Due to the severe repercussions of eating fast food on a daily basis, some people think that the only way to prevent this is to ban fast food. Do you agree or disagree with the statement? 59m 10s 13s

These days, excessive consumption of fast

food

is becoming a major public concern. A number of individuals claim that radical measures should be taken,

such

as imposing restrictions on

this

business. I firmly believe that fast

food

must be banned in order to encourage people to lead a healthy lifestyle,

as well as

create healthier competition in the

food

industry and support local

restaurants

.

To begin

with, it could be argued that the intake of fast-

food

leads to health problems.

This

is mainly because fast

food

is high in sugar and fat and contains many artificial additives which provoke various eating disorders and cause addiction. For these reasons, eating a poor diet is linked to obesity, diabetes, heart disease, allergic reactions and even cancer.

For instance

, a recent study by the University of Toronto has provided scientific evidence that having fast

food

more than once a week increases the risk of cancer by five per cent.

Therefore

, if fast

food

restaurants

were closed, people would follow a balanced diet and become healthier.

Additionally

, restrictions on fast

food

will likely foster the development of small businesses, because local and unique

restaurants

cannot compete with fast

food

franchises on prices. The prime reason is that franchises

such

as

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have a sustainable, widespread supply chain and can achieve lower costs for their

restaurants

which results in unfair competition.

For example

, several authentic and traditional

restaurants

filed for bankruptcy after Mcdonald's had

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opened in Moscow during the 1990s.

Although

fast

food

is cheaper, I would argue that having diversified cuisine will give individuals a chance to experience new flavours and choose new eating habits.

To conclude

, fast

food

leads to long-term health problems and creates unfair market competition. I hold the view that restrictions on

this

industry will improve the health of the nation and support small businesses.