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II. Health risks of eating fast food

I. Reasons for fast food’s popularity

III. Some recommendations

IV. Conclusion

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First popularized in America inthe 1950s

Some well-known brands: KFC,Mc Donald’S...

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Fast pace of living

Advertisements

Trend

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Lack time to prepare meals

Buy fast food

Drive-thru restaurants

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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

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Attractive ads pursue everyone, especially children wherever they go

Can we resist fast food ?

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Symbol of modern

life

Good facilities

for gathering

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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

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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

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How much calories do we need per day on average?

1800 at least

Estimated by FAO

Http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/245588.php

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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.

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Put taxesPrices go up

Consumption decreases

Government

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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

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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