If we continue to give our children money for fast food without restrictions, an obesity epidemic will inevitably face us in a few years - warn nutritionists. Find out about the dangers of eating frequently fries, hamburgers, hot dogs, casseroles and kebabs.
Fast service bars and street booths serving "hot something" have made a dizzying career with us. In the past, it was not proper to parade down the street and eat, today no one is surprised by the sight of people in a hurry with a piece of hot pizza, a kebab or a hot dog in their hands.
When asked why we eat in bars likefast food , we say: because it's cheaper there than in most restaurants; because we do not have time to sit down calmly, order a dish, wait and eat without rushing; because a bread roll will satisfy your hunger for longer; because we like this type of food.
We also often refer to our children, who like to go to "serious" restaurants where they have their own nooks and get hats, balloons and other gadgets as a memento of their stay.
What speaks against fast food?
Eating in fast food bars - fun with he alth
Loved, especially by children, fast food is primarily a source of fat. 100 gFrench frieshas 560 kcal (40 percentof caloriesfor potatoes, and the rest for fat).
Meanwhile, the same amount of boiled potatoes has only 60 kcal. As for fat, according to the principles of he althy eating, it should be fried only one day. Large, reputable chains of snack bars follow this principle (for the sake of reputation, but also due to commercial or sanitary inspection and the threat of high fines), but in small street stalls the oil in fryers is used much longer.
When it is heated repeatedly, harmful substances are released from it, such as lipid peroxides, which accelerate atherosclerotic and carcinogenic processes. Such fat, although of plant origin, is also the richest source of the so-called trans fatty acids. They are harmful and act on our body just like saturated fatty acids of animal origin, ie they raise the level of "bad" cholesterol (LDL) and lower the "good" cholesterol (HDL). The more such fat there is inour diet, the worse it is for he alth.
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Fast food only once in a while
According to nutritionists and doctors, frequent eating of foods rich in animal fats may provoke the formation of certain cancers of the digestive system, accelerate atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease. Fast food is high in calories, and excess calories are known to be the straightforward pathway to obesity, which is a disease.
The latest report of the American Dietetic Association shows that in the USA almost 400,000 people die every year as a result of obesity (which is largely due to fast food consumed in unprecedented amounts). This type of food contains a lot of s alt (adversely affecting the cardiovascular and urinary systems), and low in vitamins and fiber (and fiber deficiency - as you know - leads to constipation). Even if a hamburger has a slice of cucumber or tomato or a modest lettuce leaf inside, this leaf will not replace a he althy meal, especially since it is usually spread with a layer of mayonnaise not recommended by dietitians.
If you must eat in a fast food bar, go for a salad
Virtually all snack bars offer a similar menu based on sandwiches, burgers and fries. Fortunately, they are introducing vegetable and fruit salads more and more often, and they should be the basis of the meal. For example, the KFC network has even launched the so-called green line and serves bowls of lettuce with a variety of vegetables and pieces of warm breaded chicken. A salad bowl does not provide many calories: 100 g of a dish usually contain 57 to 75 of them.
It is not true that we can eat anything and anything without harm to he alth. Someday our body will rebel against this mediocrity. Of course there is nothing wrong with a hamburger, a slice of pizza, French fries or a casserole eaten from time to time, but the day we reach for them, make sure that the rest of the meals contain plenty of vegetables, fruit, dairy products, fish, etc. .
If we decide on the so-called fast food, let's order them in reputable chains, where fresh meals are prepared every day (even if they are made of frozen food) - and not in street booths. And during the holidays, let's convince our children to fruit, vegetables, fish, not caloric rolls, cakes and fries soaked in fat and s alt.
ImportantHow many calories do they have:
- Big Mac 570 kcal
- Cheeseburger with bacon 464 kcal
- Piece of pepperoni pizza (approx. 120 g) 306 kcal
- Hamburger 245 kcal
- Chickenburger 234 kcal
- Small portion of French fries 227 kcal
- Hot Wings (1 wing) 218 kcal
- Hot dog 214 kcal
according to data from the American Dietetic Association
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