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Nowadays people are having more fast food. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?

#people #food #trend
In
this
 day and age, the tendency to have more fast
food
 is increasing, which is
in contrast
 to the past. Even though fast
food
 could be
time
-saving, it can have a detrimental effect on health. In my opinion, the disadvantages of consuming fast
food
 outweigh its advantages. The main advantage of having fast
food
 is that it can save
time
. The fast pace of
life
 in the modern age has compelled people all over the world to have a hectic
life
 which means that they are always in rush to get to
work
 on
time
, and most of them
work
 overtime to make the ends meet, which gives them less
time
 to make
food
 themselves at home,
consequently
 the tendency to consume more fast
food
 has increased.
For instance
, my cousin, who lives alone in the most expensive city in Iran, Tehran, usually does not have enough
time
 to cook because she has to go to
work
 early,
work
 overtime and get stuck in the bumper-to-bumper traffic commuting to and fro
work
;
thus
 most of the
time
 she has no
time
 and energy to prepare
food
. All in all, the
time
-saving nature of fast foods makes them a viable option in today’s hectic
life
. That said, the main disadvantage of fast
food
, which has to be considered by everyone who consumes them, is its harmful effect on the body. Fast foods are fried which means that they are oily,
thus
 they can cause cardiovascular disorders, high blood cholesterol, obesity and hypertension.
For example
, I have a friend who has been taking in more fast
food
 when she is nervous and as she was living in Iran, she is anxious most of the
time
, so she ends up consuming a great deal of fast
food
;
as a result
, she has a high level of cholesterol which had compelled her to be on a serious diet for the rest of her
life
. All things considered, people are eating more fast
food
 than ever and though fast
food
 is
time
-saving, it can lead to many serious disorders. All in all, I believe that the disadvantages of consuming fast
food
 by far outpace its advantages.
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