FAST FOOD

Fast food and its effects

CONTENTS :
INTRODUCTION/HISTORY
POSITIVE EFFECTS/ASPECTS
DISADVANTAES OF FAST FOOD
RATIO OF FAST FOOD
FAST FOOD EFFECT ON ECONOMY
FOOD INDUSTRY PROVIDES JOBS
OVER WEIGHT IS EXPENSIVE
EATING OUT IS UNHEALTHY
CONCULUSION
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INTRODUCTION :
Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served
very quickly. Fast food can also be defined as any food that
contributes little or no nutrient value to the diet, but instead provides
excess calories and fat. Fast food can be a good way to save time, but
it is not the proper way for nutrition. Some of these foods that are of
little nutritional value and often high in fat, sugar, and calories.
Common foods include salted snack foods, gum, candy, sweet
desserts, fried fast food, and carbonated beverages. Fast food may
include chips, hot pies ,pasties, sandwiches, burgers, croissants,
kebabs, pizzas, chicken, soups, and salads. It also includes drinks, for
instance, milkshakes, and soft drinks.
HISTORY :
Fast food is the term given to food that is prepared & served
quickly . First popularized in the 1950s in the United States .
While any meal with low preparation time can be considered
fast food , typically the term refers to food sold in a resturant
or store with preheated or precooked ingrdients& served to
the customer in a packaged form for time-out/time-away .
Fast food restaurant are traditionally seperated by their
ability to serve food via a drive-through . The word FAST
FOOD was recognised in a dictionary by Merriam Webster
in 1951 .
POSITIVE EFFECTS
Its true that fast food restaurants offer foods that are fattening and
considerably unhealthy; but I believe they are still worth having in
society since they provide several overlooked benefits.One obvious
advantage to having fast food restaurants is that they are reasonably
cheap and affordable to most.
POSITIVE EFFECTS
A FAMILY PLACES :
In a society where families are eating together less and less due to long
commutes, after school activities, and long workdays; Fast food restaurants
might be the solution. One might ask, why does it even matter if families eat
together anyways? Well studies have proven that eating together as a family
has many benefits. Eating dinner as a family helped kids get better grades,
loose weight, and stay above the influence of alcohol, cigarettes, and other
drugs. Well these family friendly fast food restaurants are a great place to
eat with the family. A lot of families are unable to have family dinners
because they are pressed for time, but the convenience of fast food makes it
possible.

POSITIVE ASPECTS :
The most important advantage that it consists of is that it was thought due
to a social need: time. People need more time and saving the time that we
were spending it in the kitchen makes our life easier. Eating fast food
involves the conformity of not cooking and spending more time in the
kitchen than necessary. This way, we can use our time on other things that
are more important, like family, friends or work.
The price is not that high. This way, many of us can afford a lunch or dinner
bought from a fast food restaurant.
Fast food restaurants are everywhere
Fast food is tasty and enticing
Fast food restaurants are good meeting points for young people. There they
can relax and talk about their daily problems.

DISADVANTAGES OF FAST FOOD :
When you feel like eating something and think of food, the things come to
mind first are the taste, odor or color. Those who have to look after their
weight will think of the portion size, many others think of energy, fats,
sugars, vitamins or minerals. But do you know that the food we eat may
cause side effects and a list of disadvantages. We are not talking about
spoiled or poor quality food. Freshly harvested or just cooked food may also
cause side effects, some are serious, some are just disturbing, and some may
put you into embarrassing situation. Over time, this can lead to an increased
risk for illness and disease. Fast food is harmful to health. It is a cause of
various diseases. Here we discus some most common disease and other side
effects caused by fast food.
10 Worst Effects of Fast Food
OBESITY :
Obesity means having too much body fat. It is not the same as being
overweight, which means weighing too much. Fast food is high in calories
and sugar that contribute to increased-weight gain. Even small amount of
fast food can increase your calorie intake considerably. Fast foods also
replace healthy eating habits, People who consume fast foods are less likely
to eat fruits, vegetables, milk etc. This change in eating habits can easily lead
to obesity.

10 Worst Effects of Fast Food
HEART DISEASE :

People who eat fast-food four or more times a week, up their risk of
dying from heart disease by 80 percent. Fast foods create a much
higher risk of heart disease because of the high level of saturated or
trans fats found in much of the food. Those fats can clog the arteries
and, over time, contribute to high cholesterol levels.
10 Worst Effects of Fast Food
DIABETES :
Fast food has become a way of life for many busy persons seeking a fast and
inexpensive alternative to cooking at home. Although they may develop
type 2 diabetes, this type of diabetes is often caused by poor lifestyle
choices, such as being overweight and not being physically active. There is a
side effect to consuming frequent amounts of fast food obesity which can
lead to the development of diabetes.

10 Worst Effects of Fast Food
PEPTIC ULCER :
A peptic ulcer, also known as PUD or peptic ulcer disease, is the most
common ulcer of an area of the gastrointestinal tract that is usually acidic
and thus extremely painful. For almost 100 years, doctors believed that
stress, spicy foods, and alcohol caused most ulcers. Fast Foods which may
causes Ulcer are Pizzas, Chips, Salted snakes etc.

10 Worst Effects of Fast Food
LACK OF FAMILY GATHERING :
Fast food does not provide family members opportunity to set and eat at
one place. Everyone can buy and eat walking in the way, driving a vehicle
and during his work in office. The satisfaction which a combine meal
provide is lacking in Fast Food.

10 Worst Effects of Fast Food
IRREGULAR TIMMING OF EATING :
A healthy person need to eat at a proper time which fast food doesnt have.
Fast food can be consumed at any time or some time twice or thrice a day,
while home cooked food is served at proper time which provides
opportunity to take rest after eating.

10 Worst Effects of Fast Food
WASTE OF MONEY :
Fast food consumes too much money as compared to home prepared food.
Low income people can hardly afford continuous use of fast food. It spends
a lot of budget and is also cause of loss of healthy body.


10 Worst Effects of Fast Food
LOSS OF APPETITE :
Normal food contains appetizer which are not properly present in fast food.
Continues use of fast food may cause loss appetite, abnormal digestion and
sometime food poisoning. Fast food does not satisfy all needs of stomach.


10 Worst Effects of Fast Food
LACK OF ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS :
A well-balanced food contains all essential elements which are necessary for
human development. Whereas fast food does not have all these elements,
this type of food contains some elements in high quantity while others are
absent. So, fast food does not fulfill all needs of body and sometime causes
disorder.


10 Worst Effects of Fast Food
STRESS :
Foods rich in fat are reason for many diseases related to heart, blood
vessels, liver and many more. It also increases the level of stress. It has
been observed that a rich fat meal can increase your stress level and make
you at a greater level of stress in comparison to those who have a low fat
meal. Certain foods and drinks act as powerful stimulants to the body and
hence are a direct cause of stress. These foods are called pseudo
stressors or sympathomimetics .


RATIO OF FAST FOOD :
Total population of Pakistan is 19 crores in which about 45% lives in
cities & 55% lives in villages or rural area. Fast food mostly eaten by
YOUTH. It is about 8% of total population. Number of fast food
restaurant are increasing in Pakistan . Fast food is generally food or a
meal which is pre-prepared or which can be quickly cooked when you
order it. You can buy fast food almost anywhere. Although fast food
trend is quite new in Pakistan yet it is growing very fast. This indicate
that such type of fast food restaurant have a very bright future in
Pakistan .The two major fast food restaurants that have their outlets in
the whole world are giving tough competition to each other in Pakistan.
Our research is based on the hypothesis that people in Pakistan prefer
KFC over Macdonald and we found that due to good quality and taste of
food people prefer KFC .When KFC was introduced in Pakistan
the prices was not affordable by people but now they have lower their
prices. One reason was also the impressive packages due to which
people prefer KFC over McDonalds. While conducting our research we
also came to know that KFC advertised her product this is one of the
reasons that people prefer KFC over McDonalds.
FAST FOOD EFFECT ON
ECONOMY


FAST FOOD EFFECT ON ECONOMY :
As you can see, everything in the economy has an effect
on everything. As you read through the previous posts
you can see that one thing led to another which led to
another. You may not think that when you grab a burger
or go out to dinner that you're doing anything harmful,
but really it is. The biggest harm is your health and your
wallet. Fast food and restaurants make their food taste
good by adding fatty, sugary substances. This also
makes you want to come back, spending way more
money on food than necessary. The way people spend
their money and don't spend affect our economy
greatly. So next time you're thinking about going out to
eat, consider a home cooked meal.

FOOD INDUSTRY PROVIDES JOB :

A positive of the fast food industry is that it provides jobs to
millions. Allowing unskilled workers to work behind the
counter at minimum wage is what most fast food restaurants
offer. It's great that more people have jobs, but the low
paying salaries allows no room for advancement in the
economy.. That's a lot of people. With the high numbers of
people making minimum wage, no wonder no one can
afford anything anymore. People work to make money, but
what if they're not making enough in order to live without
getting help from the government. Maybe it's time to
increase minimum wage once again everything is just one
big cycle.


OVER WEIGHT IS EXPENSIVE :
As we know, our economy is struggling and many people in
our society are in debt. There are many factors that go into
people's money problems, but one's health is a big one. The
more we spend on food, and eating out, the less money we
have have to pay for important things, such as house and car
payments. The overweight or obese people are more likely
than those at normal weight to have medical problems such
as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, stroke, diabetes, and
heart disease. The total annual cost of obesity was an
estimated $140 billion in 2013. Because obesity causes so
many health problems people struggle to pay for the constant
medical bills required to keep them alive.


EATING OUT IS UNHEALTHY :
Obviously, we all know that eating out is more
unhealthy than eating at home. Then why do so many
continue to do it? Because it tastes good! Restaurants
are there to make money, so they load their food with
butter, oil, lard, and cream to make it taste better.
Families and children remember the good food and
return, night after night. Eating habits like this are
terrible examples for children to grow up around. Eating
out should be a treat, not a regular occurance. The fatty
foods that so many peoples consumes daily cause
obesity, diabetes, and so many other things that are
detrimental to our health.
CONCLUSION :
It is true that fast food is very vast and popularized in our
society but it is also true that every thing in world have
two faces ,the one is positive and other is negative, so in
conclusion, fast food although it is convenient and tasty
addition to a diet, can have serious healthy and social
effects. People should have learn to choose fast food
carefully and remember the pleasure of eating good food
in good company ,s0 every one should have to decide
very carefully that what is better for our health, because
every one known's that

HEALTH IS WEALTH
TEAM MEMBERS
SAJIDA SABIR
FRANK PERVAZ
ABDUL WAHAB
SYED SHARJEEL HASSAN
RAMEEZ ALI
ARSALAN KHAN
UMAIR SHARIF