Health problems that arise from consuming processed, fast foods
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Dr Satyawan Saurabh
Fast food is made to be consumed quickly and taste delicious and is overcooked, highly processed, and high in fiber. The human body is made for unprocessed, highly fibrous, and minimally cooked foods, so they are completely unsuitable. Sugar spikes from fast food lead to insulin resistance, weight gain, fat synthesis, and diabetes.
The expanding fast food industry in India includes restaurants serving idli, vada and dosa, McDonald's burgers, Domino's pizza, panipuri-chatamsala kiosks, and pavbhaji-samosa carts. Both obesity and diabetes are on the rise. Our body needs healthy cholesterol, which can be obtained from foods like butter, milk, and eggs. But our body is harmed by bad cholesterol.
The cooking oil used to prepare fast food on the street has high triglyceride (bad cholesterol) content, which can lead to dangerous diseases if consumed. Fast food restaurants also add flavors and aromas, making it incredibly delicious and almost addictive. Ayurvedic and sattvic diets which are a major part of Hindu customs are being replaced by modern diets.
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Fast food is made to be consumed quickly and taste delicious and is overcooked, highly processed, and high in fiber. The human body is made for unprocessed, highly fibrous, and minimally cooked foods, so they are completely unsuitable. Sugar spikes from fast food lead to insulin resistance, weight gain, fat synthesis, and diabetes.
The expanding fast food industry in India includes restaurants serving idli, vada and dosa, McDonald's burgers, Domino's pizza, panipuri-chatamsala kiosks, and pavbhaji-samosa carts. Both obesity and diabetes are on the rise. Our body needs healthy cholesterol, which can be obtained from foods like butter, milk, and eggs. But our body is harmed by bad cholesterol.
The cooking oil used to prepare fast food on the street has high triglyceride (bad cholesterol) content, which can lead to dangerous diseases if consumed. Fast food restaurants also add flavors and aromas, making it incredibly delicious and almost addictive. Ayurvedic and sattvic diets which are a major part of Hindu customs are being replaced by modern diets.
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