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1、Analysis on Fast Food Culture and Its Double-side Effects to the world from the Development of American Fast FoodAbstractIn different cultural backgrounds, each nation has its unique different diet. With the accelerating pace of life, there is a new dietary pattern has soon dominated the forefront o
2、f the life fashion-fast food, which entered thousands of households, by its convenience and fast advantages.The McDonalds was the first fast food restaurant which has ever been built. By this time, the other famous fast-food brands just like KFC, Pizza Hut which are the worlds three top fast food br
3、ands from America had been known by all the people, they constituted a powerful fast food world and developed rapidly. People could find these fast-food chains easily all over the world. However, High-calorie fast food as a high-fat food is not suitable for eating. This booming business does have do
4、uble-sided effects on the economy and the quality of peoples life.This paper mainly studies the American fast food. The first and second parts analyzed the history of fast food. The third part discusses the development and the culture of fast food. The fourth part tell people the why fast food is so
5、 popular; The fifth part analyses the fast food effects on the quality of peoples life from the positive side and the negative side. The sixth part is conclusion, which points out that how to look on the fast food and the fast food culture correctly, in the hope of helping the readers to understand
6、the fast food and fast food culture in a better way and to absorb the benefit elements for the better development of human body and mind.Key words: fast food; food culture; double-sided effects 快餐文化及世界的双重影响 -浅析美国快餐的发展内容摘要在不同的文化背景下，每个民族的饮食也迥然不同。随着现在生活节奏的加快，一种新的饮食方式很快占据了生活时尚的前沿，那就是快餐，快餐以其快捷、方便的优势迅速的走人
7、千家万户。麦当劳是快餐业的首家快餐店。之后，来自美国的世界三大品牌肯德基，麦当劳，必胜客快餐店也众所周知，他们构成了一个强而有力的快餐帝国并迅速发展。人们可以在世界的任何地方看到他们的影子。然而，快餐作为一种高热量高脂肪的食品又影响着人们的健康。这种蓬勃发展的商业不仅对经济，同时也对人们的生活质量产生着双重影响。本文主要研究了美国的快餐。第一，二部分简述快餐历史;第三部分论述快餐的发展;第四部分介绍快餐文化大受欢迎的原因；在此基础上文章第五部分进一步论述了饮食文化对人们生活的积极和消极影响;文章最后一部分指出应正确看待快餐和快餐文化。希望通过本文的论述能够帮助读者更好认识快餐及快餐文化，吸收其
8、中的有利成分促进人们身心的健康发展。关键词：快餐；饮食文化；双重影响 Analysis on Fast Food Culture and Its Double-side Effects to the world from the Development of American Fast FoodThesis statement This paper analyzed the brief history of American fast food and its double-side effects of diet on people healthy, and analyzed the fas
9、t food and fast food culture.Outline.Introduction. Brief History of American Fast FoodA. The Origin of Fast FoodB. Famous Brands of Fast Food1. McDonalds2. KFC . The Development of Fast Food Industry.Types and Culture of Fast FoodA. Types of Fast FoodB. VariantsC. Fast Food Culture. Double-Side Effe
10、cts of Fast FoodA. Positive Effect1. Development of Economy2. Jobs and Labor Issues 3. GlobalizationB. Negative Effect1. Blood Pressure 2. Effects of Cholesterol3. Effects of Trans Fat4. Unhealthy Lifestyle. ConclusionAnalysis on Fast Food Culture and Its Double-side Effects to the world from the De
11、velopment of American Fast Food. IntroductionFast food is becoming more and more popular around the world these years. It is estimated that there are more than 100 branches of McDonalds and KFC only in Beijing. But the word “fast food” is very modern, fashion, and hard to be found in many dictionari
12、es until 1955. Such a conception was introduced from foreign countries. The appearances of the fast-food arouse a new thing named “fast-food culture”, and also the debate about this culture by people. In the current society, the fast food culture has already developed to be a kind of common culture
13、which becomes a mainstream. Compare with dinner, the fast-food is a seasoning, a new current. As if eating becomes an burden while the speed of peoples daily lives running faster and faster, thus the fast-food becomes very popular to the people who worked day and night.Living in a so fast-paced life
14、 nearly almost no time to spare, it is obvious that people are paying little attention to the importance of have a healthy life .one of which is hygienic nutritious food. Burgers, pizza, fried stuff with cheese, French fries and all such food items which can be prepared and served quickly are named
15、as fast-food and have a large group of consumers from all age groups. Fast food is basically on-the-go food, quickly made, and served within minutes for the people who lead fast-paced lives. Fast food joints and kiosks easy spots for people to either have their fast food or just get their take-away
16、meals while on their way to work or go to school. Today, many people eat fast food instead of home made food. The reason is that fast food is fast, cheap and convenient. From the terms of age, not only the young people eat fast food, but also the middle-aged or some elderly; from a gender perspectiv
17、e, not only men eat fast food, but also women; from the class point of view, not only the poor, but also middle-level white-collar workers, as well as high-level officials. In a word, fast food is very popular for nearly all the people.On the one hand, fast-food industry can not only improve the dev
18、elopment of economic, but also provide jobs for people. It provides a large profit for the government. On the other hand, the emergence of fast food has a negative effect on the environment and human health. Because the French fries are fried by animal fat with high cholesterol, it ends to arouse fa
19、t and risk of cardiovascular disease. Since fast food has become a culture, it certainly influences the society and peoples life. As analysis of this phenomenon can descry that the purpose of the U.S. fast-food production and supply system is pursuit of “efficiency and profits”, although the fast fo
20、od operators and food suppliers have made a fortune, the environment, animals, workers, consumers have to pay a heavy price. People can only stand in the different position to do a description of the facts and in hoping that to look on the fast food and the fast food culture correctly. Brief history
21、 of American fast foodA. The Origin of Fast FoodOne of the great pioneers of the fast food industry was a man named Carl Karcher. He was a farm boy who grew up in Ohio. At the age of 24, he moved to California, working at his uncles factory. Like most Americans, he wanted to work hard and have a gre
22、at life. In 1939, Carl wanted to go into business for himself and purchased a hot dog cart. He began his “curb service” of selling hot dogs on the street to customers as they drove up in their cars. People did not want to have to get out of their cars to eat and so Carls business flourished. Within
23、five months after Carl bought the cart, he was able to buy a second one and continue his dream. Before long, he opened a drive-in restaurant called “Carls Drive-In Barbeque”. At this same time, this new way of eating in ones car was becoming the biggest thing ever. It was considered really cool to g
24、o to a drive-in restaurant for a burger or hot dog. Waitresses known as “carhops” usually dressed very attractively delivered the food to each car. For teenagers, this was the place to be especially for guys. And form then on, fast food became more and more popular.B. Famous Brands of Fast Food1. Mc
25、DonaldsJesse G. Kirby, the founder of an early drive-in restaurant chain named “Pig Stand” in Texas, stated “People with cars are so lazy they dont want to get out of them to eat!” (快餐历史，2005). Even the rest of the United States was catching on to this “drive-in fever”. Only it was a seasonal thing
26、for many states due to the cold weather in the winter.During that time，two brothers named Richard and Maurice McDonald left their home in New Hampshire and seeking jobs in southern California. At first they tried opening a theater but it was not a success. Then they caught on to the new craze of eat
27、ing at drive-in restaurants and they opened one in 1939, in Pasadena, California, calling it “McDonalds Famous Hamburgers”. In former, The McDonald brothers grew tired of having to hire new carhops and short-order cooks all the time, so at the end of the 1940s, they fired everyone in their restauran
28、t. They even were tired of replacing glassware, dishes and silverware so they decided to close the restaurant and re-opened with a “new” McDonalds, one that did not use any dishes, silverware or glasses. Everything switched over to paper and plastic. There was no longer a need for short-order cooks
29、as each employee hired only had to learn one specific task, i.e. make the French fries or make the burgers or deliver the food, etc. Food was made with a “Speed Service System” designed by the McDonald brothers and it revolutionized the restaurant business. (2. The Emergences and Expansion of KFCKFC
30、, shorted from Kentucky Fried Chicken, is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville, Kentucky. KFC has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Yum Brands since 2002. The company was founded as Kentucky Fried Chicken by Colonel Harland Sanders in 1952. The company adopted the abbreviated form of
31、 its name in 1991. Starting in April 2007, the company began using its original appellation of Kentucky Fried Chicken again for its signage, packaging and advertisements in the United States as part of a new corporate re-branding program; newer and remodeled restaurants will have the new logo and na
32、me while older stores will continue to use the 1991 signage. Additionally, the company continues to use the abbreviation KFC freely in its advertising. Internationally the company is still known as KFC.KFC primarily sells chicken in form of pieces, wraps, salads , sandwiches and so on. While at firs
33、t it is only focus on fried chicken. KFC also offers a line of roasted chicken products, sides and desserts. Outside of North America, KFC offers beef-based products such as burgers or kebabs, pork-based products such as ribs and other regional fare. The popularity and novelty of KFC made it famous
34、and popular throughout the world. The fast food like KFC is also developed in the whole world. (). The Development of Fast Food IndustryThere are several reasons for fast food popular. First, it is very convenient and saves a lot of time, you just go into a fast food restaurant, order your food, and
35、 your food is ready there in time. Second, you can either eat it there or take it away. Third , the environment of fast food restaurant is both clean and comfortable. Forth it has excellent service, and the quality of food is guaranteed. However, it terns of nutrition, it is usually not a balanced d
36、iet and low in nutrition value.Most people think that it is the McDonald brothers who start the fast-food craze in America, but in reality, it is the White Castle hamburger chain that actually started fast food history in America. J. Walter Anderson opened the first White Castle in 1916 in Wichita,
37、Kansas, and people liked the cheap hamburgers, fries, and colas he offered. However, fast-food did not really become common in America until after World War II, when Americans first began to fall in love with their cars, and had leisure time and more money to spend on eating out.The real heroes of f
38、ast food history in America are Richard and Maurice McDonald, the two brothers who created the first McDonalds restaurant in 1948 in San Bernardino, California. They wanted their restaurant to be more efficient and cost-effective, so they designed a simple menu in a small building without any tables
39、, so people took their food and ate in their cars. By 1953, the brothers had decided to franchise their idea, and two franchisees opened in Downey, California and Phoenix, Arizona.As the McDonalds became more successful, others began to take notice and copy their example to make their own fast food
40、history in America. Keith Cramer started an operation in Florida that would turn into Burger King. And Ray Kroc, a blender salesman, was so impressed with McDonalds that he asked the brothers if he could sell their franchises. He opened his own McDonalds in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1954, and eventua
41、lly he bought out the brothers and became the owner of the corporation. Kroc was the driving force behind the food chains fantastic growth throughout America in the late 50s and early 60s. Wendys was created by Dave Thomas in Columbus, Ohio, where the first restaurant opened in 1962.Because of this
42、“Speeder Service System” that the McDonald Brothers created, entrepreneurs from all over the country went to the new McDonalds in California to see how the restaurant operated. Then they went home and built imitation restaurants of their own, for example, Burger King, Taco Bell, Wendys Old-Fashioned
43、 Hamburgers, Dunkin Donuts, Kentucky Friend Chicken (KFC) and so on. The number of new restaurants was countless. Even Carl Karcher, the man who began with one hot dog cart, opened his own fast food chain too, known as Carl Jr.s.Today, fast food chains have spread all around the world, and have spre
44、ad American culture right along with them. There are many more popular chains, like Carls Jr., Arbys, Dominos and Dairy Queen, indicating that fast food isnt always about hamburgers. In fact, pizza, Chinese food, and just about any type of food imaginable are now available for take-out at fast-food
45、chains across the globe. Fast food history in America is really the foundation of fast food as we know it today, and that history has made millionaires out of many of the people who first stated the fast food concept. The Types and Culture of Fast Food A. Types of Fast FoodFast food is food cooked b
46、efore it is sell and kept warm, or reheated to order. Many fast-food restaurants are part of restaurant chains and standardized foodstuffs are shipped to each restaurant from central locations. But in many place, especially in China, There are also simpler fast-food outlets, such as stands or kiosks
47、, which provide food in small shelter or on chairs for customers. As the developing world gets richer, a quicker, more convenient lifestyle is taking hold. Fast food becomes a symbol of this modem lifestyle. Fast food chains increase currently all over the world. Most of these places work on a simpl
48、e principlethere is a long counter to display a list of the items available, and behind which several people are serving. Individual queues form in front of each assistant. You can order what you want and receive them immediately.There are many types of fast food restaurants, the most wide spread ty
49、pe is serving hamburgers, such as the McDonalds. But the fast food chains not only serve hamburgers, but also chips, pizza, ice-creams, soft drinks, soda and so on. Burgers and sandwiches perhaps are the most popular fast food items that might have attained popularity with the big-names, and now they are available at
