Everybody knows that fast food isn't healthy but few realize exactly how unhealthy it truly is.
Children who commonly eat fast foods have the same risk of developing clogged arteries as an adult five times their age. Can you imagine a 10 year old with the same risk of a future heart attack as a fifty year old man? It is astounding.
Children who commonly eat fast foods have the same risk of developing clogged arteries as an adult five times their age. Can you imagine a 10 year old with the same risk of a future heart attack as a fifty year old man? It is astounding.
Fast food also plays a large role in the development of obesity. Children are eating more and more fast food these days. And while it is great that fast food restaurants are offering healthier options, kids are not choosing them. A recent study found that teens served a fast food lunch ate about 1650 calories during that meal- more than 60% of their daily requirement.
Children eat about 187 extra calories on days that they eat fast food. They also eat more fat and sugar and less fiber, milk, fruit, and vegetables. Over the course of a year, an extra 187 calories a day = 68,255 calories per year or 17 extra pounds of fat. Granted, most children don’t eat fast food DAILY- but even eating fast food once a week would cause a child to gain 2 ½ pounds in a year. And those 2 ½ pounds can add up quickly.
Fast food should not be a regular part of a healthy diet. As a (very) occasional treat, it may be okay. But it should not be a daily (or even weekly) option.
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I just wanted to say my family was eating out so much fore many years and didn't realize how many calories and fat we were consuming until my daughter started coming to you. Once we started eating at home more often not only did my daughter start losing weight but so did the rest of the family!
Thank you!
Mary
I 100% agree with today's topic. My family used to be addicted to eating out, that was of course before your program educated us in providing us with the knowledge in understanding that fast food only brings a bad influence on our children in introducing them to poor nutrition, highering their rates of obesity and cholesterol, as well as adding unnecessary fats and sugars to their daily intakes. Going out to eat less often has benefited my family's overall health in so many ways!
Eating out often can be tough... but if you eat at the right restaurants (i.e. not fast food) and you make the right choices, eating out can be part of a healthy lifestyle!
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