Healthy Weight Loss - How Fast Food Effects Our American Youth

Healthy weight loss programs can benefitprepared food can add about six pounds of extra
individuals yet the most traditional food inweight per year per child. The tendency to eat
America; fast foods and preprocessed foods arefast food limits the intake of healthy food in
not on the menu. Meals containing trans-fatschildren. Obviously there needs to be a reduction
certainly lead to a negative effect on generalin the frequency of fast food consumption to
healthy choices, including weight. There are manybring about healthy weight loss and good nutrition.
side-effects due to poor nutrition such as this.Well balanced family meals should include foods
Physicians report greater risk to the developmentlike fruits, vegetables, dairy, whole grains and
of cardiovascular disease in our youth due to theirproteins by the children, teens and the rest of the
food intake. Other harmful side effects reportedfamily as well. Children learn healthy choices by
are increase in abdominal fat, insulin resistance andwhat they see, not by what we say.
body mass index.General Health Risks:
Effects on Health:Fast snack meals increase glycemic levels at a
Fast food is taking its toll on our American youthhigher rate affecting insulin levels. The rise in insulin
as seen in the promotion of weight gain andlevels from fast food can predisposes the young
increasing risk to the incidence of Type 2to go from weight gain to obesity. Certain
diabetes. Excessive calories are a significant issueresearch studies have indicated higher risk to
with the high concentration of refined sugar andasthma as well. It can initiate an addictive eating
fats. The use of hydrogenated oils which arebehavior increasing risk to coronary artery
repeatedly reheated for the preparation ofdisease and high cholesterol conditions.
processed food also affects blood vessel health. ItHigh serum concentration of cholesterol can clog
doesn't show up just in the time of youth, butarteries promoting risk to cerebral and
grows and is a major contributor to health issuescardiovascular accidents. Excess intake of fast
as we age.food in the young or old alike shifts them towards
The high concentration of compounds like sodiummalnutrition. The deficiency of essential nutrients
increases blood pressure affecting the heart. Fastlike vitamins and minerals occur when anyone's
food ingredients are not nutritionally balanced andmeals consist of fast foods, sugars and fats.
lack presence of essential micronutrients. HighOptimum Nutrition:
sodium intake has been indicated in the pathologyFast food meals should be replaced by natural
of kidney and liver diseases. Healthy weight lossdietary ingredients like salads, fresh fruit juices
and good nutrition, or health and wellness, mustand milk. This can help cut down on fat and calorie
be initiated in the fast meal generation to lowerintake. Lean meats and fish can be incorporated in
risk of obesity and the complications that go withfood plan to provide for necessary protein intake.
it.For vegetarians they can use combinations of
Risk to Obesity:beans, rice and other grains as well as tofu food
The regular consumption of fast food increasesproducts.
risk to obesity. Chronic obesity promotes diseaseA high fiber diet can help achieve healthy weight
conditions like hyper lipidemia, heart disease andloss in obese individuals. Soluble and insoluble fibers
malignancy. "Approximately 30.3 percent ofpromote heart and digestive health. Whole grains,
children (ages 6 to 11) are overweight and 15.3fiber cereal, certain fruits, vegetables, beans and
percent are obese. For adolescents (ages 12 toflax can help maintain healthy weight loss
19), 30.4 percent are overweight and 15.5 percentprograms in the young individuals. Weight loss isn't
are obese" according to the American Obesityeverything unless it is done with a health and
Association.wellness plan on all levels. Healthy choices is a long
Studies have indicated that regular intake of fastterm success plan.