Contest Alert || Fast Foods And Health

Good day, awesome members of this group, I hope we are all in good health. I am @destinedhanik and I'll be contesting in this wonderful topic by @abdullahw2 where I'll be talking about fast foods and our health, so welcome and get ready to learn from me. When people hear the term 'fast foods', they may think it is food prepared quickly, but fast foods are snacks that are high in calories, salt, sugar or fats and low in nutrients. They are also called junk foods. They can be gotten easily by just placing a call for it to be delivered. Examples are pizza, sharwama, hamburger, hotdog etc.

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I eat fast foods but not often. I only eat it when I have no choice, example I couldn't eat at home before leaving for work or I'm on a long distance journey. Just as the name is, these foods are fast food eaten only to satisfy cravings but not to kill the hunger. And it doesn't contain much nutrients, so I try my best to avoid it. Though there are few times I eat it to satisfy my cravings but that's once in a while.

Though I eat fast foods once in a while, I still have my favourites amongst them. Examples are Ice creams, suya, chips, sharwama, roasted chicken, soft drinks, pizza,etc. Suya is a meat that is smoked and sold to the public. It tastes very delicious and I enjoy it so much especially with a chilled drink.

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Fast foods contain high sugar, fat, salt, etc and very low nutrients and this is not good for the body. What our body needs is much nutrients. Fast food contains much calories. This brings about a health risk to us if we do not take it in the right quantity.

• Fast foods can lead to obesity due to the fat contained in it.

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• It can lead to cancer, diabetes or other heart diseases.

• It can lead to constipation and bloating.

• Eating too much of fast foods can lead to kidney disease

Yes, it's possible for fast foods to be made healthier and that is by reducing the amount of sugar and salt in it and adding Vegetables. But this doesn't apply to all fast foods because you can't add Vegetables to ice cream but you could reduce the quantities of sugar in ice cream, so I believe if healthier nutrients are added to fast foods, it could be healthier for people.

• Except for energy purpose, instead of taking that carbonated drink, take water, it's more healthy.

• Eating at home or going out with home made food mat reduce your cravings or appetite for fast food when hungry.

• You can decide to replace pizza or shawarma with fresh fruit or fruit salad, this might help reduce your intake of sugar and fats.

• Instead of buying ice cream outside, you can make one at home with low sugar.

• Start cutting down slowly on your fast food intake. Instead of five times a week, try to limit it to three times, then two until you finally stop.