Health Problems Caused by Fast Food

Due to the many unhealthy ingredients in fast food products, problems have occurred in the body of consumers that can do as much as threaten their life. The University of Minnesota experimenters stated, “Many researchers now believe that many health problems are partly related to diet. While they used to believe that diseases – such as type II diabetes, heart disease, strokes, and certain cancers – were caused by a single gene mutation, they are now generally attributing these conditions to the food we eat. It is an important factor in that dysfunction, in part because our diets lack the necessary balance of nutrients.” Basically, these researchers are saying that excessive amounts of unhealthy foods can result in extremely harmful, even deadly, diseases such as the ones mentioned previously plus many others. It is unreal that just by consuming these foods, one is putting their life in extreme danger of a disease, heart problem, or possibly death. Obesity is another result of the excessive consumption of fast food. Our human bodies are not able to handle the large amounts of fats, sugars, and calories that are found in the products of a fast food restaurant. Since they have nothing else to do with them, these unhealthy ingredients are distributed into different parts of the body idly, and eventually turn into fat and cause weight gain. If this continues to occur, the person will soon become obese. Obesity is extremely dangerous and can even cause our lives to be shortened. This evidence speaks for itself when showing how harmful fast foods can be to our body.

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