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 increase your blood pressure and stress out your heart/cardiovascular system.

    Additionally, it has many other negative effects on the rest of your body. Since fast foods can cause obesity, the obesity itself can affect the respiratory system by getting asthma or shortness of breath. In addition, a study found that many processed foods contain phthalates, which is a chemical that can interrupt the hormones in your body. This chemical can affect fertility and the development of a fetus. Another study found that many fast food contains high glycemic index which can cause acne. Finally, the carbs and sugars found in fast foods can create acids in your mouth that can break down tooth enamel. Isn’t all of this crazy?

    Therefore, people should look more into the food they eat, because they might not even realize the lasting effect it has on their body. It’s crazy to think all of these health problems is caused just by eating fast food. Does this change your opinion about fast foods? Has this made you guys realize you might need to change your diet? I know it has for me!

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  1. Prof. MurphyDecember 4, 2023 at 8:09 AM

    Pretty good final entries. You have worked to develop your voice this semester and have improved at organizing your ideas and integrating links and images to engage the reader. Unfortunately, waiting until the final days of the grading period to post all of these entries doesn't provide time for classmates to read and engage with your content (and leave comments!).

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