1. THE HARMS OF
FAST FOOD

2. • Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared
and served very quickly. While any meal with low
preparation time can be considered to be fast
food, typically the term refers to food sold in a restaurant
or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and
served to the customer in a packaged form for take-
out/take-away.

5. 3 Reasons why fast
food is bad for you
• Eating too much fast food is considered to be a leading cause
of obesity, hypertension, and heart disease.
• Fast food restaurants are popular because they serve tasty
convenient foods for a reasonable price. Many people visit
these restaurants frequently to eat their main meals. They don't
realize that these type of food items are bad for health.

7. 1- Fast food contain more
calories.
• Majority of junk foods are loaded with calories. Large
portion size and high fat content are the main reasons for
the high energy content.
• An average person need to consume about 400-600
calories in a mealtime. (If he takes 3 main meals and 2
snacks.) The calorie content of many items are far more
than that level.

9. 2- Fast food contain more
unhealthy fat.
• Eating too much saturated fat can increase bad cholesterol
level in the blood. Elevated levels of cholesterol is the
main cause of heart attack, stroke and peripheral vascular
diseases.
• Another type of fat presents in these food is called trans
fat, which is the worst type of fat. We do not need to eat
trans fat, even in tiny amounts.

11. 3- Fast foods are high in
sodium.
• Sodium plays several important roles in our body. We
need to consume certain amount of sodium everyday.
• However, taking too much salt is bad for the body. It can
cause high blood pressure, obesity, and osteoporosis. In
addition, experts believed that over-consumption of salt is
linked to increased risk of developing bowl cancer.

12. • Eating too much fast food is bad for your health because
they contain more calories, more unhealthy fay, and more
salt. They can lead to obesity, high blood pressure, and
coronary heart diseases.

13. Some shocking facts
about fast food.
• One in four people in America visit fast food restaurants
everyday.
• Fast food restaurants distribute lots of toys to children.
That may be a major contributor to childhood obesity.
• Everyday about 50 million people eat at McDonald's.
• Fast food is a major contributor to the obesity epidemic.

14. Slow Food
• Slow Food is an international movement founded by Carlo
Petrini in 1986. Promoted as an alternative to fast food, it
strives to preserve traditional and regional cuisine and
encourages farming of plants, seeds and livestock
characteristic of the local ecosystem. It was the first
established part of the broader Slow movement. The
movement has since expanded globally to over 100,000
members in 150 countries.

15. • Slow Food began in Italy with
the founding of its forerunner
organization, Arcigola, in
1986 to resist the opening of a
McDonald's near the Spanish
Steps in Rome. In 1989, the
founding Manifesto of the
international Slow Food
movement was signed in
Paris, France by delegates
from 15 countries. This was
done not in part to protest
against the restaurant
chain, and primarily to
protest against big
international business
interests.