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吃快餐的10大害处 Eight in 10 Americans eat fast food at least once a month and half eat it every week according, to a Gallup Poll. Yet most people who eat fast foodknow its bad for them. So why do they keep eating it? 根据盖洛普民意测验，10个美国人里面有8个至少每个月吃一次快餐，有一半的人每周都吃。虽然大部分吃快餐的人都知道快餐对身体有害。但他们为什么仍然一直吃呢？ ? The answer is simple: the benefits of eating fast food outweigh the long-term implications for most people. However, once you read these reasons why all those trips to the drive through may be slowly killing you, you may just want to stop eating fast food after all. ? 1. Fast food makes you fat. ? A 15-year study of over 3,000 people found that eating fast food is linked to weight gain and insulin resistance. In others words, fast food makes you fat and increases your risk of type 2 diabetes. You probably know this already. But heres something you may not know -- ? 2. Fast food is addictive. ? The more you eat fast food, the more you crave it. One study found that fast food is a potentially addictive substance that is most likely to create dependence in vulnerable populations. If you eat fast food once a week or more, you may be addicted to it. ? 3. Fast food eggs are definitely not the breakfast of champions. ? Breakfast sandwiches at fast food restaurants are a true modern marvel of chemistry. The egg sandwich at Subway, for example, has ingredients like glycerin（甘油）, which is found in soap, and dimethylpolysiloxane, a type of silicone found in Silly Putty and many lubricants. ? 4. Fast food is affecting your kids. ? According to the CDC, childhood obesity has more than doubled in children and tripled in adolescents in the past 30 years. Kids have an amazing ability to recall ads theyve seen. Fast food marketers know this, and design ads accordingly. Research shows strong associations between increases in advertising for non-nutritious foods and rates of childhood obesity. ? 5. Fast food burgers dont have much burger in them. ? One study found that most fast food burgers are co