Top 5 effects of fast food on the body

Fast food is any food quickly prepared and served, often at chain restaurants and typically associated with poor in terms of nutrition but many of us choose this quick alternative to suppress hunger, anyway. Unfortunately, junk food does influence our health and the ignorance of the truth does not make it to fade away. Here are the top five of the effects of fast food on your body listed from the short-term to the long-term most serious results.

1. Poor energy

Are you wondering why you feel tired? It is not a surprise when you are consuming low-nutrition value food. Eating itself is insufficient to feel energetic. Fast food items do not add any nutritional benefits, contrary they include chemicals from textural to fillers, preservatives to artificial flavors and colors.

2. Bloating

If your diet is high in sodium, which is salt, your body may retain water leaving you feeling puffy and bloated. Statistics shows that approximately 90 percent of adults underestimate how much sodium is in their fast-food meals.

3. Obesity

It is estimated that people eating fast food consumes on average additional 190 calories a day, compared to normal daily diet. Due to excess consumption of trans fats, the brain get mixed signals which makes it difficult to process what you have eaten and how hungry you are. That is why fast food consumers often end up overeating and gaining weight.

4. Depression

Food which has high level of sugar and fat actually changes the chemical activity of the brain making it more dependent on such foods. At first, you feel difficulties to handle stress, later you try to suppress stress eating even more until you get into a vicious cycle.

5. Heart disease

Continuous consumption of fried foods such as fried pies, fries or chicken filled with trans fats raises cholesterol levels. Fast food typically is also sodium-heavy, which can elevate blood pressure. Increased both cholesterol and blood pressure, are two of the top risk factors for heart disease to occur.