Fast food is a quick and easy way to get food, but it is not the most nutritious option. People are on the go all the time and think they do not have any time to make good tasting and good for you food at their home, but it is your health on the line. There are shocking statistics on fast food that you may have never heard of.

More than 50 million people eat fast food every day, with over 160,000 fast food restaurants throughout the United States according to statisticbrain.com. People who consume fast food tend to gain much more weight than those who do not, especially children. According to blog.partnersforyourhealth.com 60 percent of the United States population is obesie.

Fast Food does not always mean “food.” You may have heard of pink slime, ground up cartilage, connective tissue, and fat, according to Mayoclinic.org. It is not known for sure how prevalent pink slime is, past estimates have ranged as high as 70 percent. One industry official estimates it could be in half of U.S. ground beef and burgers, according to CBS.news. Fast food is more complicated than it looks, there are thousands of ingredients across the restaurant’s menus, ranging from water to xanthan gum used for a gelling agent and thickener.

Fast food is not good for you and people should take in consideration to not eat it. It is not good for the body and can do much harm. You can develop many illnesses from eating fast food, many types of cancer, diabetes, liver disease, sleep apnea, and a greater risk of developing arthritis, these are just a few.

It is known that one in every three children born will develop diabetes sometime in their time. Diabetes is a serious issue in the United States and hundreds of of people die each year for a lack of health. It is your body thats at risk when you eat fast food as well as your life.