English final-fast food
Amy Li
Dr. Lee
Eng-102
04/10/2014
Fast Foods
Fast foods are not new phenomena; these are foods that are quickly prepared and served. It traced its origin in the US in the 1950s. In a typical setup, these foods are served in restaurants, and other food outlets close to the people. The ever growing popularity of such foods has been to blame on the laziness of the people (especially college students) who seem to prefer precooked meals to well cooked meals. These types of food are common among the children in the colleges, both local college students and international college students. These types of food include, desserts, hamburgers, chicken, French fries, soft drinks, coffee, and milkshakes (Smith).
Economically, it is confirmed that fast food businesses add up to the growth of the economy. This is because feeding and eating is one of the basic needs in human life for survival. Owing to this fact, many people opt for this business because of surety of success when everything as accounting, inventory management and customer service is handled appropriately. It has become a very competitive sector with some students with brighter futures dropping out of school for one reason or the other to start their own fast food restaurants (Couhian and Esterick). However, the above mentioned meals pose a huge threat to the human body especially to the main consumers who happen to be college students.
According to the Massachusetts Medical Society Committee on Nutrition, the body mass index, which is the weight-to-height ratio, calculated by dividing one 's weight into kilograms by the square of one 's height in meters and used as an indicator of obesity and underweight, id directly influenced to the amount of fast food/junk one takes.
The study was carried out in the year 2006 to prove this fact by scientists and nutritionist. They used monkeys since their metabolic rate is closest to humans. They were put on a diet of the same amount of fast foods a normal human
Dr. Lee
Eng-102
04/10/2014
Fast Foods
Fast foods are not new phenomena; these are foods that are quickly prepared and served. It traced its origin in the US in the 1950s. In a typical setup, these foods are served in restaurants, and other food outlets close to the people. The ever growing popularity of such foods has been to blame on the laziness of the people (especially college students) who seem to prefer precooked meals to well cooked meals. These types of food are common among the children in the colleges, both local college students and international college students. These types of food include, desserts, hamburgers, chicken, French fries, soft drinks, coffee, and milkshakes (Smith).
Economically, it is confirmed that fast food businesses add up to the growth of the economy. This is because feeding and eating is one of the basic needs in human life for survival. Owing to this fact, many people opt for this business because of surety of success when everything as accounting, inventory management and customer service is handled appropriately. It has become a very competitive sector with some students with brighter futures dropping out of school for one reason or the other to start their own fast food restaurants (Couhian and Esterick). However, the above mentioned meals pose a huge threat to the human body especially to the main consumers who happen to be college students.
According to the Massachusetts Medical Society Committee on Nutrition, the body mass index, which is the weight-to-height ratio, calculated by dividing one 's weight into kilograms by the square of one 's height in meters and used as an indicator of obesity and underweight, id directly influenced to the amount of fast food/junk one takes.
The study was carried out in the year 2006 to prove this fact by scientists and nutritionist. They used monkeys since their metabolic rate is closest to humans. They were put on a diet of the same amount of fast foods a normal human
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