According to experts here, frequent consumption of fast food—from deep-fried street snacks to quick-service restaurant chains—can seriously harm one’s health and eventually result in a number of illnesses, including cancer and cardiovascular disorders, which can ultimately cause death. The physicians made this statement in response to recent viral messages on social media alleging that an 11th-grade kid from Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha district who was taken to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi in December died as a result of consuming too much junk food.
The girl had several health problems, including acute typhoid and complaints of tuberculosis, according to media reports, despite the kid’s family’s claim that she died from an intestinal ailment. Cardiac arrest was the cause of her death, according to the AIIMS doctors. Dr. Rajeev Jayadevan, former president of IMA Cochin and convener of the Research Cell, Kerala, stated, “While habitual excessive consumption leads to obesity, fatty liver, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia, it is definitely not a cause of intestinal perforation.”
In the absence of trauma, duodenal ulcers, typhoid, TB, or severe appendicitis are the primary causes of intestinal perforation in young adult Indians. Helicobacter pylori infection and overuse of painkillers are the two primary causes of stomach and duodenal ulcers, he continued. Fast food consumption has been linked to weight gain, poor nutritional intake, digestive problems, mood changes, and energy dips. These can lead to poor mental health, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure, and other conditions that can eventually result in death.
