Fast Food Health Issues Discussion
Health Effectss of Fast Food in our Current World
Abstract
The prevalence of fast food in todays society may be affecting more
than just peoples eating choices; it can also affect the economy. In this
paper I will discuss and give some insight on the history of fast food, its
growth, positive and negative issues related to fast food, and also
health related issues that seem to be directly correlated with eating fast
food. In my paper I also choose to use McDonalds as my main source of
comparison with fast food due to its large popularity and resources
available. My main mission of this paper is to inform people of the
harmful side effects of fast food and how to prevent/&x this newly raging
epidemic of obesity that is spreading worldwide.
Restaurants have been around in some form or another for most of
human civilization. As far back as ancient Greece and Rome, inns and
taverns generally served food to people. Although taverns and coffee
houses were popular places to gather and share beverages in the 17th
century, the idea of eating out for fun didnt take off in Western society
until the late 18th century. The earliest records of fast food ideas or
similarities to fast food was believed to be tied to a German butler,
Charles Feltman, in 1867 who opened up a Coney Island hotdog stand in
New York City. Later following Mr. Feltman was Walter Scott who came
up with the idea of a horse-drawn lunch wagon. This creation was done
with local workers in mind, giving them the opportunity to have a hot
meal during the cold winter days.
The most similar ideas to our current fast food chains today were Horn
and Hardarts New York City cafeteria. This cafeteria is given credit as
the &rst take-out restaurant. They would prepare the food behind glass
windows and payments would be taken through coin slot in the walls.
This idea would later inspire White Castles founders, Billy Ingram and
Walter Anderson. Although White Castle was the &rst fast food
hamburger joint of its time, it is credited as being the second fast food
restaurant created. After the invention of the automobile, White Castle
decided to change the publics perception of fast food by creating faster
methods of cooking the food and the use of a drive-in. following White
Castles creation was a name and company that everyone in the world
