The document discusses fast food, including its definition, origin, history, composition, and worldwide trends. It began in the 1860s in Britain and was popularized in the US in the 1950s. While fast food is inexpensive and convenient, it is also high in calories, fat, salt, and sugar but low in nutrients. It can contribute to health issues like obesity and disease if consumed frequently or in large amounts. However, fast food in moderation is okay as part of a balanced diet.

1. FAST FOOD
ADVANTAGES & DIS-
ADVANTAGES
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2. Content
• Definition
• Origin
• History
• Common fast foods
• Nutritional composition
• Worldwide trends
• Advantages
• Controversy
• Conclusion
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3. Introduction
• Fast food refers to food that can be prepared
and served quickly.
• Inexpensive, convenient, and tastes good and
with a strong priority placed on "speed of
service"
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4. Origin
• Fast food was originally created as
a commercial strategy to
accommodate the larger numbers
of busy commuters, travelers
and wage workers who often did
not have the time to sit down and
wait for their meal
• By making speed of service the
priority, this ensured that
customers with strictly limited time
were not inconvenienced by
waiting for their food to be cooked
on-the-spot
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5. • For those with no time to spare, fast food
became a multibillion-dollar industry
Multibillion-dollar Industry
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6. History
• Fast food began with the
first fish and chip shops in
Britain in the 1860s
• Drive-through restaurants
were first popularized in the
1950s in the United States
• The term "fast food" was
recognized in a dictionary
by Merriam–Webster in 1951
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8. General Composition
• High concentration of
– Saturated fatty acids and
trans fats
– Sodium
– Cholesterol
– Sugar
– Carbohydrates
• Low concentration of
– Vitamins and minerals
– Fiber
– Polyunsaturated fattyacids
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9. Full of calories
• As major portion of the fast food is made up
of fats, oils, sugars as well as some
preservatives than it is stated that fast food is
full of calories
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10. Fast food trends
• Due to high fast food intake
– The obesity percentage in America is 30.6 %, the highest in the
world.
– Canada has the percentage of 14.3%, which is the 11th highest
percentage in the world.
• China is now the home for 800 KFC’s, and 100 Pizza Huts.
• Coca-Cola sells more than 300 drink brands in over 200 countries
and employs 60,000 people in Africa alone.
• In the United States, an estimated 65 percent of adults are
overweight or obese, leading to an annual loss of 300,000 lives and
to at least $117 billion in health care costs .
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11. Advantages
• Quick, convenient, and inexpensive
• You can buy fast food just about anywhere
that sells food and snacks.
– Vending machines, drive-thru restaurants, and
even 24 hour convenience stores.
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12. • Inexpensive because it is usually made with
cheaper ingredients, such as high fat meat,
refined grains, and added sugar and fats
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13. CONTROVERSY
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14. Disadvantages
• Large amounts of additives
• Does not provide vitamins and minerals.
• Unnecessary amounts of salts, fats and calories lead to
obesity, CVD, hypertension, bone problems
• Due to the inexpensive price of fast food, frequent
visits to fast food restaurants, become expensive, and
quite unhealthy.
• By eating way too much fast food, one loses time with
their family.
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15. • Deep frying with high amount of sodium and
desserts are high in sugar that leads to
obesity, hypertension and other chronic
diseases
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17. Conclusion
• As you can see, fast food has it’s disadvantages
and advantages, but the disadvantages are the
long term problems, that can be avoided by
eating a balanced diet.
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18. • “Bad” foods do not exist in this world because
as long as everything is eaten in proportion,
you are good to go, therefore a little bit of fast
food is ok every once in a while. However,
eating too much can lead to health problems.
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19. Do you really want to look like
him?
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