1) Food hygiene
Not everyone who works in fast food restaurants is as careful about basic food hygiene as you probably are. How can you be sure that they washed hands before preparing your food or that the utensils they have used are clean? It’s not uncommon to read about fast food outlets that have been closed down because of poor hygiene, and that’s just the ones that have been caught!
2) Low price means low quality
Why do you think that some fast food outlets can sell their food cheaply? Primarily, it’s because they use the cheapest possible ingredients. That means burgers, with very little meat, wilted salad and burger buns that have more air in them than bread! This means it has very limited nutritional value and a load of salt added, to create some flavor.
3) It promotes poor animal welfare conditions
The constant pressure that is out on farmers by fast food restaurants, to drive prices down promotes the need for cruel, intensive farming methods. Factory farmed animals are forced to live in awful conditions. They are often also pumped full of chemicals to enhance their growth and fight infection and those chemicals can be passed on in the food you eat.
4) It can cause depression in teenagers
Because of all the hormonal changes, going on in a teenager’s body, they need a healthy diet to ward off mood swings and behavioral issues. Teenagers that eat more junk food than fresh food are nearly 60% more likely to suffer from depression.
5) It can increase the risk of kidney disease
The reason that fries are so tempting is because they contain huge amounts of highly processed salt which increases salivation and even causes a craving. The high salt and fat content in fries increases blood pressure and adversely affects the functioning of the kidneys.
References: http://www.beautyandtips.com/healthy-eating/10-strong-reasons-to-stop-eating-fast-food/
http://matadornetwork.com/life/eight-reasons-to-stop-eating-fast-food-right-now/
http://www.naturalnews.com/025241_food_fast_meat.html
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