risks of eating fast food
TRANSCRIPT
Well come to our
formal
presentation
Group 8:
1. Tran Thi Thao
2. Ly Thi Thao
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II. Health risks of eating fast food
I. Reasons for fast food’s popularity
III. Some recommendations
IV. Conclusion
First popularized in America inthe 1950s
Some well-known brands: KFC,Mc Donald’S...
Fast pace of living
Advertisements
Trend
Lack time to prepare meals
Buy fast food
Drive-thru restaurants
The promotion of advertising industry
4.6 billion dollars for fast food ads in 2012 (The Yale Rudd Center for Food Policy & Obesity)
http://www.yaleruddcenter.org/fast-food-facts-2013-fast-food-companies-still-target-kids-with-marketing-for-unhealthy-products
Attractive ads pursue everyone, especially children wherever they go
Can we resist fast food ?
Symbol of modern
life
Good facilities
for gathering
Heart Diseases
Obesity
Type 2 Diabetes
Cancer
Sodium high in
fast food
High blood
pressure
Cardiovascular disease
Harvard researchers conducted a study andestimated that sodium accounts for 2.3 million deathseach year around the worldIn America, one in ten deaths is due to cardiovasculardiseases
Http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/sodium-still-high-in-fast-food-and-processed-foods-201305166267
80%
50%
20%
Eating fast food raise risk of dying from heart diseases by
Once a week
2-3 times a week
4 times or more a week
Http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120702210214.htm
How much calories do we need per day on average?
1800 at least
Estimated by FAO
Http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245588.php
Extra 200 calories per day on average
(A study published online by Public Health Nutrition)
Http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/07/health/restaurant-fast-food-calories/
Rich in fat
Eating fast food 2 or more times a week
Increasing the risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes by 27%
Http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/07/120702210214.htm
(University of Minnesota researchers)
Type 2 diabetesdevelops when thebody fails toproduce enoughinsulin to breakdown glucose.
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/food/fast-food-and-diabetes.html
Carbohydrate
Insulin resistance promotion
Type 2 diabetes
starches
sugar
fiber
Eating deep fried foods boosts your risk of prostate cancer ( a new study from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle)
http://www.menshealth.com/health/the-fast-food-that-may-cause-cancer
Why?
“High-temperature deep frying can really changethe constitution of the food, so it produceschemicals that can be damaging to DNA,” Leadresearcher Janet Stanford, Ph.D., co-director ofthe Hutchinson Center's Program in ProstateCancer Research says.
Put taxesPrices go up
Consumption decreases
Government
Some examples
Denmark: “fat tax”
Hungary: “junk food tax”
France: “sweetened drink tax”
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/may/16/fat-tax-unhealthy-food-effect
Change in formulas
Food healthier
Boston Market and some other brands have quietlyreduced the amount of sodium in some products. Eachmeal now has 2,000 mg which is less than therecommendation: 2,300 mg per day
http://online.wsj.com/articles/food-companies-quietly-cut-salt-fat-from-recipes-1403566403