How do you explain the success of fast food restaurants all over the world?

And do you enjoy going to fast food restaurants? why or why not?How do you explain the success of fast food restaurants all over the world?
It's fast food maybe that a clue? any place that can produce a sandwich in 5 minutes is pretty fast!
Dr. David Kessler, former head of the US FDA, explains food addictions in a recent book. Fast food restaurants focus on highly addictive food by manipulating sugars, fats, and salt. Taste trumps health.



KFC uses MSG (a neurotoxin) in virtually every food product they offer. The diet drinks contain aspartame, another neurotoxin and carcenogenic substance.



Fast food restaurants optimize based on taste, low cost, consistency, and shelf life. Health comes into the equation only when it can be spun as a marketing tool. Subway really is not that much more healthy.How do you explain the success of fast food restaurants all over the world?
The success of the fast food industry is due to the fact that they have powerful lobbyists in Washingtion.



The government subsidizes the price of meat by 70%.

So, because of this a big mac cost less than a salad.

And the fast food industry makes a huge profit.



Here is a diagram that explains the problem.

http://www.pcrm.org/magazine/gm07autumn/鈥?/a>



And because the industry is so huge (30% of the world's ice-free land is involved in livestock production) it is killing our environment. The livestock industry produces more greenhouse gasses than all the transportation in the world (cars, boats, trains, planes). In the U.S. livestock is the #1 polluter of fresh waterways (rivers, lakes). Etc.



Read this link to learn more:

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/27/weekin鈥?/a>
Unfortunately, some of it is extremely delish. I only go to fast food resturaunts once a month to keep my model type figure, and it's yummy. Yes I do enjoy it because I feel free when i eat delish and cheap food. Thank you for putting this question out into the world.
The world has become so fast-paced, we need convenience. Fast-food is convenience food.
The McDonalds at the Millennium Dome in London was making an average of 拢20000 a day. Scary stuff.
Per calorie it is some of the cheapest food in the world. What would you rather eat, a big mac or fried grubs?
It's cheap and convenient and most of the time it tastes pretty good.
Delicious and quick.