| The phrase fast food was originally part of the title of | | | | such as french friesand burgers are deep fried in |
| a trademagazine called Fountain and Fast Food | | | | partially hydrogenated oils (alsoknown as trans fats.) |
| Service. The magazine wasrenamed Fast Food in | | | | When vegetable oils are hardened intomargarine or |
| 1960. The February issue contained thefollowing | | | | shortening, trans fatty acids are formed. |
| statement: "delicate scallops are really | | | | Trans fats are found in fast food staples such as |
| fastfood...because they come ready to cook." And in | | | | french friesand fried chicken. But these fats go |
| July of the sameyear we find this remark, "Fast food | | | | beyond just fast foodrestaurants. Processed food |
| type restaurants do thelion's share of business for | | | | manufacturers use trans fats indoughnuts, cookies, |
| breakfast and noon meals eaten out." | | | | crackers, pastries, cereals, and waffles. |
| White Castle is generally recognized as the very first | | | | Trans fats are cheaper than oil, they extend the shelf |
| fast foodrestaurant in America. It made its appearance | | | | life ofthe products, can be used over and over again |
| in 1921. White | | | | and they arefrequently used to provide flavor and |
| Castle started out by selling hamburgers for 5 cents. | | | | texture. |
| Needless tosay it has become very successful, and | | | | Trans fatty acids are much more dangerous than the |
| many competitorsfollowed. | | | | saturated fatsthey replaced. They have been found to |
| The world's largest fast food chain is McDonald's. It | | | | increase the blood levelsof low density lipoprotein |
| firstappeared in San Diego, California in 1948. Ray Kroc | | | | cholesterol (LDL) while at the sametime lowering the |
| joined theoriginal McDonald's founders in 1954 and | | | | levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL). LDLcholesterol |
| expanded the franchise. | | | | is the 'bad' cholesterol and HDL is the 'good'cholesterol. |
| He was originally a distributor of an industrial milkshake | | | | Trans fats also clog the arteries, are linked totype 2 |
| mixerthat McDonald's used. | | | | diabetes and other serious health problems such as |
| Wendy's was founded in 1972. It introduced the | | | | heartdisease. |
| 'drive-thru'window which is so popular today. | | | | Along with high trans fat products such as french fries |
| The 'fast' in fast food is there for a reason. It is | | | | and friedchicken, fast food restaurants also serve high |
| designed toserve the customer as quickly as possible. | | | | sugar contentsodas. And now they don't just serve |
| In order to do this,fast foods are highly processed (I | | | | the small standard sizedsoda. You can choose the |
| view this as tampering withnatural foods) with | | | | super-sized drinks. One meal from anyone of these |
| standardized ingredients, cooking andproduction | | | | franchises can provide plenty of empty calories |
| methods. | | | | fromtheir high fat and sugary products. These foods |
| Fast food franchises' cooking methods are especially | | | | are engineered totaste good. Fast food franchises |
| suspect intoday's accelerating obesity rates. Items | | | | have succeeded because they dosatisfy the palate. |