8.D. In many countries, traditional foods are being replaced by the international fast food. This is having negative effect on our families and societies. To what extent do you agree and disagree?

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With the globalisation and international trade facilities, international fast
food
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brands are present in almost all major cities around the world. Fast
food
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chains like Domino’s Pizza, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Starbucks, KFC and McDonald’s are quite popular among the people on all continents. It is true that the international fast foods are gaining more popularity while they are replacing the intake of traditional foods in many countries. In my opinion,
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trend has severe negative consequences, both in our family and
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.
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of all, people love to eat fast foods.
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Pizza, Burger, Pepsi, Sandwich etc. Are more popular among teens, office employees and other people than the traditional foods they have. The number of fast
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shops is growing every day and
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is quite alarming. With the busy lifestyle, people are solely relying on fast
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items than preparing traditional foods at
home
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. In a busy city, someone scarcely wants to spend time preparing foods for the family while s/he prefers to order fast foods from
home
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.
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we have fast
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shops in every corner of our city streets while many city dwellers do not have time to prepare traditional yet hygienic and organic foods at
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. As a consequence, we already have a
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where overweight is a common problem.
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, according to the recent statistics published by the healthcare ministry, every child out of 15 in our country is suffering from some kind of weight-related problems and fast
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is the only reasons for that.
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, fast
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is the reason we see
increasing number
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an increasing number
increasing numbers
of obese people in our community. They diet habit is directly related to our physical and mental
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and the reliance on fast
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is destroying the overall
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of our new generation.
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, the fast
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items have little hygiene and lots of fats and
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is one of the reasons people suffer from so many diseases these days. An ill or overweight child is sometimes a burden for a family.
Food
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preparation and having meals together in a family is a tradition that not only brings family members
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together, but
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ensures their sound
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and relationship.
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, the international fast foods are decreasing our family bonding on one hand and they
are severely deteriorating
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severely deteriorate
have severely deteriorated
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,
society
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and
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the country
have to allocate more budgets to treat the ill population while our reliance on fast
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will only increase the number of ill people in a
society
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. From
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regards, international fast
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chains is a great headache for any country. Traditional foods
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doesn't only represent
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society but
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society, but
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offer the best nutrition and healthy ingredients to us.
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, international fast foods destroy our well-being by decaying our
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slowly and
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generate a fast
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loving new generation that will suffer from numerous diseases and will have a little respect for their own culture and tradition. In conclusion, it is a very pressing issue that we are relying more on fast foods than preparing traditional foods at
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has so many negative consequences that individuals, as well as the government, should take quick and effective steps to revert the dreadful trends of eating fast foods

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