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JUNK

Junk food refers to fast food, which


are easy to make and easy to consume.

FOOD
They are low in nutritional value and
have only lying fat in it causing ill effect
on the healh of consumer.
PROBLEMS • High fat content
ASSOCIATED
• High salt content
WITH JUNK
FOOD: • High sugar content
REASONS FOR AVOIDING THE JUNK
FOOD

 Lack of energy
 Poor concentration
 High cholesterol
 Heart diseases
 Low nutrition value
 Highly addictive
 Lack of oxygen supply
GREAT • The cost
REASON • Lose weight naturally
TO COOK • Experience great taste
FOOD AT • More energy
HOME • Time saving
• Satisfaction: There is a greater
feeling of cooking fabulous meal,
saving of money, time and improved
health after cooking the food at
home.
HOW TO 1. Do not let children to get habituated to
junk food. Ask them to avoid junk food
AVOID 2.
available in school/college canteen.
Keeping good food nearby and having
JUNK meals right on time may help in this

FOOD
direction. Controlling the temptation
for junk food is much easier then
controlling alcoholism.
3. Controlling children from eating junk
food in schools is another step that
helps in a long term.
HARMFUL EFFECTS OF JUNK FOOD

8. Cancer: Obese people have an


1. Obesity increased risk of colon, breast,
2. Diabetes mellitus prostate, gallbladder, ovarian, skin
3. Hypertension. cancer and uterine cancer.
4. Heart diseases
5. Kidney disease 9. Hypoxia: It occurs due to
6. Skin rashes: It is accumulation of the fat in the arteries
therefore lack of oxygen supply in the
hypersensitivity disorder
body causes hypoxia.
occur due to use of the junk
food. The junk food consists
of a lot of additives and 10. Asthma: It is chronic pulmonary
chemicals which cause’s skin obstructive disorder occur due to
rashes. artificial flavoring and coloring agents
which is present abundantly in junk
food.
Bhaskar Rajveer Dan Ola Monika. 2012. Junk Food: Impact On
Health. Journal of Drug Delivery & Therapeutics; 2012, 2(3): 67-
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