Currently
humans in Indonesia amd in other countries very busy with they activities. whether
school, works and other activities. Because they all seemed busy being chased
by time to complete of the works. This fast life makes them love everything
which is also fast and instan.
It is applied in their eating habit. They
prefer the foods that are prepared and served quickly rather than the healthy
food wich needs long time to serve. That food is called as fast food or junk
food. Many types of food like perfectly become part of their lifestyle because
it does not require a long time.
Fast food is the term for food that
can be prepared and administered quickly. While any food that can be prepared
at once can be called fast food. Usually this term refers to food sold in a
restaurant or store with low quality preparations and administred to the
customer in a packaged. Sales of this kind of food can be fast food restaurant
franchise operation that is part of a chain of restaurant that have been frozen
food stuffs were sent to a branch of the center.
Certainly of most people who are busy
with all they activities very love with fast food. Because they don’t have to
bother to cook again. We simoly come to the place to eat or fast food restaurant
and order food that will be eaten booked for the waiters and waitresses will
provide our order quickly.
This junk food lifestyle raises a
lot of controversy in the community. Some of them consider junk food as
dangerous foot and other still enjoy consumingthis type of food. Although there
are so many debates about the advantages and disadventages fast food, the
industry is still growing.
In Jakarta or in other cities are so
many place to eat or restaurant that became the center of prapered food. One
such place was KFC and McD or McDonalds. McD and KFC is the largest fast food
chain in the world, McD and KFC also is
the brand most often associated with the term fast food. A lot of people who
are interested to come there to take time to eat.
Ranging from student, employees up a set of
familys took time to eat there even being a loyal customera fast food
restaurant. Is seen these places a lot of selling a variety of food that
contain too much saturated fat and cholesterol that can cause a variety of
diseases. But some how still many people who like the fast food.
Some types of food that can be regareded
as junk food is canned food, fried foods, Instan noodles, fatty meat food and
many other. All these food are food that can cause disease, ranging from
cholesterol, trigger heart disease and other. But it’s not just food, drinks
can cause disease. If we are too often drank sodas and sugary drinks can also
trigger the disease in our bodies.
The most fast food obvious advantage
is those food can save time better. In this very quick of life, there is no
better option for food than fast food although there are so many people who
recommend healthy food. When someone come home with hunger and tiring because
of works, fast food becomes the main choice for them. They do not have time to
go to kitchen or shopping to supermarket just to get a various of healthy food.
Besides saving time, it can also
save sost. It become the right choice for those who want to save money such as
boarding students. Buying fast food is cheaper than cooking or buying food at
the supermarket. Moreover, not all fast food is dangerous, there is also a
healthy fast food such as salad, grain bread and lean meats.
It is also proved to have some
disadvantages for cunsomer. The largest disadvantagesof fast food is because
these contain a lot of fat, sugar, oil, calories and addictive substances. The
process of frying also makes it becomes an unhealthy food. The frying process
can destroy most of the essential nutrient inside the food itself. If fast food
is consumed continuously, it will cause very dangerous diseases including heart
disease, stroke, obesity, and many more.
Erik Rohmando Purba , a disease in Bunda Hospital Jakarta said , ready meals tend to contain a lot of salt or excessive sodium which can lead to high blood pressure for consumers .
" If consumers already suffering from
high blood pressure , should limit sodium intake of about 2,400 mg per day .
Exceeding the rules would make the control of high blood pressure are not good
, " he told Bisnis in Jakarta , Tuesday ( 08/20/2013 ) .
The food is also considered as a
factor which reduces harmony in the family. It happened because it makes some
families are not able to spend time together. Meanwhile, meal time with family
is the most appropriate time for all family members to get together and share
their experiences. However, fast food sales center quickly take this quality
time. Especially for young people, they prefer to eat at fast food outlets
along with their friends.
From
the short article above, it can be concluded that fast food has its advantages
and disadvantages for cunsomer. It is considered can save time and money,
besides that it is also considered as a cause of health problem and loosening
of family relationship. Therefore, we must be smart in choosing a healthy
lifestyle for us.