The market for fast food is expanding not only in metro cities but also in small villages. And with this, there has been an increase in many health problems like obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart problems.
Young generation is crazy about pizza, burger, chocolate as they not only provide them a quick meal but satisfies their taste buds also.
Obesity is one of the prime cause of heart related problems. During a research it has been found that people who are obese can have heart problems up to seven years earlier than a person with normal weight.
A person with normal weight usually lives for 78 years, but an obese person with more weight lives only up to 75 years(On average).
As per the cardiologist weighing more than normal increases the chances of having high blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol.
In today’s high speed life many people live on fast food , soft drinks and packaged food. These are not only high in fat content, but they also increase the level of bad cholesterol in your body. These bad cholesterol get accumulated in blood vessels hinder normal flow of blood. This affects the blood circulation in the heart, causing heart problems.
Fast food has more fat and carbohydrate. Both are harmful for the heart. fast food also has high sodium ( salt) content. It increases blood pressure. As per cardiologist people who cannot stop eating having fast food should do more physical activity. So that the excess calorie consumed through fast food can be digested. A burger has 650-700 Kcal, whereas a soft drink has 1000Kcal. By having one meal containing fast food our daily requirement of 1500-2000 Kcal is met ! anything above that gets accumulated as fat in our body.
