Since fast food is high in calories and has low nutritional value, continued consumption has a greater impact on the digestive and cardiovascular systems. Developing adolescent bodies cannot handle the additional stress that comes with the breakdown of nutrient filtering and can lead to high blood sugar levels, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and weight gain (Pietrangelo). These factors are “among the main risk factors for heart disease and stroke” (Pietrangelo). The costly effects that fast food has on the body are a good indicator that it should not be consumed