Background of the study
Food is the basic need for human beings which, provides energy to the body and
protects from diseases. Today, in our modern time where people are busy, it is common in our
diet to have fast food. Fast food is such a type of food that is prepared and served very quickly,
but fast food is less nutritious as compared to traditional foods. Fast food can also be defined as
hamburgers, pizza, or fried chicken that is prepared in quantity by a standardized method and
can be dispensed quickly at inexpensive restaurants for eating there or elsewhere. Fast foods
are immensely popular among the younger generation and people who are working due to
commonly available, low cost and easy to carry, but fast food has a much adverse effect on
human health (American Journal).
Fast food may be convenient and common; it has adverse effect on human. According to
Bowman et. al, eating fast food may have short term and long term effects on our health. Some
of the short term effects are impacts blood sugar and blood pressure, increases inflammation as
it weakens our immune system, appearance of acne as the food is usually oily, impacts the
strength and health of our teeth, and adds calories to our body. For the long term, eating it can
lead to issues with digestion, heart health, obesity, and worst death because of lot of
complications brought by long term eating of fast food.
In the Philippines, there are a lot of fast food chains and restaurant seen anywhere such
as McDonald’s, Jollibee, YellowCab, Chowking, Mang Inasal and a lot more. These fast food
chains are visited by hundreds of people a day and this shows that fast food is already a part of
a Filipino life. Many rely on fast food chains on daily basis, if there are occasions and events.
With this, this research paper aims to know more about the impact of fast food on the
speed of life of people in Baguio and why people go for fast food and recommend solutions on
how to prevent the adverse effect and impact of fast food in people’s lives.
Objectives and Methods
The objective of this phenomenological study is to know the impacts of fast food in the speed of
life of the people in Baguio, to know the reason of people in eating fast food and recommend
solution to prevent the effects of fast food and on how to lessen the intake of fast food.
This is qualitative research and requires interview as a method in gathering data.
Working Framework
Step 1. Problem Formulation
Formulate questions that need to be answered after conducting and completing this research
paper. Here are the questions to be answered.
1. What are impacts of fast food in our daily life? In our health?
2. What are the main reasons why people opt to go for fast food?
3. What solutions can be recommended for people to avoid eating fast food?
4. What recommendations can be suggested to minimize the effects of eating fast food?
Step 2. Identify the Approach
Qualitative Approach- Interview, personally and via cellphone
Step 3. Formulate Null Hypotheses
Step 4. Create Sampling
Step 5. Formulate Interview Questions
Step 6. Generate Letters of Permission to Respondents
Step 7. Conduct Interview.
Step 8. Collect data and Synthesis.
Step 9. Results and Findings.
Step 10. Conclusions
Step 11. Recommendations
Assumption
Fast food is time- wise and is convenient.
Eating fast food has no advantages but has disadvantages.
Fast food affects our body negatively.
Fast food is not healthy.
Fast food should be avoided.
Timetable
Activity Date Time
Problem Formulation March 21, 2022 8 A.M- 1 P.M
Identify the Approach March 22, 2022 8 A.M- 1 P.M
Formulate Null Hypotheses March 23- 24, 2022 8 A.M- 1 P.M
Create Sampling March 25- 29, 2022 8 A.M- 12 P.M
Generate Letters of March 30-31, 2022 8 A.M- 12 P.M
Permission to Respondents
Conduct Interview April 1- 22, 2022 9 A.M- 3 P.M
Collect data and Synthesis April 25-29, 2022 9 A.M- 3 P.M
Results and Findings May 2-6, 2022 8 A.M- 1 P.M
Conclusions May 9-13, 2022 8 A.M- 1 P.M
Recommendations May 16-18, 2022 8 A.M- 1 P.M
References
Fuhrman J. (2018). The Hidden Dangers of Fast and Processed Food. American journal of
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Bowman, S. A., Gortmaker, S. L., Ebbeling, C. B., Pereira, M. A., & Ludwig, D. S. (2004).
Effects of fast-food consumption on energy intake and diet quality among children in a national
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