Consumption of Fast Food

(Causes and effect)

Fast food is meals that is highly favored by the local community of today. Fast food like fried chicken, french fries, hamburgers, hot dogs, noodles and pizza is very popular and successful in improving the taste of our society. This is also associated with modernization that covers the entire way of life including nutrition and taste, and has fulfilled of the modern era are too conscious of time. Therefore there is cause consumption of the fast food : easily available, taste delicious, cheap, and there are effects of consuming fast food : obesity, body accept the less of quality in that food and nutritional imbalance, and can harm brain function.

            
Fast food is easy to available. Now, people are very concerned about the time and they are very busy with their work and have no time to cook. For example, they come home from work and got tired. This situation make them  not have more energy to cook. That way, they can just go to the store to get a fast food such as hamburgers, instant noodles and so on. In addition they can also order food for home delivery from Pizza Hut outlets, KFC and McDonald's. Besides that, the outlets always open 24 hours. However, there is an effect on consumption of fast foods that cause obesity. Obesity is known as overweight is a effects of consumption of fast foods with high cholesterol and obesity is a syndrome that very popular in Malaysia since lately.

            
Secondly, the taste of the fast food is very delicious. Normally, our society loves to eat delicious food and the fast food is their tastes. The percentage of states that consumption of fast food is normal once per week, especially those who are working and students. For them the fast food satisfying and fulfilling them. However, the effects of the consumption of fast foods that taste would cause the body to accept the quality of the food consumed is less and unbalanced nutrient content. This would lead to unhealthy body and it is very dangerous to health. They take the food without thinking what the materials that they use and put in that food.

            
Lastly, price of the fast food is cheap. The fast food restaurant operators strive to introduce cheap promotional packages and provide amazing discounts at certain times. This is an opportunity for young people especially who can not afford to fill their stomachs with food that is cheap. But, the effect from consumption of the fast food is it can harm brain function. Research by nutritionists shows that a fast food can harm brain function. This is because the human brain needs glucose to function properly, but too much fat can interfere with the role of glucose which in turn can damage the level of concentration and memory.

Conclusion, overused consumption of fast food without thinking of effects is a very dangerous to health. There are many causes and effect because of the consumption of fast food. We can take the fast food, but not too often or too much because the fast food will give a bad effect and that effect will remain such as high blood pressure, heart disease, excess fat, obesity, various cancers, and so on. We need to take care of our diet so that our body will stay healthy and this is the practice of a healthy lifestyle.