FAST FOOD AND JUNK FOOD

•BY: JORDAN ORTH

•P-1 WHITE

GREASE

BUGS IN OUR BURGERS

GREELEY

OBESITY

HEALTH RISKS

SYMPTOM'S:

LOSS OF ENERGY

DEPRESSION

FATIGUE

STRESS

WE ARE BECOMING LESS ACTIVE

HOW MUCH IS TOO MUCH?

• 4,746 STUDENTS FROM 11 YEARS TO 18 YEARS OLD CLAIMED THEY’D EATEN FAST-FOOD DURING THE WEEK AT LEAST ONCE OR MORE.

LONG TERM AFFECTS

• OVER TIME FAST-FOOD CAN LEAD TO TYPE 2 DIABETES, HEART DISEASE, AND EVEN DEATH.

THE IMPORTANCE OF A HEALTHY DIET

• A HEALTHY DIET HELPS MAINTAIN THE BODY’S INSULIN SENSITIVITY.

EXERCISE • ANYTHING EATEN MODESTLY AND FIXED WITH EXERCISE IS NO PROBLEM.

FAST FOOD CHAINS ARE GROWING

• THE NUMBER OF THESE SO CALLED ‘RESTAURANTS’ HAS INCREASED FROM AROUND 30,000 IN 1970 TO ABOUT 140,000 IN 1980.

• FAST-FOOD SALES SKY ROCKETED BY ALMOST 300%

WORKS CITED

• “FAST FOOD NUTRITION: JUNK FOOD’S EFFECT ON YOUR BODY.” FAST FOOD NUTRITION: JUNK FOOD’S EFFECT ON YOUR BODY/NUTRITION/HEALTHY EATING N.P.,N.D WEB. 15 OCT. 2014. <HTTP://WWW.FITDAY.COM/FITNESS-ARTICLES/NUTRITION/HEALTHY-EATING/FAST-FOOD-NUTRITION-JUNK-FOODS-EFFECT-ON-YOUR-BODY.HTML>.

• PAERATAKUL, SAHASPORN. “FAST-FOOD CONSUMPTION AMONG US ADULTS AND CHILDREN: DIETARY AND NUTRIENT INTAKE PROFILE” JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION (N.D.): 1332-338. PROQUEST. WEB. 17 OCT. 2014.

• WILSON, CHARLES, AND ERIC SHLOSSER. CHEW ON THIS. BOSTON: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN, 2006. PRINT.