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Blogpost #6  Advantage and Disadvantage of Fast food

There are several kinds of food that we can eat, no exception is fast food. Fast food is a kind of meal which is prepared or served quickly. Some people having a hard time in eating fast food. Because some of them get some advantages and some are disadvantages.

According to an article “Advantages and Disadvantages of Fast food” from the site www.knolarticles.com by John Spartan states that there are benefits. The benefits of fast food, It is quick and you can save time is the most apparent advantage of fast food. In present busy lifestyle, there is nothing better than getting a traditional food. At the closing of the hard-working day or their hectic schedules when someone proceeds to home all tired and starving. A burger or a pizza can be a blessing to them. Aside from one has to spend the time in cooking something or preparing a food, also needs one to visit the grocery to buy the ingredients for the meal. All these aspects makes eating fast food get more preferably over cooking meal for a busy person. Besides time, fast food is also help you and cost saving and gives premade meals and edge over the food prepared in the kitchen. It is cheaper for those who are living individually to buy prepared food from the fast food chains instead of cooking meal at home. Certain foods such as fries and burgers are also cheap.

“Saving of time is most apparent advantage of fast food” says John Spartan. The advantages of fast food are it is cheap and convenient. It is easy to eat on the go or if you are in a hurry.

In another article “Advantages and Disadvantages of Fast food” from the site www.buzzle.com by Depobriya Bose states that fast food is high in soya, fat, sugar, oil, fried meat, salt, cheese, mayonnaise and last calories. The major disadvantage of fast food is the effect that it has on one’s health. It is true that fast food is unhealthier than home cooked meals, as it contains higher amounts of unwanted nutrients like salt, fat and various types of artificial chemicals. It may contain harmful bacteria too. Fast food is rich in salt and artificial chemicals that may harm our heart and health.

“The greatest disadvantage of fast food is the adverse effect that it has on one’s health.” says Debopriya Bose. The disadvantages are that it is unhealthy and that excessive consumption of fast food can have negative consequences on your health.

Fast food is an invention of the modern times. Ready to eat food being served fast and right in front of us is like a blessing after a hard day’s work. However, like everything it has its own pros and cons. A few points about the advantages of fast food does not mean that I am denying its defect. It is true that high amounts of fats and salt in fast food are raising concerns about their negative effect on health. However, by making some smart choices we can definitely minimize the negative effect of fast food.