Fast-food: benefits and health risks

1. Universitatea de Științe Agronomice și Medicină Veterinară, București
Facultatea de Management, Inginerie Economică în Agricultură și Dezvoltare Rurală
Student grupa 8214:
Fiștic Anastasia
Profesor Coordonator:
Mihai Frumușelu
Fast-food: benefits and
health risks

2. Introduction
Fast food refers to food that can be prepared and served
quickly. It can come from many places: sit-down
restaurants, counter service, take-out, and delivery. Fast
food is popular because the food is inexpensive,
convenient, and tastes good. However, fast food is often
made with cheaper ingredients such as high fat meat,
refined grains, and added sugar and fats, instead of
nutritious ingredients such as lean proteins, whole grains,
fresh fruits, and vegetables.

3. Advantages and Disadvantages of Eating Fast Food
Advantages
-You can save money because fast food
tends to be cheaper than the alternatives.
-You can save time as there is very low or
no waiting time for food to be served.
-There are many healthy fast food options
now so no need to eat fat-filled burgers
and fries.

4. Disadvantages
1. Fast food can have an adverse impact on the
cardiovascular and digestive systems.
2. You will eat more calories when consuming fast
food frequently.
3. Regular fast food consumption can lead to
problems with obesity
4. There are adverse effects on the nervous and
reproductive systems.
5. Fast food chance change your hair, skin, and nails.

6. Juicy Fast Food Facts
Today, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo products are sold in every
country in the world, except North Korea
Every month, approximately nine out of 10 American
children visit a McDonald’s restaurant
Caffeine is the most commonly used drug in the world, and
high doses can have serious health effects, including muscle
weakness, heart irregularities, and infertility. Children and
teenagers consume more than 64 gallons of soft drinks per
year
The largest cheeseburger ever made in the world weighed
2,014 pounds
McDonald’s is one of the largest owners of real estate
in the world and it earns the majority of its profits
from collecting rent, not from selling food.

7. As a conclusion, fast food is becoming more and more acceptable and convenient
in our society. With our daily schedules, many just do not have time to prepare the
food at home or go out to eat at a restaurant. Fast food restaurants also offer low
price, variety and predictability. However, they tend to be very high in fat, sugar,
salt and therefore, in calories. So it is better, one reduce the portion size of
unhealthy fast foods and also do not forget to include large amounts of fruits and
vegetables in your diet.

8. Bibliography
https://youngwomenshealth.org/2013/12/05/fast-food/
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324847.php#summary
https://www.healthline.com/health/fast-food-effects-on-body
https://foodrevolution.org/blog/food-and-health/fast-food-health-risks/