Posts Tagged ‘Junk food’

Consequences of Junk Food on Health

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Did you know that fast food could endanger your life ? I recently heard about an event that occurred in 2006, a case in which the protagonist-a boy of 20 years had died of liver cirrhosis , a disease typical of people suffering from alcoholism that he, his young age, had developed by his addiction to junk food.

How sick?, It turns out that since he had acquired independence, was fascinated both by the fast food that I just wanted to eat it morning, noon and night, leaving aside the balanced meals, fruit and vegetables.

The news was published in the British newspaper The Mirror and there explained how Scott Martin had progressively lost their lives for their stubbornness not to give up consumption of this kind of dish.

Personally fries and Broaster chicken are my favorites, but my cravings consumption is reduced to once every two months, and if there have repeated in the month, the sensation of heaviness that gives me is great, to the point that I need to eat salads and plenty of water to recover, that’s not counting the pimples that appear within a few days.

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Tips to Prevent Obesity

ObesityJunk food causes lots of damage to health. For years, the WHO warning people about the bad habit of habitually eating fast food, but millions across the globe consume hamburgers, hot dogs, carbonated drinks, high-salt potato chips. Thousands of calories and fat saturated producing elevation of what is known as “bad” cholesterol or LDL cholesterol.

WHAT IS “bad” cholesterol?
If there is a “bad” cholesterol LDL – is because there is also a “good” cholesterol HDL -. It is important to understand the differences between them. The why is very well studied: HDL cholesterol helps to drive out of the blood vessels while LDL can be deposited within the walls of arteries. Over the years, end up obstructing the arteries and causing heart attacks, circulatory failure, and other conditions.

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