This Video Makes It Abundantly Clear How Much Salt, Sugar And Fat Are In Fast Food

It's not exactly a secret that many fast food items are unhealthy, loaded with high amounts of salt and sugar. After all, just check out the report on sodium levels in fast food released on June 2 by the Center for Science in the Public Interest. But sometimes we just need a visual to really drive the point home.

Buzzfeed produced a video showing how much salt, sugar, fat, etc., is in some of the most common fast food meals -- and how that compares with how much we should be getting each day.

This video will probably convince you to cook at home tonight.