Fast Food Might Be Your Last Food
Fast Food Could Be Your Last Food
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Supersize
Me
was released in 2004; Morgan Spurlock documented his diet of strictly fast food
for one month. He ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner at McDonald’s. He was only
eating too much fast food. The chronic stress, fear, and worry, he purposely put
in his body was surreal. Supersize Me showed his 24-pound
weight gain and his cholesterol jumping a whopping 65%; Morgan’s fit body went
from fit to fat. His body fat percentage was only 11%, then after one month, it
went up to 18%. This month of eating too much fast food could’ve been his last
food. In just two weeks he developed a sick liver, which means that his liver
developed enough fat on it to leak enzymes. He reported that the more he ate
fast food when he didn’t have it, he started to crave it meaning he developed a
fast-food addiction. Can you imagine the effects of fast-food consumption on
the average person for most of their adult life?
Since 2004 when Supersize Me came out McDonald’s has not disputed these claims in court. This leads us to the question; are fast food corporations, even in Houston willingly to gamble your life to the will of the almighty dollar?
Read the stats to make up your mind:
1.
25%
of Americans would visit a fast-food corporation for at least one of their meals everyday.
2.
Only
300,000,000 per year was spent on fast food in 1972 however today that amount
exceeds 100 billion a massive increase.
3.
French
fries are the most eaten vegetable in the US.
4.
On the McDonald’s menu, only seven items are sugar-free.
5. According to the obesity action coalition, the number of fast-food
outlets has doubled since 1970.
Fast
food is cheap which means that it’s made with cheap and often unhealthy
ingredients when you’re struggling to put food on the table, you’re
sacrificing your health.
1.
Trans
fats are often used to make cookies,
donuts, chicken nuggets, pizza, and French fries. They used to increase the
shelf life of foods and make them crispy. Trans
fats can lead to diabetes, obesity, high cholesterol levels, high blood
pressure, heart disease, and stroke according to the American Heart
Association.
2.
Nitric
salts can be used to preserve and prevent
bacterial contamination. Some foods that have nitric salts are meat, bacon,
corn beef, smoked fish, ham, and sausages. Eating food preservatives can
increase the risk of cancer in your digestive tract.
3.
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4.
The
butter flavor that is often found in Microwave popcorn, margarine, snack
foods, baked goods, and candies is made from a chemical named Diacetyl. The
American chemical society reports that the effect of butter flavor is
associated with harmful effects on the lungs and changes in the brain that can
increase your risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
5. Some bread products use ammonium
sulfate as a bread
enhancer. Ammonium sulfate is often used in chemical fertilizers.
6. We use food coloring in pies,
candies, sundaes, ice cream, syrup, soft drinks, cheeses, sandwich meats, and
sausages. It gives them long-lasting color and makes them prettier. This
increases our craving for sweets and makes us sacrifice our cravings at night.
And these chemicals are the by-products of coal, tar, and other chemicals, that
can increase the risk of certain cancers.
7.
Propylene
Glycol can be
found in packaged foods, such as drink mixes, dressings, dried soups, cake mix,
soft drinks, popcorn, food coloring, fast foods, bread, and dairy products. It
is an additive that prevents food from sticking together, drying out, or
becoming soggy quickly, and is toxic in high doses.
·
High carbohydrate foods increase the body's
demand for insulin. This promotes increases eating too much, increases in craving
for sweets at night, and craving for junk
foods. You will start experiencing a decrease in your mental health, and increased
fear, worry stress, and sleeping problems.
·
Research from 2018, and other
studies show that the more you eat fast food the more you will get addicted to
it because of the low nutritional value.
·
According to a study in Science Direct, there is a causal
link between a diet high in saturated fat, and simple carbohydrates, typical of much
fast food, and a lower capacity for memory and learning. This could also
raise the risk of and Parkinson’s disease.
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These suggestions will
help create a more effective habit to eat like a thin person and do it like thin
people do:
1.
Eat vegetables and fruits: they
are typically loaded with probiotic fiber, which makes them very healthy for you.
Studies show that people who eat the most vegetables and fruits are healthier
and live longer than others.
2.
Eat fresh berries and avoid dried
berries: Fresh berries are very healthy and packed with nutrients, fibers, and
antioxidants, and have fewer calories. Dried berries have more calories and
sugar.
3. Fresh fruits and vegetables are low in calories and are packed with antioxidants and fiber: has more fiber-filled your stomach up. Focus on eating at least 5 servings of fruit and vegetables (a serving being about ½ cup or a small banana or apple).
4. Eat a balanced diet instead of drinking your calories. Fruits contain fiber and other plant compounds. When you eat fresh fruit, the sugar is digested very slowly and does not cause a spike in your blood sugar.
5.
Even real fruit juices lack the
fiber and the chewing resistance provided by whole fruits. This makes fruit juice,
real or fake, more likely to spike your blood sugar levels.
6.
How to make a healthy plate:
half of your plate should be packed with fruits and vegetables. Eat fruits and
vegetables of all colors. Eat an apple instead of drinking apple juice. Eat
mostly whole grains that are packed with mostly fiber, iron, and vitamin-b. Look
at your palm: that is the amount of protein (beans, fish, and lean meats) that
should be in every meal.
7. Avoid having a do not eat list,
or a list of foods to avoid, banning those foods will make you want it
more.
8. Consider replacing a Hershey Bar with at least 72 % dark chocolate bar.
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10. Eat
eggs, yolk, and all. It is a myth that is bad for you because of your cholesterol
content. The whole egg is often dubbed ‘nature’s multivitamin’.
11.
Read your food labels. Educate
yourself by being aware of what is inside your food because many manufacturers
often lie and misled you about the contents.
12. Stay
away from ‘diet’ foods. They are very and are usually labeled as
fat-free, low-fat, reduced-fat, low sodium, reduced sodium, or low calories.
They will always add other ingredients to make up for more flavor. This makes
it ends up being higher in sugar or sodium, and higher in calories.
13. Eat
more plant-based protein foods. Here are some examples of plant-based protein,
beans, peas (kidney, pinto, black, or white beans), split peas, chickpeas,
hummus, tofu, tempeh, veggie burgers, unsalted nuts, and seeds.
14. Healthy
snacks for late-night snacking: When you crave food at night it is always best
to feed your body. The best late-night snacks are hummus, whole grain crackers,
veggie, oatmeal, popcorn, low-fat Greek yogurt, nuts, cottage cheese, eggs,
avocado toast, or zucchini chips.
15. Use
and cook with healthy oils such as extra virgin olive oil, avocado oil, or
coconut oil. Oils such as cottonseed,
sunflower, soybean, and canola oils are highly processed and high in omega-6 fatty
acids. A high omega-3 may lead to your
body being inflamed, linked to chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis,
and autoimmune diseases.
16. Cut
back on white bread, pastries, starches, and sugar. This can prevent rapid
spikes in blood sugar, fluctuations in mood and energy, and fat build-up.
17. When
eating your meal, eat your greens first. This makes you less hungry and less
likely to overeat.
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