Have To Be Aware Of! Fast food is an invention of modern times and even if it may seem now and then the best solution for dinner‚ a lot of disadvantages are attributed to the concept of fast food. So what are the advantages and disadvantages of fast food? Fast food can be thought as a useful invention‚ but also as a negative one. As any other things‚ this also presents strong positive aspects and disadvantages. There are a lot of discussions in order to agree whether fast food is beneficial or not
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Did you know that economists have estimated in a new study that banning fast food advertisements from children’s television programs would reduce the number of overweight children in the U.S. by 18 percent‚. This is from an article titled TV Ads Contribute to Childhood Obesity‚ Economists say by Roni Rabyn writing for the New York Times in 2008. The question I am answering today is‚ Should the government regulate TV advertising directed towards children? The answer is yes the government needs more
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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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Fast food is a trend that is feverishly catching on with our generation. This is mainly because of our fast paced lives in an increasingly competitive society. As the world progresses‚ everyone gets hard-pressed for time‚ making a huge population of the modern day families to turn to fast food and ready-made meals. They no longer seem to have time in the day to sit down and cook a meal for themselves and their families. As the name suggests‚ fast food can be prepared fast and can conveniently be
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Foreign fast food has entered Chinese life since 1980s‚ particularly in McDonald’s and KFC‚ they made a big success in Chinese market. They are affecting our living habits‚ converting our understanding of traditional beliefs on diet. To a great extent‚ it has become a powerful rival to Chinese traditional food culture. At the same time‚ foreign fast food has endangered people’ health but it has made great contributions to Chinese marketing strategies. There are three consequences that the fast food
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eating fast foods. Students do have choices on what they order and how much they order at fast food restaurants. Fast food is loaded with calories from refines sugar and fat. It is also very high in sodium‚ coming from common salt and other additives. One of negative effect comes from fast food is nutritional imbalance. This is cause by eating fast food that contains high sugar or fat. High-sugar fast food included regular carbonated beverages. Fried fries and milk shake are examples of foods with
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their health or any aspect of their life for that matter. If we blame fast food restaurants for making us obese‚ where does the blame stop? It is even more critical for parents to recognize the need for personal responsibility‚ because they are not only responsible for their health‚ but they are responsible for teaching their children how to eat right and take care of themselves as they grow up. Some might argue that if fast food chains changed their portion size or labeled their products with nutritional
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Why you should not eat at fast food restaurants INTRODUCTION How many of you eat fast food more than three times a week? Do you eat it because it tastes good? Do you eat it because it’s cheap or because it’s fast and convenient? Do you know where they get it from‚ or how they cook it or what they use to cook it? On the other hand‚ not all fast food joints are bad for you; the most important thing to keep in mind is to know what you are eating and making smart decisions. Do you ever wonder how
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Fast Food Currently‚ most of the people depend on fast food which is easily accessible rather than cooking food at home which is a time consuming task. Fast food is the most popular food in America. Does fast food proves to be a healthy option for a daily purpose? Is fast food healthy? Being an argumentative topic this term “fast food” comes up with many questions. Fast food is a quick way of filling up your stomach but it is followed by many unknown and known disadvantages. As a peek in the
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Today‚ many people eat fast food instead of home made food. The reason is that fast food is fast‚ cheap and convenient. However‚ at the same time‚ fast food is contributing to a big social problem in the U.S.‚ which is obesity‚ and recently some people are beginning to sue the fast food companies for causing their obesity. Should the fast food companies have responsibility for American’s obesity? My answer for this argument is "No". I think that whether people eat fast food or not is an individual
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