2. Effects on Your liver or
heart
High levels of fat and sodium in junk/fast foods can
lead to heart disease.
Trans Fatty acids found in many fast foods lead to
fatty liver deposits witch overtime causes liver
dysfunctional and disease.
People whom consume fast food as little as once a
week increase their risk of dying from coronary
heart disease by 20 percent.
Fast food can damage your liver just as bad as
everyday liver consumption.
3. Effects on your energy
level
High levels of sugar found in fast foods puts your
metabolism under stress.
Eating refined sugar makes your pancreas secret
high amount of insulin to prevent a dangerous spike
in blood sugar levels
Fast foods don’t contain adequate amounts of
protein and carbohydrates which makes your
blood sugar level drop after eating.
Eating fast food on a everyday basis leave you
feeling grumpy, weak, and carving sugar.
4. Eating healthy at fast food
restaurant
Pizza: Ask for less cheese, choose low fast toppings
like tomatoes, onions, green peppers, and
vegetables.
Salads: When getting a salad try getting fat free
dressing, bacon bites, and cheese to reduce
calories.
Meat or chicken: Try getting foods that are roasted,
grilled, or broiled rather then fried .
Order small portions instead of supersized.
Dessert: When choosing deserts try picking low fat
frozen yogurt, fruit ices. Instead of a cheese cake or
hot fudge Sunday.
7. Article
• Just as much as one fast-food meal can damage
arteries in your body.
• Most people buy fast food because of the
affordable prices
• Another main reason for people eating fast food is
because of the comfort of drive thru.
• Average calorie intake is about 2000, in just one
Mcdonalds meal there is about 1400.
8. Questions
1. Has fast food restaurants manipulated us to spend
more money?
2. Does everyone eat fast food at least 3 times a
week?
3. How many people do you think walk into an
average Mcdonalds in the city?
4. Why might you spend money on fast food rather
then healthy food?
9. Works cited
• Bratskeir, Kate. "Fast Food's Immediate Damage To Your
Health." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 27 Nov.
2012. Web. 15 May 2013.
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/27/fast-food-
health-arteries-beauty_n_2198725.html>.
• "Fast Food Nutrition: Junk Food's Effect On Your Body." /
Nutrition / Healthy Eating. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 May 2013.
<http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/nutrition/healthy-
eating/fast-food-nutrition-junk-foods-effect-on-your-
body.html>.
• "How Fast Food Affects You Negatively." Healthy Eating. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 14 May 2013.
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negatively-1728.html>.
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