EFFECTS OR FAST FOOD.

The so-called fast food has a number of effects on individual health.

      Overweight: with just one fast food meal is ingested more than half the daily energy requirement. If we add the energy from the other meals of the day, the energy content of the total intake is too much, favoring overweight or obese.

      Raising the level of blood cholesterol: saturated fats and cholesterol are abundant in these products due to egg-based sauces, butter, cream and other fatty ingredients used in its preparation and coconut oils and palm oil used in frying.

      Difficult digestion: In most cases food is fried, breaded or battered, so you get lots of, which are even more indigestible.

      Altered sense of taste: in general, these products contain more salt than those prepared at home, partly because sodium is used as a preservative. Moreover, to achieve the look you want in color, odor, flavor and texture some preservatives, colorants, glidants, stabilizers etc… are added These dishes often include strong spices or additives that enhance the taste and stimulate the appetite and, over time, alter the perception of taste and habit-forming.

      Addiction: Researchers say that food with high fat and sugar can cause biochemical changes in the brain similar to those that cause some drugs such as snuff, heroin and cocaine. Once hooked on fast food, scientists say, many people are unable to return to a balanced diet and, in many cases, suffer from obesity problems.