Fast food

Advantages
      -          Look appetising, mouth watering

-          We can’t resist the temptation

-          Tasting delicious

-          Be easy to prepare at home

-          Be delivered to our doorstep

-          Be simply to eat everywhere

-          Be relatively cheap

-          People on low incomes can afford them

-          These restaurants attract young people

-          The atmosphere is friendly

-          Children can run, speak loudly all over the place without anyone complaining

-          They are often open 24 hours a day

-          People can chat, listen to music, study

-          Fast food saves time and energy after a long day of work, with no time for shopping, cooking

-          Service is fast, people’s time is limited

-          Children get small toys with happy meals

-          Celebrate birthdays here

      -          There are playgrounds inside or outside:
Disadvantages:

-          Are high in fat, sugar, carbohydrate, calories

-          Are low in fibre, vitamins, minerals, protein

-          Contain artificial additives

-          Greasy food weakens concentration

-          Feel drowsy

-          They provide energy but only in the short run

-          May cause allergy, diarrhoea

-          A high intake of salt, sugar and fat damage vital organs (liver, kidneys)

-          Raise cholesterol levels

-          Obesity is a main risk factor for stroke, diabetes, cancer

-          There is obviously a link between fast food and the increasing number of obese people in the western world

-          Fast food restaurants offer super-size options

-          Might become addictive

-          Be hooked on cream cakes, snacks

-          Often crowded, noisy

-          Poor choice of dishes