Globalization Of Fast Food

Fast food outlets have been existed from millennia in China, India and ancient Europe. In the past, many people cannot afford to have a kitchen and this becomes the main reason they buy their food in fast food outlets or vendors (History of fast food, 2017). The perception of fast food started to change in twentieth century. The first company that change the culture and perception of fast food was McDonald’s, followed by KFC, Burger King, Wendy’s, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut and Subway.

As they get a good appreciation from the customers followed by the impact of the globalization, almost all of the fast food companies have been expanded their restaurant chain in many areas or even nations. Nowadays, with our busy life schedule and the increasing

It has less nutrition value than the other dishes (Wikipedia, 2017). According to Environmental Health Perspectives (2016), foods that are high in fats, sodium especially those foods which are packed, and processed is a good source to acquire phthalate. Phthalate is a chemical that may disrupts hormones. The nutritional facts that a person could benefit when eating too much fast food is less. The tendency is that the person who consume too much fast food feels full yet demands to eat more. Fast foods’ contain high amount of sodium, contains high levels of trans – fat, contains too much sugar, and contains as much as 1, 500 calories (McDermott, n.d.). The normal calorie intake for adults is around 2,000 calories per day and for kids they should consume 2,200 calories per day (InfoPlease,2017). An example would be a total of 1, 680 calories and 74 grams of fat from McDonald’s Big Mac, medium sized French fries, and medium sized vanilla shake for breakfast; Burger King Whopper with cheese, medium sized French fries, and medium sized vanilla shake sums up to a total of 1,844 calories and 103 grams of fat for lunch and another for dinner. An individual will exceed the normal amount of calorie intake especially children who loves to eat chicken joy, burgers and fries. If you consume a fast food per meal – breakfast, lunch and dinner, you could consume more than the total normal amount of calories a day. One or two out of

The people might think that it is indeed convenient especially if in hurry but there is also a different side of a coin in which it makes the life of the consumers short. Fast food is bad for health for it causes: high calorie contributes to develop obesity and obesity may lead to chronic disease, you may feel full – the nutrients are low; at risk for breast, colon and prostate cancer; at risk to develop cardiovascular disease; hypertension and increase blood sugar; disrupt the memory and cognitive function; constipated; risk to have acne; you feel bloated; affects the kidney’s and the stomach; depression; dental distress; either you feel sleepy or hyperactive (20 Things that Happen to your Body when you Eat Fast Food,