risks of eating fast food

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

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