Fast food saves effort and time of cooking a meal at home.

It suits completely into the fast moving life of a working individual. elevated amounts of fats and salt in junk food are raising worries about their adversary effect on health. In this article, let us debate the benefits and drawbacks of junk food. More than thirteen thousand McDonalds cafes in the . !. itself, and over "### $F%s in eighty nations, only goes to reflect the fondness for junk food all around the planet. &heres nothing less than pre' made food a committed pro living in the city away from family could ask for. those that are against fast food highlight the detrimental effect that it has on our health. (egardless of all of the debate about the benefits and disadvantages of junk food, the industry is blossoming. Is junk food good or bad) *ets see for ourselves in this article+ ,dvantages of junk food. &he most obvious benefit of junk food is that it saves time. In todays fast'paced life, theres nothing better than getting a prepared meal. -hatever how much the cooks praise the advantages of fresh food, at the end of an industrious day, when one returns home all beat and hungry, a pi..a or a burger can be gift from /od. 0esides the time an individual has to spend in the kitchen, cooking a meal also needs one to make a visit to the superstore to buy the ingredients for the dish. &hen theres the added time and effort consumed in washing and peeling the veggies. ,ll this makes eating junk food score more ideally over cooking a meal for a busy individual. 0esides time, cost saving gives fast food an edge over the meal prepared in the kitchen. If one lives alone, then it is less e1pensive to get a meal at the superstore rather than cooking it at home. ,lso certain junk foods like fries and burgers come pretty ine1pensive. 2unk food does raise health issues. if careful, you will find some options on the menu of a junk food restaurant that might be healthier. !alads are a smart choice. /o for bread products that are made of wheat bread. /o for lean beef. If you might select between the fried and boiled options, order the boiled preparation. ,void ordering carbonic drinks when youre parched. /o for fruit juices, low fat milk, diet soda. Is there anything better than plain water to slake your thirst) 3ou might always resort to the 4make to order option that certain fast food outlets offer, where you might restrict the utili.ation of ingredients that arent healthy. Drawbacks of junk food. &he best downside of junk food is the unfavorable effect that it has on ones health. It is a fact that junk food is more unhealthy than home'cooked meals, as they contain higher amounts of salt, fats and calories. 2unk food is a very important contributor to obesity in the 5orth ,merican population. 6besity in kids is rising and a direct link is being cited between junk food and obesity in kids. /iven the sedentary lifestyle that we lead today, the surplus fats and calories that we take in with junk food isnt used up fully. &he results that these collect in our body as fat deposits that cause complications like heart diseases and other related illnesses of the heart. -ith obesity come other issues like elevated blood pressure and illnesses of the joints. It is a chain reaction set off by junk food and carried forward by our unhealthy way of life. ,ctually, a study has suggested that folk who live inside walking distance of a junk food restaurant are at 789 higher chance of going through strokes than those that live a substantial distance away. &he bigger the :uantity of folk at a meal in a junk food eaterie, the bigger is the bill.

;ating at junk food outlets is cheap just for a single person. /oing out to a junk food eating joint with family once in a while will not matter much. fre:uent visits to such cafes with ones family can become :uite a pricey affair, besides being unhealthy. 2unk food joints are also being regarded as a factor thats making a number of families spend far less time together. Family meal time is something thats regarded as an opportunity for all of the members to get together and share their e1periences. the junk food centers are :uickly eating into this time. &his is particularly accurate about children for whom a fast food center is a neat place to hangout with friends and peers. 2unk food is a discovery of the modern times. <re'made food being served fast and directly in front of us is a blessing after a tough days work. like everything, it has its own benefits and disadvantages, benefits and downsides of junk food also e1ist. =uoting some points about the benefits of junk food doesnt mean that Im rejecting its flaws. by making some smart selections while making the order and also turning to an active approach to life, we will definitely decrease the downsides of junk food.

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Obesity in the world - definitions, sources and methods

Obesity definition> obese is a person with a body mass inde1 (BMI) over 30 k !m". 0MI is defined as the weight in kilograms divided by the s:uare of the height in metres ?kg@mAB &he data on obesity displayed on the -orldometersC counter is based on the latest statistics published by the -orld Dealth 6rgani.ation ?-D6B. /lobally, there are more than 7 billion overweight adults, at least 300 million of them clinically obese. 6besity rates that have risen three'fold or more since 7E"# in some areas of 5orth ,merica, the nited $ingdom, ;astern ;urope, the Middle ;ast, the <acific Islands, ,ustralasia and %hina. ;conomic growth, moderni.ation, urbani.ation and globali.ation of food markets are just some of the forces thought to underlie the epidemic.

Money s#ent due to obesity related diseases in the $%& - sources and methods
6besity and overweight pose a major risk for serious diet'related chronic diseases, including ty#e " diabetes,cardiovascular disease, hy#ertension and stroke, and certain forms of cancer. &he health conse:uences range from increased risk of premature death, to serious chronic conditions that reduce the overall :uality of life. For the !,> of AA industriali.ed countries, the .!. has the highest obesity statistics A@8 of ,mericans over age A# are overweight nearly 7@8 of ,mericans over age A# are obese

6verweight and obesity lead to adverse metabolic effects on blood pressure, cholesterol, triglycerides and insulin resistance. &he likelihood of developing &ype A diabetes and hypertension rises steeply with increasing body fatness. %onfined to older adults for most of the A#th century, this disease now affects obese children even before puberty. ,ppro1imately "F9 of people with diabetes are type A, and of these, E#9 are obese or overweight. (aised 0MI also increases the risks of cancer of the breast, colon, prostate, endometroium, kidney and gallbladder. %hronic overweight and obesity contribute significantly to osteoarthritis, a major cause of disability in adults. ,lthough obesity should be considered a disease in its own right, it is also one of the key risk factors for other chronic diseases together with smoking, high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol. ,ccording to the ,merican %ancer !ociety, obesity cost an estimated GHF billion in A##8 because of the long and e1pensive treatment for several of its complications. ,ccording to the 'ational Institute of (ealth, )*+-),"+ billion is s#ent on indirect and direct costs due to obesityrelated diseases;ric !chlosser in his book IFast Food 5ationI states that the annual health care costs in the !tates stemming from obesity approaches )".0 billion. nited

Diet for life The modern life style created a situation in which people eat at least one meal out side while most of them arelooking for fast food known as "junk food", that its advantages are his price and the fact that people don't have to wait a long time for the meal to be served. The main concept of modern world is "time is money" that's why they prefer to work more on account of their brake time. There are some people that do have time but still prefer eating "junk food" and the reasons for that are the effort and time to go the supermarket and choosing groceries. While their other consideration that nowadays we have deliveries that enable us to save time and effort and still enjoy a good mill. Thats way "junk food" is their available food in their daily life. or e!ample in the "nited #tates of $merica people with low income are unable to buy nutrition food since the price is too high, hence they prefer to buy "junk food". %n a survey of the %sraeli health department, one of the finding was that %sraeli people, as in "#$, are too fat and lacking of sport activities in spit of the fact that in %srael the nutrition food costs less.

The damages of "fast food" are known but are we refer it any consideration or only when we damaged by it we take it seriously& There are some people that even after getting abnormal medical e!ams and doctor's warning, they still prefer to "turn a blind eye" and continue their usual life style enjoying "fast food". 'evertheless there are some people that know the implications of "junk food" and don't give it any consideration but after receiving the abnormal medical e!ams, they will take it seriously and will change their lifestyle. % can include my self as one of them. (very tow years % tend to do a routine medical e!am while my last results showed a high fat percent in my blood and high cholesterol. )y doctor e!plained me the risks with those findings telling me % would have to change my life style. $dditionally the doctor e!plained me that the reasons for my abnormal results caused by genetics and by eating high fat food such as "junk food". %ts scared me very much knowing % am only *+ years old having high fat percentage in my blood and high cholesterol level considering % am not suffering from overweight problems. "ntil that day the "fast food" was my preferred food especially when % began studding and had to work and didn't have the time to make my self a proper diner or go shopping. %n the evenings when % got back from school or work, it was more convenient to buy a slice of pi,,a or a hamburger than making my self a healthy meal. Those shortcuts brought me to my present condition, % can say that % enjoyed my mils in the past, but now % have to "pay" for it. )y family doctor turned me to dietitian. #he recommended me a strict diet and e!ercise every two days for at least forty minutes. $s a result of my dietitian's strict diet and e!ercise % have succeed to balance my fat percentage and cholesterol. #ince then my life is different- % now know how to combine my studies, job and knew life style. % believe that work and study are meant to improve our life in the future, but if we won't protect ourselves we will be too sick to enjoy it. (ven though my last blood results came out normal it doesnt mean that % can eat as % used to. or the rest of my life % will have to follow my diet and to watch my health. .n the other hand there are also positive sides to my life changes other then my medical e!ams. Taking my health seriously % decided to stop smoking. Today % feel healthy % have more energy and % can e!ercise without getting tired easily. urthermore, before the diet % had mood swings and impatience without knowing why while today % am more rela!ed and easygoing. When % told my friend about my situation they didn't understand why % took the blood tests saying that only older people do these things. % told them that because of the way we live our life and chasing time, we hardly stop to think about our body and the least we can do is to watch our health. #ome people think because % am thin my health is well and % can eat anything % want, but there are some things that we can't see. /eople should know that without any connection to their age or weight they should watch their health and do regular checkups. 0eceiving abnormal test result can be stressful but we can also look on the positive aspects. #ometimes when we get a bad news we pity ourselves- but there are others who look at things different, in a positive way, like me. Today % feel better and healthy then ever, believing that a good nutrition and e!ercise are the formula for long and good health