Long time ago in Ancient Rome people used to sell flatbreads with cheese, vegetables and roasted meat in the marketplace. Flatbreads were used as eatable plates so the marketplace visitors wouldn’t have to wipe their hands with their tunics and togas. With time mankind was getting more and more inventive. Thus, one tradesmen from Louisiana who probably invented the hot-dog in the beginning used to give gloves to his customers so they could carry the hot franks without getting burned. Later on the trader figured out that it was much cheaper to put a frank on piece of bread, that’s how the hot-dog was invented. But the real prosperity of the fast food system came with a chain of McDonald’s restaurants. Its founding fathers were two brothers McDonald and Ray Kroc. It has been more than 60 years since McDonald’s chain was founded and now it is hard to find a country on a world map that doesn’t have at least one of their restaurants.
It is believed that fast food causes a lot of harm to human health due to its poor nutritional value. Everyone knows how fast food gets that appealing look due to its artificial colors, artificial flavors, preservatives, and flavor amplifications. It also prolongs the shelf life of such products. Nevertheless, hundreds of people can’t help the temptation and in despite well-known facts continue buying rotisserie chicken, burgers, cheeseburgers, French fries, and hot-dogs. The main reasons of fast food popularity are the chronic lack of time and living in a fast paced environment. Let’s see how fast food affects us.
