As you zoom down Hounslow one thing will be common and noticeable everywhere, fast food shops. Has fast food become a craving or a pandemic?
Brightly coloured lights and fragrant aromas lure you into the heart of Hounslow. Flavours from the eastern continents to the western Mediterranean tantalise your taste buds begging you to try everything on offer. From Persian kebabs to pastas and pizzas, from chicken curry to fish and chips, there’s a variety to cater for every taste.
Fast food has even been described 'as addictive as heroin' by some scientists. And according to www.biomedcentral.com, Hounslow residents are among the highest consumers of fast food - not surprising as nearly every other shop is a fast food restaurant. Nowadays the common trend in food consumption seems to be changing to fast food and this is a growing health concern as fast foods contain excessive ingredients such as salt which is linked to hypertension. Fast food is also linked to one of the biggest growing concerns of the decade, obesity and also many other diseases such as heart disease and bowel cancer. There are various concerns about people getting these diseases including an excessive burden on the NHS as they are liable to patient’s treatment costs.
However there may be a glimmer of hope. There are some of new restaurants that offer healthy options that tastes finger licking good. “Roosters Piri –Piri” is just such a restaurant. Their motto is “we believe in changing fast food for good”. All their food is grilled to ensure they serve nutritious, quality food with side salads that will help you to maintain a healthy balanced diet full of flavour.
