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The impact of fast food people `s health in Kazakhstan

Introduction

Now the rhythm of life is very quickly. They have too many works and actions. Therefore they have not enough time for trifles. Simply people want speed for all appointments. And this speed not to allow people for normal food. Performing the work they approves a fast food. Day by day people's food only becomes the worst. Right now in any normal place have a cafe or the center for a fast food. And demand for such center is much more than other restaurants and other centers of food.

Today millions of people, adults and children, suffer from excess weight and unhealthy food, and the excessive use in food of instant food becomes the main reason for obesity. "A fast food problem one of threats of mankind" - doctors speak. However, the number of his admirers for some reason doesn't decrease. Such food isn't neither useful, nor correct. Therefore to speak about the harm done by fast food to our health, important and actually.

Knowing harmful influence number of visitors to the fast food centers only increases. Many people on TV see many news and attractive advertizing. It is promoted by advertizing on TV and bright packing. Today, daily advertizing "dazzles" with production offered McDonald's: various hamburgers, sandwiches and, of course, toys in everyone Heppimill. Once on the way I have noticed an advertisement about fast food. In this advertisement you think that this kind of food very tasty and useful and you don't think the superfluous. I visited special restaurant which offers fast food. And there I saw one quite fat man who orders a lot of food. I am sure that these fast food which shows in advertizing every day. My impressions about fast food that this products to bring an illness obesity. Many speak, but the few know that such fast food.

Continuous discussions in the press and advertizing on television promote not only to increase in visit of institutions of a fast food, but also bad influence on people health. For example, In the USA obesity became a national problem. Main the reason of this problem is fast food. And to our country this type of food gradually extends. Of course, now it wasn't found big threat on this yet, but in the future there is a danger of that this problem extends in everything the world as well as to Kazakhstan.

1. Context

The fast food is the main reason of obesity and problems of a gastrointestinal tract. Products of a fast food quickly won popularity. The low cost, fast preparation and good taste attract people of the most different age. Very few people think of negative consequences which can arise after the usage of such foods. Supporters of healthy food categorically against with fast food. It is easy to explain it - the instant food can't be useful. In it there

is no vitamin and minerals, and also cellulose which is necessary for digestion. Fast foods don't give feeling of saturation and after a while the person wants to eat it again. Useless calories lead to a set of weight and problems of warm system.

The history of fast food begins in far 1921 in America. The first course relating to the section of fast food - a hamburger. At that time, it could be bought for 5 cents. The tasty and inexpensive food attracted many people, but still since then consumers began to think of advantage and harm of such dishes. To clean all doubts the founder of the company called to himself several doctors who had dinner at the institutions. As a result, people ceased to doubt that the fast food can be dangerous to the person. Then opened popular restaurant on the names “McDonald's”. The McDonald's now is the world's largest network of restaurants of fast foods. Development of the McDonald's network also shows distribution of fast foods.

The fast food isn't limited to French fries and a roll with cutlets. The Italian pizza, the Chinese noodles belong to fast food, Indian a curry. In Kazakhstan, besides world "stars" are available also own: "Fati center", "Kebab center", "Ponchik", "A burger - King" all possible pizzerias, and also uncountable tents with shawarma and chicken grill. Therefore, we decided to make the list of the most harmful products of fast food.

1. French fries which represent a harmful combination of potatoes, oils, sugar and synthetic additives.

2. Hot dog. Usual hot dog contains a large amount of fats, cholesterol and the most important of calories.

3. Hamburger. In meat food additives aren't present. And there in a roll and sauce the mass of harmful substances.

4. Shawarma. For preparation cheap pork or chicken meat, sometimes the overdue is used. All shortcomings of bad meat disappear due to preparation it on a grill with salt addition.

5. Chips (chips). And much more harmful that prepare from whole potato, and that are prepared from mashed potatoes - and such now in the market the majority.

6. Further, in the list of fast foods, there are sweet glazed donuts, carbonated drinks, chocolate.

Studying a fast food subject, we tried to find positive sides of it's phenomena, but, unfortunately it is tasty and quickly prepared, we anything couldn't find for themselves. Any word about advantage we did not meet. And the foods, except pleasure and taste has to prinsit advantage for our organism. Getting acquainted with opinion of doctors concerning this question, we learned that all doctors and nutritionists are uniform in opinion - the fast food happens two types: harmful and very harmful.

Typical lunch in the most favourite institution of a fast food - McDonald's, of course, will fill your forces and will provide with you more half of the calories necessary for normal activity. But, whether it is useful, you may judge. By the way, Americans now started giving in court on restaurants of fast foods, considering that many years deceive them, enticing beautiful, but very harmful, high-calorie hamburgers and similar fast-fudny delicacy in which there are a lot of calories, but absolutely there are no useful vitamins and mineral substances.

All lunches at restaurants of a fast food prepare with using transgene fats. This not once warmed vegetable oil, margarine. These fats increase cholesterol level in the blood of the person, lead to deterioration of a metabolism, harmfully work on heart, liver and other human organs. They often increase risk to ache with oncological diseases.

Excessive use of salt. Salt is very harmful for our heart, kidneys. It is necessary for our organism ,absolutely a small amount of salt and is more concrete, sodium which is a part of salts. The excessive amount of sodium harms for our organism. We do not advise to use fast-food establishments for people who have the problems with kidneys and hearts.

The most important reason to refuse fast food is that food thus leads to obesity. First, because on average having a snack contains about 1000 kcal in fast foods and more! Note, daily need for calories of the adult makes 1500 -- 2000 kcal! And after all during the day we aren't limited on only fast food!

Statistically, in Mexico 33,8 percent of people have obesity. Residents of Mexico suffer from obesity more often than residents of any other country of the world: statistically, every sixth adult Mexican has problems with the excess weight, and as a result, many people are sick with diabetes. Surprisingly that the part of the population of the country suffers from shortage of food, at the same time other Mexicans in the majority lead a sedentary life style and abuse fast food and carbonated drinks with the high content of sugar.

In Kazakhstan according to experts, among youth the products and drinks affecting the health enjoy high popularity: every 3rd school student prefers spending a pocket money for fast food, everyone 3 often (more than 1 time a week) drinks sweet carbonated drinks, everyone 10 - energy drinks. 60% of students eat fast food, thus every seventh eats fast food, and drinks carbonated drinks or energy drinks daily. That's why , in Kazakhstan, according to academy of foods, 22% of children till 14 years have the excess weight or obesity, this is every fifth child. Among adults the number of corpulent people is even higher - 55% of men and women suffer from excess weight. The staff of academy of food emphasizes that in this case it is time to sound alarm. fast food obesity body

2. Aims

The purpose of the research project was to know how many number of people uses fast foods and what opinion of the people of Kazakhstan about fast food. Prevention of a problem and justify harmful effects of fast food in Kazakhstan. The aim was in that what to explain residents of Kazakhstan harmful effects of fast foods and offer less or not to use these foods at all. It will only bring our life negative influences.

Therefore, in this research work has the main issues about fast food and health of the person:

§ How many people use fast food in Kazakhstan and why it is popular in our country?

§ What are the main negative impact of fast foods on humans health in Kazakhstan?

§ What are the main concequnces of consuming fast foods?

The outcomes of the research were intended to increase understanding about negetive effects fast foods on humans health.

3. Method

Research included some various methods for extensive information. Information and data allowed to get acquainted with problems completely. For getting this information I use two methods of research: secondary and primary. I use secondary methods for this purpose to collect and look for on the Internet and library sufficient information for my project. Secondary research allows you to make the most of existing information about your work. Primary research gathers original information directly for your purpose. It is typically the scientific method.

My primary research includes:questionnaire with SurveyMonkey and interviews conducted by my research. It gives me much more valuable information on fast food. I knew exactly positive and negitive sides of this products.

To understand and to prevent these problems the secondary research direct attention internationally sources and recent research. Due to these resources to know how extends this fast food problems in the world and what dangers arise on our country.

The questionnaire was targeted upon young people from the age of 12-18 and international and local teachers conducted in our school NIS. I took this survey approximetly from 100 people. During the break time I interviewed about 3-4 pupils and teachers. For good reflection and clear answer I conducted this interview in the morning. These research work helps to know completely about fast food .The interviews gives to know what they think about fast food. The reasons for the selection of this age group in schools were:

Ш Permission to answer the survey to students was obtainable

Ш For the purpose of clarification of rate of the use fast food

Ш Identifications of knowledge level of harm and advantage and relation to fast food

Ш To specify why it is so popular among adults and children

Ш Whether to know that they consider that "Fast food" is so unhealthy

Ш young people are more likely to be aware about untoward influences for humans health

The survey as designed to gather information about the respondent so that different ages and genders could be compared. Secondly,the survey tested the level of using fast food. Thirdly, the survey to identify young people's views about fast food and effects to changing lifestyles.

It is made easily to answer. Everyone took about 1-2 minutes to complete.

To test the results from the surveys and to get more detailed information I needed to take some interwievs. Interviews were conducted with students who volunteered to take part. Every student answer our question more precisely and extensively. It took fully 25 minutes and conducted in relaxation room. Four students were interviewed - two males and two females.

The data gathered was analysed and applied to the research questions. These results are described below.

4. Results

The internet research was valuable and much relevant information was obtained. As it was mentioned in context, fast food is spreading fast, so it will probably influence our health. Scientists suggest such possible impacts:

ь It is possible to save time

ь Cheap price so it is possible to save money

ь Always convenient because in different places it is possible to have a bite

ь Bad influence for our health

ь Causes depend on fast food

ь Harmful to heart and kidneys

ь To arise a big problem of obesity

My questionnaire was answered by pupils and teachers with a miscellaneous age. (From 12 to 60). Generally answered my age-mates aged 16-18.

Both males and females answered almost with identical quantities. It will help for this purpose that we will know exact results and different ideas about a problem.

Evidences prove that the fast food extends very quickly and now is to popular dishes. It is possible to say that there weren't any people who didn't use fast food. So, in our school many people use fast food as well. Respectively 93rd percent of survey participants answered that they used fast food. Only 7 % of survey participants answered that they did not use fast food.

It was surprising and strange that no one eats fast food every day as we see in the chart. Many people answered that they use fast food very seldom.

It is important why in general people like fast foods and in what secret of popularity. Results of this question appeared in a very interesting way: the positive relation to production fast food was stated by 83 pupils that made 99% of total, and called the reason of such choice: this production isn't pleasant and prefers healthy food to 18 pupils, 44 respondents very tasty answered, 11 respondents conveniently answered, and 9 respondents prefer fast food quickly and you may waste your time.

The last question was “What dishes of a fast food you prefer?”

Results from the answers to the survey questions show that about 41 % of respondents think that fast food caused to obesity however 13% even do not know about existence of this concern. In this regard,about 39% of replies represents that reason for that is shortage of knowledge about this issue.

Finally, interview gives the exact explanation and opinion about fast food.

One interviewee said (teacher of school): she is contrary to refer to the "fast food".

My daughter is still small for such food, but already precisely I can tell about myself - categorically against children ate such "a useful product". I don't understand mothers who quietly buy to children that so harmfully influences on a children's organism. But is it the food? One calories for tamping of a stomach. I will forbid to eat such food to the child. And every time, reading structure of this product, we find the list of vitamins and other allegedly useful substances there. And every time, reading structure of this product, we find the list of vitamins and other allegedly useful substances there. It is wrong information, don't trust it.

Some pupils told about fast food :” quickly and nourishingly to have a bite something on the road when you aren't in time for lunch or till a dinner still far.”

During interview we noticed that many consider fast food harmful. They answered that there is full of fat and chemistry, it isn't enough vegetables and any advantage on health , preparing at restaurants of a fast food are potentially dangerous to our health.

Overall the analysis of the data shows that many people are generally aware that the fast food is harmful to our health and they will try to use less fast food.

5. Conclusion

According to the survey, it is appropriate to make the following conclusions.

§ How many people use fast food in Kazakhstan and why it is popular in our country?

The fast food became an integral part of the modern world long ago. Many people also can't imagine their life without hamburger or hot dog. The fast food became very popular and it is possible to tell that there is no people who is not eat fast food. Such simple and unpretentious food could win hearts of a huge number of people. In fast food there are a lot of amplifiers of taste and beautiful registration, accordingly many survey participants answered that fast food is very tasty (54%). The result showed that many people from our schools used fast. It designates as in Kazakhstan the fast food is popular and it is extends quickly enough.

§ What are the main negative impact of fast foods on humans health in Kazakhstan?

Many people in Kazakhstan don't notice that the fast food so negatively influences our health. During the research I explained to pupils that fast food is harm. Vitamins there never was and won't be, but in fast food there is the whole set of oxidizers, fragrances and other chemical components. There is a direct link between the use of fast food and health of a human body. Using fast food made a lot of illnesses as obesity, heartache, liver damage, stroke, diabetes,etc. Such food leads to various serious diseases. People whо cоnsumе fаst foоds аre less likely tо еаt fruits, vеgetablеs, milk etc. This change in eating habits can easily lead to obesity. People who eat fаst-fооd fоur оr mоre timеs а week, uр their risk of dying frоm hеart diseаse by 80 pеrcent.

§ What are the main concequnces of consuming fast foods?

Long-term excess calorie consumption results in weight gain and obesity. In fact, the experts study concluded consuming fast food more than two days per week was strongly associated with weight gain and increased risk of obesity. Diseases associated with obesity include metabolic syndrome, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. According to results of research, among the Kazakhstan school students enjoy the fast food and sweet carbonated drinks. Children as having a snack most often prefer fast food. It engenders great danger to the future of Kazakhstan.

The research also shows that younger kazakh people are willing to take action to protect their lives from harm sides of the influence of the fast food.

6. Evaluation

The investigation was generally effective and the important research questions were responded. The circumstantial research was useful and established on trustworthy causes, dependability and reasonable information of the necessities of the research, commonly observed as a valid and persistent.

There was some impediments in the response to some questions. Strong conclusions for regulate the answers for simple questions, like public attentiveness, could be made from the questionnaire and the discoveries functional to the population experimented students and teachers in schools.

The unstructured interviews functioned particularly well for the applicants communicated and spontaneously about their beliefs and interpretations. Even when admitting that they did not always performance in ways which were dependable with their principles and values.

Furthermore, to be attentive of experts' opinion could be the interview particular in the standards of approachability and dependability. The consequences can be generalized with some assurance to all educators and pupils, similarly for scientists in this field.

If more time was obtainable, more interviews could be accompanied to reinforce the results. Complete, the results from the conferenceschronic the outcomes from aforementionedexploration and the questionnaires. This delivers increased assurance in the conclusions to this research.

7. Further Research

This paper was trying to identify people's attitude to such global problem as “Impact of fast food to human health”. In further research this topic can be explored in the bigger area.

Representativeness can be improved by equalizing number of males and females, between 7-12 grades, teachers and students and there will be enough responses (about 100) it will be easy to generalize. The main point in generalization is to have sufficient amount of representative data. The results obtained in survey were the same as interview's, so the information is valid and reliable.

The influence of fast food on human health was proven as a global problem, because people agree that it is happening around the world. Due to big area and possible impacts which have been discussed in survey, this issue can be considered as a global issue.

I understood that fast food affects human health basically negatively. I believe that skills obtained while doing primary and secondary research will be useful in future. Doing primary research shows people's opinion, because you ask simple questions and they give you their thoughts. Also as it is commonly taken for granted, people are not concerned about problems which they are not aware of. So, I hope that my survey made them think about this problem and about its importance.

Bibliography

1. Councils about healthy nutrition

2. Research works about fast food

3. Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health 

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