HEALTH AND FAST-FOOD NUTRITION FOR ATHLETES
HEALTH AND FAST-FOOD NUTRITION FOR ATHLETES

Summary/Abstract: Health is not only regarded as an ideal, but it is also an essential premise of life. This has become a problem that has been concerning us individually, as well as collectively, as society. In achieving a state of perfect well being, it is imperative that we meet a series of factors that are determinants of health, such as the economic, social, cultural and spiritual factors. On the hand, soft drinks – carbonated or still, sugar-rich foods, margarine or fast-food are to be mentioned among the most chemically over processed foods that contain a wide array of additives with harmful consequences on health. Secondly, poor nutrition mainly due to fast-food consumption, is claimed not only to increase the percentage of obesity, but it also represents one of the risk-enhancing factors for cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure and/or even diabetes. Generally, food consists of a category of substances or so-called “nutritional determinant”. However, both from a chemical and a nutrition‘s perspective, the dietary information contains well – structured and quality substances that have a precise and nourishing function for the human.

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