Should we Support or Struggle Fast Food
McDonald’s, Subway, Burger King, Pizza Hut and KFC. Has anyone never heard about them? Is there anyone who never eating in one of these restaurants? Fast food restaurants are widespread in each country and each city in the world. In this fast and busy life people figure on fast food for breakfast, for lunch and for dinner. People eat in restaurants, take it home or the office, or order it delivered from their home or work. Most people use those restaurants are the students and workers, since they do not have enough time to cook or prepare new meal. Yet these restaurants are not good for many reasons such as they have bad health effects, prey on local businesses, contain bad quality and war against traditional food.
Some people call this food junk food”. It is not actually made of garbage. People use the term junk food to describe a food that has few of the nutrients your body needs, and a lot of fat, sugar and salt, which your body can easily get too much of. Potato chips, candy, and soft drinks are often considered junk food”. (“ Junk food”, n. d., para. 1). That means fast food does not contain fresh and complete building bulges to keep healthy. Fast food restaurants started in the 1950’s and they flare-up around the countries in the 1960’s. Most people who ate this food in that time were the rich families and youths. (“Fast Food Facts”, n. d., paras. 1-2). In these days everybody eat from these restaurants, youths or adults, rich or normal people. These restaurants attract all public.
First, the dietitians said fast food is not healthy. It does not cover what the body needs to be entire and slim. Eating fast food everyday for a long time causes many diseases such as “constipation, IBS, severe gas and bloating, weight gain, chronic fatigue, acid reflux, parasites, stomach pain, diverticulitis, skin and hair problems and many other common ailments”. (Johnstone. n. d., para. 1). When someone wants to be on diet the dieticians advice him to avoids fast food because it contain a lots of saturated fat which causes high cholesterol. In addition, there is lots of sugar which is the main reason for obesity, diabetic and teeth problems. Further, high blood pressure can happen since the saltiness in the meats and the French fries. Adding to that, this food is dangerous for the children especially it has hazardous effect to their body and brain. Since children are like fast food so they eat more, and they less their activity and excursuses. Healthy brain is in the healthy body.
Second, these restaurants compete about having more locations around the world. In the article “Subway: Junk Food, Junk Economic” (2004) states that “subway overtook McDonald's last year in the United States and now has 15,874 locations in the U.S. compared to 11,533 for McDonald's. Worldwide, Subway has 21,528 restaurants in 75 countries. McDonald's has more than 30,000 restaurants in 119 countries. Subway founder Fred Deluca says he wants 30,000 outlets worldwide by 2010”. (“Fast Food Facts”, n. d., para.1). This rise hurts other local businesses especially the full services restaurants that contain better meals and better nutrition values. Since there are good restaurants and fast food restaurants customer will prefer that good restaurants. Yet, fast food restaurants have more places around the world so, they easy for customer to find them. In addition, they are working 24 hours a day. The competition is continues and the win for the best.
Third, fast food is poor in vitamins and minerals, and has a bad quality. They “contain very little real food. They are made of devitalized processed food, hydrogenated fats, chemicals, and preservatives, and include anything made with refined white flour”. (“The Harmful Effects of Eating Processed Food”, n. d., para. 5). The food is not new, not clean, they save it for many days or maybe weeks and the chemicals, which are on the food, are not healthy. Further, there are many complaints from customers about that restaurants such as the sandwiches do not have “ enough meat”, “ food is not served hot enough” or they “reheated”, “they do not use high quality meat and restaurants are not kept clean enough” and “ food is too expensive and not give you a good value for your money”. (“Fast Food Facts”, n. d., para. 4). People are looking for the high quality food and services. Are these restaurants going to better one day?
Finally, food is part of our culture, and each country has special food which makes it different than other countries. Yet common fast food restaurants are easier to find everywhere and anytime. That makes people be lazy to cook fresh food and forget the traditional food. In addition it makes break up in the family because they are not eating together at home; each one of them eats alone. It could makes problems between parents and children, since teenager prefer to eat in a restaurant than eat at home.
Opponents say that the fast food restaurants are developing the country’s economy. They are saving many job chances for youths. “A fast food restaurant is a common place where many young people work to earn some cash”. (“Having a Part-time Job in a Fast Food Restaurants”, 2001, para. 1). There are many different positions “Such as cooking the food, serving people, sweeping the floors and washing tables”. (“Having a Part-time Job in a Fast Food Restaurants”, 2001, para. 2). It is a good thing to find jobs to many people. However, these kinds of jobs are available, but people will not work there for long time. It is transitory job. Who works in these jobs will think only for money, not to help people as it not good places to eat in.
In the end we know that fast food “has become regular part or our fast-paced”. (Warshaw. n. d. para. 2) It is the most popular food in the world. Everybody eat burger or pizza from there and find the difference in the value. Yet we need to find something easy as fast food, but healthier and cleaner. Doctors are always warning from eat a lot of these meals because of the high amount of the fat. Meals should be homemade and contain good food, including vitamins, minerals, proteins and carbohydrates. Because of the disadvantages of the fast food restaurants government supposed to limited having it.
Reference
Fast food facts. (n. d.) Retrieved April 27, 2007, from http://www.geocities.com
Having a part time job in a fast food restaurant. (2001, August 23) BBC.
Retrieved April 23, 2007, from http://www.bbc.co.uk
Junk food (n. d.) Retrieved April 23, 2007, from http://www.kidshealth.org
Johnstone, H. Are You Clean Inside? Retrieved April 23, 2007, from
http://www.drnatura.com
Subway: Junk Food, Junk Economic. (2004, July 14). CommonDdreams.org.
Retrieved April 23, 2007, from http://www.commondreams.com
The Harmful Effects of Eating Processed Food (n. d.) Retrieved April 23, 2007,
from http://www.puristat.com
Warshaw, H (n. d.). Fruit2o
Some people call this food junk food”. It is not actually made of garbage. People use the term junk food to describe a food that has few of the nutrients your body needs, and a lot of fat, sugar and salt, which your body can easily get too much of. Potato chips, candy, and soft drinks are often considered junk food”. (“ Junk food”, n. d., para. 1). That means fast food does not contain fresh and complete building bulges to keep healthy. Fast food restaurants started in the 1950’s and they flare-up around the countries in the 1960’s. Most people who ate this food in that time were the rich families and youths. (“Fast Food Facts”, n. d., paras. 1-2). In these days everybody eat from these restaurants, youths or adults, rich or normal people. These restaurants attract all public.
First, the dietitians said fast food is not healthy. It does not cover what the body needs to be entire and slim. Eating fast food everyday for a long time causes many diseases such as “constipation, IBS, severe gas and bloating, weight gain, chronic fatigue, acid reflux, parasites, stomach pain, diverticulitis, skin and hair problems and many other common ailments”. (Johnstone. n. d., para. 1). When someone wants to be on diet the dieticians advice him to avoids fast food because it contain a lots of saturated fat which causes high cholesterol. In addition, there is lots of sugar which is the main reason for obesity, diabetic and teeth problems. Further, high blood pressure can happen since the saltiness in the meats and the French fries. Adding to that, this food is dangerous for the children especially it has hazardous effect to their body and brain. Since children are like fast food so they eat more, and they less their activity and excursuses. Healthy brain is in the healthy body.
Second, these restaurants compete about having more locations around the world. In the article “Subway: Junk Food, Junk Economic” (2004) states that “subway overtook McDonald's last year in the United States and now has 15,874 locations in the U.S. compared to 11,533 for McDonald's. Worldwide, Subway has 21,528 restaurants in 75 countries. McDonald's has more than 30,000 restaurants in 119 countries. Subway founder Fred Deluca says he wants 30,000 outlets worldwide by 2010”. (“Fast Food Facts”, n. d., para.1). This rise hurts other local businesses especially the full services restaurants that contain better meals and better nutrition values. Since there are good restaurants and fast food restaurants customer will prefer that good restaurants. Yet, fast food restaurants have more places around the world so, they easy for customer to find them. In addition, they are working 24 hours a day. The competition is continues and the win for the best.
Third, fast food is poor in vitamins and minerals, and has a bad quality. They “contain very little real food. They are made of devitalized processed food, hydrogenated fats, chemicals, and preservatives, and include anything made with refined white flour”. (“The Harmful Effects of Eating Processed Food”, n. d., para. 5). The food is not new, not clean, they save it for many days or maybe weeks and the chemicals, which are on the food, are not healthy. Further, there are many complaints from customers about that restaurants such as the sandwiches do not have “ enough meat”, “ food is not served hot enough” or they “reheated”, “they do not use high quality meat and restaurants are not kept clean enough” and “ food is too expensive and not give you a good value for your money”. (“Fast Food Facts”, n. d., para. 4). People are looking for the high quality food and services. Are these restaurants going to better one day?
Finally, food is part of our culture, and each country has special food which makes it different than other countries. Yet common fast food restaurants are easier to find everywhere and anytime. That makes people be lazy to cook fresh food and forget the traditional food. In addition it makes break up in the family because they are not eating together at home; each one of them eats alone. It could makes problems between parents and children, since teenager prefer to eat in a restaurant than eat at home.
Opponents say that the fast food restaurants are developing the country’s economy. They are saving many job chances for youths. “A fast food restaurant is a common place where many young people work to earn some cash”. (“Having a Part-time Job in a Fast Food Restaurants”, 2001, para. 1). There are many different positions “Such as cooking the food, serving people, sweeping the floors and washing tables”. (“Having a Part-time Job in a Fast Food Restaurants”, 2001, para. 2). It is a good thing to find jobs to many people. However, these kinds of jobs are available, but people will not work there for long time. It is transitory job. Who works in these jobs will think only for money, not to help people as it not good places to eat in.
In the end we know that fast food “has become regular part or our fast-paced”. (Warshaw. n. d. para. 2) It is the most popular food in the world. Everybody eat burger or pizza from there and find the difference in the value. Yet we need to find something easy as fast food, but healthier and cleaner. Doctors are always warning from eat a lot of these meals because of the high amount of the fat. Meals should be homemade and contain good food, including vitamins, minerals, proteins and carbohydrates. Because of the disadvantages of the fast food restaurants government supposed to limited having it.
Reference
Fast food facts. (n. d.) Retrieved April 27, 2007, from http://www.geocities.com
Having a part time job in a fast food restaurant. (2001, August 23) BBC.
Retrieved April 23, 2007, from http://www.bbc.co.uk
Junk food (n. d.) Retrieved April 23, 2007, from http://www.kidshealth.org
Johnstone, H. Are You Clean Inside? Retrieved April 23, 2007, from
http://www.drnatura.com
Subway: Junk Food, Junk Economic. (2004, July 14). CommonDdreams.org.
Retrieved April 23, 2007, from http://www.commondreams.com
The Harmful Effects of Eating Processed Food (n. d.) Retrieved April 23, 2007,
from http://www.puristat.com
Warshaw, H (n. d.). Fruit2o
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