Unhealthy Eating & Heart Disease By: John Torri, Mike Brown, Alex Kelly

Heart Disease Facts Heart disease is the number one cause of death for both men and women in the United States, claiming approximately 1 million lives annually

Cost of Heart Disease Current costs are 312 billion dollars!

Heart Diseases Coronary Heart Disease Etc…

Heart Disease By 2020, heart disease will be the leading cause of death throughout the world.

Heart Disease

Impact on Healthy Living Unhealthy habits lead to unhealthy lifestyle, which leads to heart disease

You Are What You Eat! Americans today don’t have the time or money to prepare fresh food for their families!

You’re Killing Yourself! Increase your risk by 20%! Increase your risk by 50%! Increase your risk by 80%!

Mmmmh McNuggets! When you order Nuggets from McDonalds this is what you think you get!

“Mechanically Separated Meat” But this is what you really GET!

Who’s Hungry?

Children are the Future Fast food restaurants are concentrated within short walking distances from schools This exposes children to poor quality food environments in their school neighborhoods

Healthy Diets! Heart disease may be a leading cause of death, but that doesn't mean you have to accept it as your fate A healthy diet gives you enough fuel to get through the day without loading you up with excess calories

Class Questions 1.Heart disease is the number one cause of death for both men and women in the United States? True! 2.Heart disease isn’t preventable? False, you can change risk factors such as diet, exercise, and by avoiding smoking! 3.Eating fast food 2-3 times a week increases your risk of Coronary Heart disease by how much %? A) 20% B)50%C) 80%