Fast+Food+Pros++and+Cons

Ian Anderson, Travis Chearino, Eric Mathias

Fast food creates fat kids. On January 5, 2004, kids eat more fast food all day long, they tend to eat more. In any given day, nearly 1/3 of the nation’s kids eat fast food, which includes boys and girls of all racial groups, and ethnic groups, and even in a year’s time, a child can gain 6 extra pounds because of high fast food consumption. The fats, sugars, and salts draw kids into eating them. Fast food doesn’t contain much fiber, large portion sizes served in fast food restaurants contribute to overeating and even obesity, the food industry claims that their products are not the primary source for obesity. Fast food triggers more eating More than 6,000 children took part in the nationwide study. In doing so they completed surveys about food they ate during a typical week, 30% of children in a day consumes fast food. Fast food is the main food source for 29% to 38% of children. In the study 4 to 8 year olds who ate fast food ate 6% more food the rest of the day compared to kids who didn’t eat fast food. In the study, kids in the age group 10 to 17 they ate 17% more than others. On an average, fast food eaters ate 15% more calories than other kids. Fast food seemed to contribute additional 57 calories food eaters ate 15% more calories than other kids. Article from Fast food.com Did you know that recent studies have shown that even 1 gram of Tran’s fat (hydrogenated oil) can cause degenerative internal effects? These effects include heart disease, inflammation, clogged and hardening of the arteries. You should also try to stay away from soft drinks, the reason they taste so good is because they are so full of HFCS. Water or fat free milk is a better option. Another way to make the fast food meal healthier is to forgo the condiments. Ketchup is loaded with HFCS. Mayo and salad dressing have a lot of fat and calories all by themselves. Eaten a diet consisting largely of fast food could cause your waste line to bulge more than eating the same amount of fat from healthier sources. More than 13,000 McDonald’s restaurants in the United States itself and over 8,000 KFC’S in 80 countries only goes to reflect the popularity of fast food all over the world. Fast food does raise health concerns. Fast food is an important contributor to obesity in American population. Obesity in children 15 on the rise and a direct link is being cited between fast food in obesity in children. A recent study has shown that people who live within walking distance of a fast food restaurant 13 percent higher risk of suffering strokes that those who live a considerable Distance away. Going out to a fast food joint with family once and a while won’t matter much however Frequent visits to such restaurants with ones family can become quite an expensive affair.