Fast foods have not only increased in convenience but also play a big role in stress management, relief of fatigue, and lack of time and entertainment. Expert say “Fast food contains high levels of fat and their frequent consumption may lead to elevated energy intake and reduced consumption of more low fat nutritious foods such as soft vegetables”(Moreno & Rodriguez, 2007). The fast food industry in the United States have exceeded to approximately 191 billion dollars. There are more than 232 thousand fast food establishments in the US that have employed over three and a half million people. It is shown that 63 percent of children ages 1 to 12 years old are consuming outside fast foods at least one to three times a
Fast foods have not only increased in convenience but also play a big role in stress management, relief of fatigue, and lack of time and entertainment. Expert say “Fast food contains high levels of fat and their frequent consumption may lead to elevated energy intake and reduced consumption of more low fat nutritious foods such as soft vegetables”(Moreno & Rodriguez, 2007). The fast food industry in the United States have exceeded to approximately 191 billion dollars. There are more than 232 thousand fast food establishments in the US that have employed over three and a half million people. It is shown that 63 percent of children ages 1 to 12 years old are consuming outside fast foods at least one to three times a