can we really classify obesity as an epidemic? We speak of it as though it ’s a new viral strain sweeping the country. Obesity in America has risen over 15 percent in the last 20 years‚ but it ’s been on the rise many years prior. Let’s just focus on fast food restaurants for a moment. Fast foods can benefit you in any way that you need it to. It is affordable‚ fast‚ appetizing
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Cause and Effect: Fast Food This is a cause-and-effect essay about fast food – how it become so popular and what its effects have been. It uses 4 paragraphs and a 3-7-7-3 layout (three sentences in the introduction‚ seven in the causes paragraph‚ seven in the effects paragraph‚ and three in the conclusion). Show or Hide Explanations In the past people in the United Arab Emirates used to eat healthy‚ freshly prepared food with their families in the home.Today however‚ many people‚ particularly
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Term paper -Foundations of computing FAST FOOD AUTOMATION SYSTEM Submitted to: Submitted by: Table of contents: 1. Acknowledgement 2. Introduction 3. Proposed system (a) Description (b) System requirements 4. Requirement analysis 5. System design 6. Source code 7. Testing 8. Future scope 9. Bibliography AKNOWLEDGEMENT As usual large number of
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Since the 20th century fast food has become extremely popular as an alternative to home-cooked meals. Year by year the number of restaurants specializing in fast food has been growing. What are the reasons of this sweeping popularity? What are the advantages and disadvantages of eating this type of food as opposed to normal foods or meals? Pros Firstly‚ fast food saves time allowing people to buy food from almost everywhere without long waiting time. Nowadays many people are in a hurry‚ which usually
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3 Reasons why fast food is bad for you Eating too much fast food is considered to be a leading cause of obesity‚ hypertension‚ and heart disease. Fast food restaurants are popular because they serve tasty convenient foods for a reasonable price. Many people visit these restaurants frequently to eat their main meals. They don’t realize that these type of food items are bad for health. Here are some reasons why fast food is bad for your health. Fast food contain more calories. Majority of
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Jeffery Scott Riley ENG July 18‚ 2013 Fast foods‚ Slow Americans Today fast food restaurants appear in large quantities all over the United States. From McDonalds to Burger King to Taco Bell‚ these companies offer a fast meal at a cheap price. Unfortunately‚ these meals are incredibly unhealthy and contain ingredients that are damaging people’s health and cause obesity. This paper will discuss one main cause of the rapid growth of this industry and the effect it is has on its consumers. Imagine
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