What is fast food? Is fast food good or bad?

In today’s modern life, many people do not have enough time to cook at home and choose fast food for each of their meals. So what is fast food? And is eating fast food healthy? Let’s find out with Tnhelearning.edu.vn through the article below!

What is fast food?

Fast food (also known as fast food) is a term used to refer to food that has been prepared or prepared very quickly to serve people. Usually this term is used to refer to dishes with cooked ingredients that are sold to take away at restaurants and shops.

Fast foods are often compact, attractive and eye-catching flavors such as: Hamburger, fried chicken, pizza, sandwich, … easy to eat and extremely delicious.

Fast food culture originated in European countries in the 90s and was introduced to Vietnam in recent years and thrived in big cities in Vietnam. In big cities where there is a fast pace of life, fast foods are very popular because they save cooking time and have a delicious taste.

Fast food brands on the market today

On the Vietnamese market, fast foods such as Pizza, fried chicken, hamburgers from famous international brands are imported into Vietnam such as:

Lotteria

Lotteria is a famous fast food brand from Korea that has been introduced to Vietnam since 1998 and has developed successfully until today, this brand has more than 210 branches across Vietnam . Lotteria attracts customers by hamburgers, fried chicken combined with many different sauces and mid-range prices that are suitable for many customers.

KFC

KFC is a famous fried chicken brand from the United States , this is the first fast food brand introduced into Vietnam since 1997 and is preferred by Vietnamese people. Thanks to the innovations and variations in flavor according to Vietnamese tastes, KFC has won the hearts of people of all ages.

Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut is a famous American pizza brand, introduced to Vietnam in 2007 . Although later than fried chicken brands, pizza is still a favorite fast food for many people because of its delicious taste and variety of flavors.

Burger King

Burger King is a long-standing fast food brand from the US , impressing Vietnamese consumers by its Western standard taste and variety of different flavors.

Thanks to the variety of flavors and processing methods , Burger King’s fast food is preferred by many people for their meals. That makes Vietnam’s fast food market thrive in recent years.

Harm of fast food

Leads to overweight and obesity

Most of the main ingredients of fast food are starch and fat, so eating too much of this food will lead to overweight and obesity , a disease most common with fast food followers.

Causes cardiovascular diseases

In most fast foods, which contain a lot of carbohydrates, when entering the body, this substance will convert into sugar that enters the blood, leading to the risk of diabetes, high blood sugar, increased cholesterol, causing diseases of the heart. Heart.

In addition, in fast food with a very large sodium content, loading a large amount of sodium into the body will increase blood pressure, putting pressure on the heart . It is easy to see that after eating fast food containing a lot of sodium , the body will retain water and lead to a puffy face, bloating and indigestion.

Increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease

According to a study published in the Journal of the American College of Nutrition , a Western diet rich in fast food, junk food and high-fat foods increases the risk of Alzheimer’s disease for consumers.

Alzheimer’s disease is caused by the gradual loss of neurons as well as synapses in the cerebral cortex or some subcortical areas. Alzheimer’s disease seriously affects the memory (amnesia, memory loss), language and thinking of the patient and worse, the gradual loss of the ability to perform daily activities.

Note when using fast food

Served with vegetables and fruits

When eating fast food, you should eat them with vegetables such as: Carrots, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, … to supplement vitamins and minerals for the body and support the digestion of semen. powder in fast food, relieve constipation and indigestion.

Drink less carbonated water

When eating fast food, you often like to order more soft drinks, but drinking too much soft drink also brings many harms to the body. Therefore, we can gradually reduce the amount of soft drink intake by changing to a small glass and slowly replacing it with mineral water that is better for the body.

Practice sports

After eating fast food, you should have a reasonable exercise regimen to support the elimination of harmful fats for the body and limit weight gain and obesity.

Hopefully, the article on Tnhelearning.edu.vn has provided enough information about fast food and helped you know how to enjoy fast food in a reasonable way and ensure your body is always healthy.

Source: Vinmec

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