Fast Food Nutrients

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Fast Food Nutrients

• By
• Clarissa Martin
• Vika Pasechnik
• Rachel Hernandez
• Emily Trost
• Alexandra Campbell

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Restaurants and items

• Rally's-Big buford
• Wendy's - Double with cheese (1/2 pound)
• Wienerschnitzel - Deluxe Cheeseburger
• McDonald's - Angus Deluxe
• Carl's Jr.- Famous Star with cheese
• Burger King - Whopper with cheese
• In-n-out- Cheeseburger with onion
• Jack in the Box - Jumbo Jack
• Sonic - Super Sonic Cheeseburger with mustard
• Fatburger - Fatburger

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Introduction

• Goal to compare
• 1 Cheeseburger
• 1 Medium French fry
• 1 Medium Coke
• AMONG 10 FAST FOOD RESTAURANTS
• Focus nutrient content!
• Fat
• Calories
• CHO
• Protein
• Cholesterol
• Sodium

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Fat
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Calories
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CHO and Sugar
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Fiber and Protein
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Cholesterol and Sodium
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Causes and Health Risks of Obesity

• Obesity is caused by a sedentary lifestyle and
  regularly consuming foods high in fat, sodium,
  and sugar.
• Obesity is defined as an increased body weight
  caused by excessive accumulation of fat with a
  BMI (body mass index) of 30 kg/m2 or more.
• Health risks associated with diets high in
• FatIncrease in LDLheart disease such as
  atherosclerotic plaques.
• SodiumHigh blood pressureincreases the risk of
  hypertension, stroke, heart disease, and kidney
  disease.
• Sugarincreases the risk for type 2 diabetes,
  cancer, sleep apnea, stroke, coronary artery
  disease and heart attack.

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Facts and Results

• In 2003 obesity resulted in over 75 billion in
  medical expenses, half of which came from
  Medicare and Medicaid.
• (Gostin, 2005)
• From its origin in 1950, fast food has grown to
  an estimated 250,000 restaurants in the U.S.
  (Pereira, et al., 2005).

• Fast-Food Restaurants
• From worst to best on avg.
• Sonic
• Rallys
• Jack in the Box
• Wendys
• Burger King
• McDonalds
• Carls Jr.
• Fat Burger
• In-n-Out
• Wienerschnitzel

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Interesting Study and Survey Results

• Aim to investigate the association between fast
  food intake, weight gain, and insulin resistance.
• 15 year study (6 clinical exams w/in 15 years)
• 3031 subjects completed protocol
• (subjects black/white men/women) (age 18-30 in
  1985-86)

• Results subject who had fast-food gt2x wk
• gained an extra 4-5kg of bodyweight (p0.054)
  independent of average normal wt. gain.
• had 2 fold greater resistance to insulin
  (p0.0083)
• Conclusion fast-food consumption increases risk
  of obesity and type-2 diabetes.
• (Pereira, et al., 2005).

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References

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• Pereira, M. A., Kartashov, A. L., Ebbeling, C.
  B., Horn, L. V., Slattery, M. L., Jacobs, D. R.,
  et al. (2005). Fast-Food habits, weight gain, and
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  prospective analysis. Lancet , 365, 36-42.