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Avoid Dependence on Fast Food

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Avoid Dependence on Fast Food

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  1. Research shows that eating too many high-fat foods contributes to high blood cholesterol levels. This can cause hardening of the arteries, coronary heart disease and stroke. High-fat diets may also contribute to a greater risk for some types of cancer, particularly cancers of the breast and colon. (Office of Minnesota Attorney General)

  2. Emily Roat Penn State Hazleton CAS 100A Effective Speech Communication Avoid Dependence on Fast Food

  3. Overview We will discuss: • Addiction to fast food • Cause of addiction • Illness and disease

  4. What is an addiction? • Addiction • The fact or condition of being addicted to a particular substance, thing, or activity (Dictionary.com) • Examples: • Drugs • Sex • Alcohol • FAST FOOD

  5. Causes of Addiction • Advertisements • Glamorize and stimulate our sense for food (Cravings) • Convenience • Fast • Cheap • East google

  6. What May Happen • Illness may be caused by: • High calorie intake • Unhealthy ingredients • Oversized proportions Ngyuen

  7. Insulin resistance, breathlessness, Asthma, Hyperuricaemia, reproductive hormone abnormalities, poly-cystic ovarian syndrome, impaired fertility and lower back pain Side Effects • Hypertension Coronary Heart Disease, Adult Onset Diabetes, Stroke, Gall Bladder Disease, Osteoarthritis, Sleep Apnea, Breast, Prostate and Colon Cancers, Dyslipidemia

  8. Super Size Me!! • In the movie Super Size me, Morgan Spurlock decided to eat McDonald's for thirty days, three times a day. He had to eat every thing on the menu at least once, and order his meal super sized if he was asked if he wanted it super sized. At the end of thirty days, the goal was to see if Morgan becomes in irreparable health. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trgwGhAJj10

  9. To Avoid Dependence: • Look for the craving signs!! • Craving of sugary or oily foods • Feeling of weakness stemming from structural changes in the brain • Feeling of euphoria and completion after a fast food meal • Habit of eating fast food more than twice a day (Gigi Starr)

  10. Recap To Review: • Addiction to fast food • Cause of addiction • Illness and disease

  11. Emily Roat ejr5167@psu.edu Q & A

  12. References • Laurance, Jeremy. Fast Food is Addictive in Same Way As Many Drugs. 30 Jan, 2003. http://www.independent.co.uk • Nyguen, Jenny. "The Under Age » Child hood obesity takes a turn for the better." The Under Age. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Nov. 2011. <http://theunderage.com.au/2011/08/11/child-hood-obesity-takes-a-turn-for-the-better/>. • Tyson, Ashley. Addictive Ingredients in Fast Food. 14 June, 2011. www.livestrong.com

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