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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU EAT FAST FOOD? - Coggle Diagram
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU EAT FAST FOOD?
Introduction
Fast food is typically very poor in terms of nutrition.
High in sugar, salt, and saturated or trans fats, as well as many processed preservatives and ingredients.
Short-term and long-term negative healtf effect of eating and overeating fast food
Low in beneficial nutrients
Refers to food that people intend to consume quickly
Even the more healthful fast food items are generally high in sugar, salt, saturated fats and trans fats
Short-term effect
Excess sodium intake also has links to fluid retention
Consuming high levels of salt could have an immediate impact on the proper functioning of a person’s blood vessels.
The more hungry a person is before their next meal, the more likely they are to eat more calories than necessary
Hard for people to reach their ideal fiber intake
High-carbohydrate foods increase the body’s demand for insulin which promotes more hunger within a shorter amount of time after the meal
Fast food is highly palatable, it is very quickly broken down in the mouth, does not require much chewing, and activates the reward centers in the brain rapidly
This is because sugary foods are worse at providing satiety, or a sense of fullness
Reduces someone’s desire for whole, fresh foods
Eating foods with more sugar as the first meal of the day could make a person feel hungrier at their next meal
There is a link between fast food consumption and the incidence of food addiction for these low-nutrient items.
Fast food is very low in fresh fruit and vegetables, which makes it hard to reach recommended daily intake of at least 5 servings
Long-term effect
Fast food consumption increase asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis, and eczema in teenagers and children.
Raise the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.
A Western diet can lead to higher inflammation, lower control of infection, higher cancer rates, and higher risk of allergic and autoinflammatory disease.
A diet high in salt often increases a person’s blood pressure, heart attack, stroke, kidney disease, or heart disease
Risks include obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and various cardiovascular conditions.
A diet high in trans fats raises the amount of bad cholesterol and lowers the amount of good cholesterol
Reductions in healthy gut bacteria
Low- fiber food can give higher risk of digestive conditions such as constipation and diverticular disease
Obesity increases a person’s risk of developing a range of serious health conditions
Most fast food is high in sugar, salt, saturated fat and trans fats, processed ingredients, calories, and low in antioxidants, fiber, and many other nutrients.
Uninentional lack of understanding of basic meal preparation, cooking, and healthful eating of young people
Eating fast food can harm a person’s health.
If a person eats more calories than they are burning during each day, they will put on weight, which may lead to obesity.
Conclusion
Research has proven the negative health effect.
A person should try to identify fast food items that contain less salt, fat, sugar, and total carbohydrates to preserve health.
And restrict the amount of fast food they eating.
High in salt, sugar, saturated fats, trans fats, calories, and processed preservatives
Not all fast food are is bad because it might be lower in substance