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Children eating more fast food tend to suffer from obesity (overweight). Comment.

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Fast food is generally very rich in calories and high saturated fats which are harder to break down and are absorbed by the body.

Such fast foods are rich in artificial sugars and high sodium content which leads to water retention. All this leads to high body weight which is obesity.

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