Fast FoodFast foods contain high levels of starch, sugar, salt and fat, combined into one big piece, being a fact which combined with a sedentary lifestyle result in obesity and diseases.

We can therefore say that fast food and obesity share a common bond, being affected to a greater extent the fringe child population, but is a real growing problem worldwide, since its expansion, has left the world without affect.

A study says that nearly one third of all children and adolescents, aged between 4 and 19 years, consuming fast food regularly.

The study also says the weight gain in these cases is up to 6 pounds per year in the regular consumption of fast food, but still a fact that definitely needs serious attention.

Fast foods are the main reason for the susceptibility to diseases, some of which are irreversible, leading to inactivity or lack of physical activity, general listlessness, loss of attention, decreased cognitive functions, and so on.

The need for an information campaign in all educational levels is a prerequisite to be taken by government agencies, to inform and teach about the harm to health or harmful effects of pizzas and burgers in the long term, particularly in children, which is the hardest hit today and even more in the future.