For most people living in urban areas and metro cities, fast food has more or less become a part of daily diet. We consume fast food in one way or the other on a daily basis. Since cooking at home needs a bit of planning and prep, we cite lack of time to eat out at fast food joints such as McDonalds, Pizza Hut, Dominos, Subway, etc. But compared to western countries, we Indians consume just a fraction of junk food, but then it’s too unhealthy too. Do you know the crazy side effects that eating fast food. In this post, we tell you about 7 things you didnt know about fast food.

1. It Effects Digestive System: our favourite fast food come loaded with carbohydrates and empty calories with almost zero fiber. When your digestive system breaks down the food, the carbs are converted into the bloodstream as sugar which in turn triggers insulin spikes. Eating junk food on a daily basis can lead to insulin resistance and push you to being a pre-diabetic and from there, the journey to being a diabetic is very quick. Frequent consumption of such high amounts of carbs can spike up your in your blood sugar levels which can cause insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and rapid weight gain. I’m sticking to daal chawal forever! 2. Too much sugar and sodium content: Did you know that most fast-food meals have hidden sugar and sodium content in them. They come loaded with calories and provide little to zero nutrition. According to American Heart Association (AHA), an average person...