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Impacts of fast foods

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Sarath Menon
Sarath Menon

This document discusses the negative health effects of consuming too much sodium, trans fats, and processed foods. It states that fast foods and processed meals often contain high amounts of sodium, which can raise blood pressure. Trans fats are found in many fast foods and processed foods, and are harmful because they increase bad cholesterol and decrease good cholesterol. The document also notes that factors like environmental toxins, processed foods, pharmaceutical overuse, sedentary lifestyles, and more have contributed to poorer health in many people today.

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On the human body
o Most of these quick and convenient meals contain high amount of sodium, which increases and aggravates the risks of high blood pressure. o According to the recommendations of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences 1,200 - 1,500 mg of sodium is the daily sodium requirement for adults. o Although the body requires minimum quantities of sodium, too much sodium contributes to high blood pressure. Sodium can also lead to building-up of fluids in case of people who are suffering from people with congestive heart failure, cirrhosis, or kidney disease.
Impacts of fast foods
o Trans fat, which is infamous as the worst type of fat, is found abundantly in various fast foods. o Trans fat is considered as the most harmful type of fat because it not only increases the ‘bad cholesterol’ (low density lipoprotein) levels but also reduces the ‘good cholesterol’ (High density lipoprotein) levels. o Most commonly trans fat is a commonly found in ingredients in all the processed foods. Foods that contain artificial trans fats contain up to 45% more trans fat as compared to their natural fat counterparts.
Impacts of fast foods
oThere are many factors contributing to the degeneration of health among many people today. We live in a terribly polluted world. We are all exposed to thousands of toxins and chemicals every day at work, home, in the air, and in the food that we eat and water we drink. o We are eating more processed foods than ever before in human history and we constantly abuse or bodies with pharmaceuticals We are constantly bombarded by fast food at every corner. And video games have led the majority of teens to spend countless hours in front of the television being sedentary. And, as a result of all of this, there exists a generation that is out- of-shape, overweight and obese
Impacts of fast foods
o Raise your blood pressure. o Increase level of bad cholesterol. o Weaken your immune system. o Destabilize your blood sugar level. o Retard your metabolic rates( rates at which you digest, process and eliminate food). o It also leads to weight gain and obesity, further increasing livelihood strokes and heart attacks.
Impacts of fast foods

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  • 2. o Most of these quick and convenient meals contain high amount of sodium, which increases and aggravates the risks of high blood pressure. o According to the recommendations of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences 1,200 - 1,500 mg of sodium is the daily sodium requirement for adults. o Although the body requires minimum quantities of sodium, too much sodium contributes to high blood pressure. Sodium can also lead to building-up of fluids in case of people who are suffering from people with congestive heart failure, cirrhosis, or kidney disease.
  • 4. o Trans fat, which is infamous as the worst type of fat, is found abundantly in various fast foods. o Trans fat is considered as the most harmful type of fat because it not only increases the ‘bad cholesterol’ (low density lipoprotein) levels but also reduces the ‘good cholesterol’ (High density lipoprotein) levels. o Most commonly trans fat is a commonly found in ingredients in all the processed foods. Foods that contain artificial trans fats contain up to 45% more trans fat as compared to their natural fat counterparts.
  • 6. oThere are many factors contributing to the degeneration of health among many people today. We live in a terribly polluted world. We are all exposed to thousands of toxins and chemicals every day at work, home, in the air, and in the food that we eat and water we drink. o We are eating more processed foods than ever before in human history and we constantly abuse or bodies with pharmaceuticals We are constantly bombarded by fast food at every corner. And video games have led the majority of teens to spend countless hours in front of the television being sedentary. And, as a result of all of this, there exists a generation that is out- of-shape, overweight and obese
  • 8. o Raise your blood pressure. o Increase level of bad cholesterol. o Weaken your immune system. o Destabilize your blood sugar level. o Retard your metabolic rates( rates at which you digest, process and eliminate food). o It also leads to weight gain and obesity, further increasing livelihood strokes and heart attacks.