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Introduction• Burgers, pizza, fried stuff with cheese, French fries,

donuts, and all such food items that can be prepared and served quickly are termed as fast-food

• Introduction to Fast Food

• Have you ever wondered why fast food is so popular? Why it is unhealthy? Or why it is so inexpensive? This slideshow will answer all of your questions, so enjoy! ☺

• This food might seem very delicious and convenient when you decide to grab a bite while in a hurry, but it can harm your health in the long run

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Types of Fast Food• Burgers, sandwiches, hot-dogs,

cold drinks and soda are easily available and have negligible prices

• Tacos, nachos, and vegetarian and non-vegetarian wraps are also some of the popular fast foods

• There are chinese fast food which includes an assortment of noodles, manchurians, momos, rice, and crispy fried nuggets that are sold either at proper food joints

Types of Fast Food• India also has its share of fast food with samosa,

vada pav, parathas, and various types of chat

Fast Food and Health Concerns

• Most of fast food contain high amount of sodium, which increases and aggravates the risks of high blood pressure

• There are many harmful influences of fast food on health, such as obesity, diabetes, heart problems or any other chronic disorders

• Obesity can also lead to other complications like increase in the cholesterol level, blocking of the arteries, the increased risk of coronary diseases, and physical discomfort

Fast food is food that is quick, convenient, and inexpensive.

You can buy fast food just about anywhere that sells food and snacks. Vending machines, drive-thru restaurants, and even 24 hour convenience store.

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• Why IS fast food so popular? It’s because of its price of course! However, fast food is inexpensive because it is usually made with cheaper ingredients, such as high fat meat, refined grains, and added sugar and fats, instead of nutritious foods such as lean meats, fresh fruits, and vegetables.

• “Bad” foods do not exist in this world because as long as everything is eaten in proportion, you are good to go, therefore a little bit of fast food is ok every once in a while. However, eating too much can lead to health problems.

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• We may have listed the pros, but when it comes fast food, unfortunately there are many cons.

• Fast food is a major cause of obesity to Americans, more specifically, American children. This comes from all of the unnecessary amounts of salts, fats and calories in these fast food meals. The obesity cause by fast food can result in cardiovascular diseases, a high blood pressure, diseases of joints, and colon cancer.

• Due to the inexpensive price of fast food, it is quickly becoming more and more popular. However, frequent visits to fast food restaurants, become expensive, and quite unhealthy.

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• By eating way too much fast food, one loses time with their family. When eating fast food meals, you miss the cherished family meal times, where families spend quality time together, in the comfort of their own home.

As you can see, fast food has it’s disadvantages and advantages, but the disadvantages are the long term problems, that can be avoided by eating a balanced diet.

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How do we become addicted to fast food?

• Fast food contains large amounts of fat.

• Human beings have a neurological vulnerability to fat.

• Lepton Hormone

• The more fat we consume, the more fat our body needs

• Regular fast food eaters who try to eat healthy will begin to go into starvation mode because there Lepton threshold is not being met.

Ways to Avoid the Risks of Fast-Food

• Make fast-food weekly event and slowly reduce the consumption of it

• Every time you feel the urge to have fast food, remind yourself of the bad effects it can have on your health

• Pick out healthy salads, and other food items which will minimize if not eliminate the risks

Ways to Avoid the Risks of Fast-Food

Try to avoid soda or other soft drinks and instead consume fresh fruit juices and smoothies.

Consume food that has been cooked using healthy cooking methods like grilling or roasting instead of deep frying.

Advices• Do not choose salad dressings with too much

butter, oil, mayonnaise, cheese, yogurt or any other fatty substances

• Always try and look for healthier options like burgers with grilled patties and lots of greens as well

Fast food is not “Bad” if Fast food is not “Bad” if not eaten frequently, not eaten frequently, however, when however, when consumed much to consumed much to often, there are health often, there are health problems, financial problems, financial issues, and possibly the issues, and possibly the loss quality of family loss quality of family time. time. Now you watched the Now you watched the slide show, we gave you slide show, we gave you all the facts, so what do all the facts, so what do think of fast food? Are think of fast food? Are you pro-globalization you pro-globalization and local food culture, and local food culture, oror are you against it?

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Eat only healthy food Eat only healthy food

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