Fast food-benefits

1. • What Are the
Benefits of
Fast Foods?
Niculae Iulia Cristina
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2. In the United States, fast food is
a contributor to dietary habits,
with 11.3 percent of the total
calories in the typical American
diet coming from fast food. Common
fast food choices include pizza,
burgers, fried potatoes and soft
drinks. Many people who eat fast
food tend to have higher fat
intakes and poorer diets. Fast
food does have some benefits,
however, and you can consume fast
food occasionally as part of a
healthy diet.

3. • Fast Foods Are Convenient
• It seems like you can find fast food restaurants
on nearly every street corner, and going to a
drive-through or using home-delivery makes going
to a fast food restaurant appealing. Fast food
restaurants enable you to consume ready-to-eat,
fresh, portion-controlled foods. If you want to
eat healthy food but don't want to prepare it at
home, you can order something healthy from a
fast food restaurant. This could include oatmeal
made with milk or a salad that has a variety of
greens, vegetables, nuts and grilled chicken.
Although fast food is convenient, be wary of
purchasing unhealthy foods, such as fried chicken
and pizza, simply because they are available and
are appealing.

4. • Fast Food Restaurants Offer Various Choices
• A wide assortment of fast food styles lets you
experience foods from various cultures so that you
don't need to spend exorbitant amounts of money
at full-service restaurants. Fast food restaurants
that offer burgers, chicken and sandwiches are
plentiful, but fast-food restaurants that offer
Chinese, Italian, Mexican and Middle Eastern
dishes also are plentiful. Even though many of
these international offerings may be fairly
healthy, they also may be high in calories and
unhealthy nutrients.

5. • Fast Food Restaurants Cost Less
• The low cost of a fast food meal compared
to a meal at a sit-down restaurant can help
you stay within your budget. Home cooking,
though, enables you to serve healthier, less
expensive meals. If you want to eat
healthy foods on a budget, purchase foods
such as tuna, peanut butter, dried beans,
brown rice, whole pasta and seasonal
produce. These nutritious items are
relatively inexpensive.

6. • Fast Food Restaurants Have
Calorie Counts
• The Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act of 2010
requires chain restaurants to
post calorie counts on menu
boards. You can use this
information to make low-calorie
decisions when you eat fast
food. Restaurants that have
fewer than 20 locations, such
as small, family-owned
establishments, do not need to
provide nutritional information.
When you don't have access to
calorie counts, you may be
more likely to eat more calories
than you had intended.

7. • History The concept of fast food is
generally associated with urban
development. However, research
reveals that the trend has its roots in
the bread-and-wine stands in ancient
Rome and the popular ready-to-eat
noodle shops in many East Asian
cities. All through the ancient and
medieval world, flat-bread, falafel
and other heat-and-serve meals were
popular attractions at roadside
stands.
• What Are the Benefits of Fast
Foods?

8. THE EFFECTS OF
FAST FOOD ON THE
BODY
• Food is fuel for your body. It has a direct impact
on how you feel as well as on your overall
health. Fast food isn’t necessarily bad, but in
many cases it’s highly processed and contains
large amounts of carbohydrates, added sugar,
unhealthy fats, and salt (sodium).
• These foods are often high in calories yet offer
little or no nutritional value. When fast food
frequently replaces nutritious foods in your diet,
it can lead to poor nutrition, poor health, and
weight gain. In lab animals have even shown a
negative effect in short duration diets. Being
overweight is a risk factor for a variety of
chronic health problems including heart
disease, diabetes, and stroke.

9. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• http://www.livestrong.com/article/273862
-the-effect-of-eating-fast-foods-everyday/

10. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• http://www.livestrong.com/article/273862
-the-effect-of-eating-fast-foods-everyday/