Fast Food and Obesity

Is all your effort to lose weight in vain? Are you puzzled by the rigorous working out resulting in weight loss? Are you wondering about the root cause of your excessive weight gain? Maybe the food you eat, holds the answer to the obesity. According to some fascinating statistics, about 103 million people are likely to be obese by 2018. That's a fat number!!

Obesity has become the new lifestyle disease of America. Sadly, even children are a part of this trend. Poor eating habits is the only answer to the problem. What's worse is that fast food is not only related to obesity, but also to diabetes and other terrible health conditions.

Obesity in Children

Easy availability of food, such as drive-in restaurants, milkshakes, fries, burgers, packaged food at malls and deep-fried food is the cause for childhood obesity. Consuming such food items, cuts down the energy levels of the body, which leads to a sedentary lifestyle amongst children. Busy parents, fast growing fast food industry and easy availability of resources are the reasons for children to indulge in such harmful fast food. You may let your child eat such food items because they save your time, but they are deteriorating your child's health pretty fast.

Shocking Facts

• In US, only 25% adults eat recommended five or more servings of vegetables and fruits in a day. (So, what are the rest 75% eating?? Fast food)
• Less than 25% of adolescents eat suggested five or more servings of vegetables and fruits a day. (Again the 75% are consuming fast food).
• A little more than one third of young people in studying in grades 9 - 12 do not engage in vigorous physical activity on a regular basis. (Prolonged consumption of fast food leads to low energy levels. This in turn keeps the child away from physical activity)
• Across the globe, there are more than 1 billion overweight adults, at least 300 million of them obese.
• Obesity and overweight pose a major risk for chronic diseases including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and stroke, and certain types of cancer related to obesity. (Fast food and diabetes has become a growing concern not only in America, but across the world).
• The main reasons for obesity are increased consumption of energy-dense foods high in saturated fats and sugars, and reduced physical activity. (In other words, FAST FOOD)

How Does Fast Food Cause Obesity?

Every 2 out of 3 Americans are obese. When the problem is so common, there has to be something wrong about the huge factor of lifestyle, namely, food. Fast food is not only being eaten between meals, but it has also replaced dinner and lunch. Fast foods consist of saturated fats, high cholesterol and everything that is not meant for a healthy body. Eating this type of food frequently, not only deposits these harmful substances in your body, but also leads to dysfunctional internal systems. Fast food has the capability of ruining your digestive system and deposition of toxic wastes in your colon. This leads to sudden weight gain, bloating, constipation and obesity.

Fast food has plagued the entire world. In the time of food crisis, it's ironic that we are also battling obesity. The only way of dealing with obesity is to understand your body, it's functioning and realize the dire repercussions of eating fast food. Your body is a machine, which lives on healthy food and physical activity. Look after it well. It's your only chance. Take care!