Entry #10: The Consequences of Fast Food

When you’re feeling too lazy or don’t have enough time to make food, what do you do? Many people would answer this question with the solution of buying fast food. While fast food can be tasty and convenient, it’s horrible for your overall health. To begin, it can cause many negative effects to your digestive and cardiovascular systems. According to Healthline , when your digestive system breaks down the fast food you ate, it turns it into sugar which can increase your blood sugar. Your pancreas can then lower it to normal by releasing insulin. Eating too much fast food can cause multiple insulin spikes, meaning at one point, your normal insulin response can start to falter. This can also increase risks for insulin resistance, type-2 diabetes, and weight gain. Many fast food items contain trans fat and sodium. Trans fat can increase bad cholesterol while lowering good cholesterol, and increase risk of type-2 diabetes and heart diseases. Sodium can incre...