In many countries, traditional foods are being replaced by international fast foods. This is having a negative effect on both families and societies. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

Nowadays, fast

food

from other countries is taking precedence over the traditional

food

we used to have. Some argue that

this

is having a bad effect on families as well as society as a whole. I do not agree with

such

an argument as there are both negatives and positives associated with these changes in

food

habits. With the tremendous increase in globalization over the years, the

food

that we eat is not limited to traditional

dishes

as we have more and more variety of global

dishes

available at our behest. There has been a huge surge in the number of

fast-

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foodfood

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food food

franchise that has opened in recent years.

For example

, Mcdonalds, the American burger restaurant chain is now spread across the

world

and have their stores in almost every area of the

world

.

Moreover

, these days youngsters prefer international fast

food

over staple

dishes

of their region.

For instance

, Indian youngsters prefer an American burger or an Italian pizza over the staple diet of rice or wheat. There are some positives associated with

this

such

as, choice of the variety of

dishes

has increased,

in addition

, as these

dishes

are available across the

world

, a person travelling to some other country won't face difficulties in finding a familiar meal in any part of the

world

.

For instance

, the local

food

for India and Germany is very different and yet due to the availability of fast

food

joints, it is possible to have a filling meal even in remote areas.

However

,

this

shift in

food

habits is causing the decline and extinction of many cultural or traditional

dishes

.

Moreover

, some junk

food

is unhealthy and is causing health problems like obesity across the

world

.

For instance

, India is famous for spices and various types of herbs but is seeing a decline in consumption due to the advent of global

food

choices. In conclusion,

although

, there are a few negative effects of the rapid increase in consumption of fast

food

over traditional meals, yet, positives

such

as easy and cheap availability all over the

world

outweighs

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the disadvantages.