FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

LANGUAGE SCHOOL

SUBJECT:
Basic English 2

Teacher:
Julio Abner Hernández Panamanian

Presented by:
Berenice Yamileth Claros Cándido
 Essay on fast food and its effects on health
Is everything in moderation, okay? How animal fats and saturated fats health?
 Fast food is easy to acquire however consuming it in excess causes different
diseases.
 Its consumption is not bad if it is done consciously and moderately.
 Excess frying or fat causes different health discomfort.

Fast food or junk food is preferred for its ease at the time of purchase, its rich
flavor, and its low price; at present it is not a problem to find a fast-food stand
however its effects are not so favorable on health because they cause different
damages in the body, influences the increase in body weight (obesity) and can even
produce diabetes type I because these snacks are not healthy food

It is not a problem its occasional consumption however it can become something

addictive, many times people opt for this type of food due to the little time they
must feed or the lack of money, but they are not aware of the great damage they are
causing to their health

The excess of fried foods or saturated fats over time causes different discomforts
such as pain in the legs, knees, back, cellulite appears, face that may even feel tired
when walking. In Guayaquil there are 1,519 fast food establishments, according to
figures from the 2010 economic census of the National Institute of Statistics and
Censuses (INEC)

being the main cause the consumption of these junk foods. That is why the
following questions arise, if junk food is bad for health, what is the reason why its
consumption is increasing? Will there be a day when this problem is completely
eradicated?

It can only be ingested when it is a craving, but not a habit the ideal is that this
meal is made once a week.