Name : Muhammad Alibasya

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Fast Food
By ilovelucy, Oak Lawn, IL
Image Credit: Lisa H., Highland Village, TX
Everyone should think twice before deciding to eat fast food. There are many health risks
when it comes to eating food thats made within a matter of seconds. The food is not properly
taken care of, which leads all the way back to where the food is originally produced. Even if
it is easy to buy and cheap, the health risks outweigh the five minutes of satisfaction that fast
food brings. One should carefully think before they eat fast food.
The health risks that come from eating so much fast food are life-threatening. Obesity can
come from eating fast food thats bought often. Fast food is made from a lot of high saturated
fats and calories if it isnt work off, then you can grow to become obese. Even a small
quantity of fast food contains high calories. People are fooled by the quantity and they tend to
eat more. Thus, without knowing, they consume a lot of calories (How). This is a prime
example on how people can consume so many calories, and without even knowing. Obesity
isnt the only risk, because heart disease is also a prime factor. What you eat can affect your
hearts health and your chances of developing life-threatening heart disease (Robin). When
you eat all of the fats, sugars, and salts, your heart can grow weak and it will endanger you.
There is no safe risk for your body when it comes to eating fast food.
Food-borne illnesses can come from out fast food. What most people dont know is the
conditions the animals are living in before theyre killed. Cows are being hung upside, pigs
and chickens are cramped in enclosed spaces. Inside the facility, the animals are beaten once
more to be herded into place. In one case, a man is seen punching, kicking and kneeing a pig,
then striking it with a steel stunning tong at least 20 times, as the animal screams
(Gutierrez). What can come from those living conditions? Different bacteria that enters our
food. A recent study has revealed that a full 48% of soda fountains at fast food restaurants
contain coliform bacteria which grows in feces. 11% containted E. Coli, too (Merchant).
Its extremely sickening to see that even our soft drinks are now infected by food-borne
illnesses
that
usually
derive
from
meat.
However, fast food is one of the easiest and cheapest ways of eating. It saves a lot of time and
money, especially for people who are coming home from work. As illustrated by the success
of fast food, being more convenient than the alternative will almost always give you a
significant advantage in the marketplace (Myers). Its obvious that there is no quicker or
better way to satisfy your rumbling stomach. But then again, what exactly is the price to pay
once youve had your fill, and now you have new illnesses from eating at fast food
restaurants? In the United States, food-borne diseases have been estimated to cause 6 million
to 81 million illnesses and up to 9,000 deaths each year (Mead). Anyone one of these
numbers can be from someones family. Most of this bacteria is found in the food you eat
from your local fast food joint. Eating at one of these places can cost thousands of dollars in
hospital bills, all because of a diseased burger.
Everyone should think twice before deciding to eat fast food. The health risks arent worth

your life, and animals that live in slaughter houses arent treated properly or hygienically
before their death, which can cause many food-borne illnesses to inhabit food. Although it is
easy to buy and cheap, risking a life for something that isnt good for any person in the first
place could cost thousands of dollars in hospital bills. It is important to eat healthy and make
good choices when deciding what to put in your body. Dont be lazy and pick up fast food on
your way home from work. Make the right choice and eat some vegetables.
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Summary analysis
The article Fast Food by Oak Lawn examine the negative effect of consuming fast food. He
explains that people risking their health when eating food thats made within a matter of
seconds. A lot of high saturated fats and calories contains in a small quantity of junk food.
The harm of consuming junk food itself isnt tolerance the probability of being affected by
heart disease and obesity. Probably because of those who risk their health are people who
consuming fast food too much, consuming junk food is not totally wrong.
The writer thinks the health risks that come from eating so much fast food are lifethreatening, especially when we talk about obesity and heart disease. Obesity isnt the only
risk, because heart disease is also a prime factor. First we should know the meaning of
sentence eat so much fast food the writers dont give us the parameter of much that can
be variety. Is it twice a week? third or may be every day. Im not totally blame that someone
indicates obesity and heart disease because of eating fast food. What we have note is the point
of view should be in their life activity and their habbit. We cant accuse them because
consuming fast food. The physical routine exercise also affect the probability of people
getting risk of obesity and heart disease, as much people move or doing (physical exercise)
the more they get health. It also depends on their profession in the outside or inside building.
Because when we lose of sweat, the toxic inside our body also come out and the fats are burn.
Besides, junk food are not an illegal things they have license from government which already
regulated.
The writers states consuming fast food isnt brings good or benefit to them. The health risks
arent worth your life. It could be make sense at the other point to people who dont have an
economic problem, but think about other who have. They have to fulfil their needs to survive
from economic problem. It is help them in this such situation. In my experience when I have
low money and the stomach goes hunger, I have to face this kind of problem. A rice and fried
chicken with fast service or not eat at all. See its hard to believe that fast food have a good at
some point right?
Most people decide wether not they consuming fast food with their own reason. We dont
know what they considered as important and there is nothing forbid consuming fast food. As
long as we care to our body, we should decrease consuming fast food and humanity to not to
let our close person regret by remind them.