>At the end of the day its just calories right? No humans are not perfect calorie burning machines, we are aerobic organisms you can start by learning about th

>At the end of the day its just calories right? No humans are not perfect calorie burning machines, we are aerobic organisms you can start by learning about the krebs cycle. Fast food is generally high calories and low in nutrients. Research the links between fast food and inflammation and then inflammation and obesity. Also important are the Links between fast food/high carb food, insulin and obesity. Just look at the diets we know are linked to health and longevity (Mediterranean and historical Okinawan/Japanese diets). You will find low calorie/nutrient and vitamin rich foods; anti-inflammatory foods; anti-oxidant foods; anti-toxin foods (and before people come out of the woodwork to claim anti-toxin foods are a myth, think about foods that promote healthy functioning of the liver/kidneys). You will also find a general lack of fried foods, refined flour/gluten, refined white sugar, preservatives/additives, BPA like toxins, grain fed meat (of course these are all found in fast food and are inflammatory).