The pros and cons of fast food

1. HOW FAST FOOD IMPACTS
HEALTH

2. MEDICAL CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH
FAST FOODS
HYPERTENSION/HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HEART DISEASE
DIABETES
STROKE
HIGH CHOLESTEROL

3. HEALTH ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH FAST
FOOD
DEPRESSION
HEADACHES
WEIGHT GAIN/EXCESSIVE CALORIE INTAKE
ACNE
FATIGUE (HEALTHLINE, 2017)

4. PROS AND CONS OF FAST FOOD
PROS
CONVENIENT/EASILY ASSESSIBLE
SAVES TIME
SAVES MONEY
CONS
USUALLY UNHEALTHY
LOADED WITH EMPTY CALORIES
LEADS TO OBESITY
LEADS TO CHRONIC ILLNESSES
TRANS FAT CONSUMPTION

5. FAST FOOD REPLACEMENTS
CREATE A WEEKLY MENU AND STICK TO IT
PREPARE BIG MEALS AND FREEZE THE LEFT OVERS FOR MEALS LATER
IN THE WEEK
PREPARE NUTRIENT DENSE LUNCHES AT HOME
UTILIZE THE CROCK POT FOR NUTRITIOUS MEALS
IF FAST FOOD IS EATEN ONLY CONSUME HALF OF THE MEAL

6. ADDITIONAL FACTS: THE IMPACT OF FAST
FOOD ON THE
DIGESTIVE SYSTEM
THE CARBOHYDRATES IN FAST FOODS ARE RELEASED IN THE BODY’S
BLOODSTREAM AS GLUCOSE.
THE GLUCOSE CAUSES THE BODY’S BLOOD SUGAR TO INCREASE
THE PANCREAS RESPONDS BY RELEASING INSULIN
THE INSULIN TRANSPORTS THE SUGAR TO THE VARIOUS CELLS OF
THE BODY AS NEEDED FOR ENERGY USE
EXCESS SUGAR IS STORED IF NOT USED FOR ENERGY (HEALTHLINE,
2017)

7. REMEMBER THE FACTS
FAST FOODS ARE LOADED WITH SUGAR
SUGAR LEADS TO FAT
FAT LEADS TO OBESITY
OBESITY LEADS TO CHRONIC ILLNESSES
CHRONIC ILLNESSES POSSIBLY LEAD TO DEATH

8. PROCESSED FOODS
PROCESSED FOODS ARE LOADED WITH SODIUM
SODIUM LEADS TO HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE/HYPERTENSION AND
HEART PROBLEMS
PROCESSED FOODS ARE LOADED WITH TRANS FATS
TRANS FATS LEAD TO CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, HIGH
CHOLESTEROL, AND TYPE 2 DIABETES

9. REFERENCE
• PIETRANGELO, A., CAREY, E (2017). THE EFFECTS OF
FAST FOOD ON THE BODY. HEALTHLINE. RETRIEVED
FROM HTTP://WWW.HEALTHLINE.COM/HEALTH/FAST-
FOOD-EFFECTS-ON-BODY