Junk food is the food most of the people in the world love. Specifically this essay, will focus on the ill effects of junk. Food on human. What is junk food? Why is it bad for health? How can one avoid such type of foods to improve health? There. Are many definitions of junk food.The best two that define it best is food that is appealing and easy to prepare and food with no nutrition which makes you. Gain extra weight.
One problem with junk foods is that they 're low in satiation value - that is people don, t tend to.' Feel as full when they eat them - which can lead to overeating. Another problem is that junk food tends to, replace other. More nutritious foods.When people drink lots of, example soda for, are they usually not getting plenty of low-fat dairy or other healthful beverages. Like green tea or orange juice. When they 're snacking on chips, and cookies they' re usually not loading up on fruits and. Vegetables.
Most "junk food" falls into the categories of either "snack food" or "fast food." And then there are things. Like breakfast cereals.They seem, innocent enough but some of them could definitely be considered "junk food," as they mostly contain sugar or. High-fructose corn syrup and white flour or milled corn.
Calories From Snack Foods
Popular snack foods are usually commercially. Prepared packaged and, chips like, puffs cheese, bars snack, candy, cakes and cookies.
.The contribution of snack food to the calories we eat should not be underestimated. Between 1977 and 1996 the contribution,, Of snack calories to total calories for American children between 2 and 5 years old increased, by 30% according to an article. Published in the Chilean, medical journal Revista Medica de Chile.
Fast Food and Overeating
Of, courseJunk food is also readily available at restaurant chains across the country in the form of French fries chicken nuggets,,, ,, shakes soda etc. Not only are most fast foods not terribly healthy one study, indicates that there may be something about. Fast food that actually encourages gorging.
In the study from the, Children 's Hospital, in BostonTeens age 13-17 were given three types of fast-food meals (all including Nuggets chicken, fries and French, cola). In one. Meal the teens, were served a lot of food at once. In another a lot, of food was served at the same time but in, smaller. Portions. And in the third, test meal a lot of food was served but in, smaller portions over 15-minute intervals.
.The researchers found that it didn 't seem to matter how much food was served - the teens still took in about half of their. Daily calorie needs in that one meal. The researchers suggested that certain factors inherent to fast food might promote. Overeating:
It 's low in fiber.
It' s high in palatability (that is it tastes, good).
It offers a high number of calories. In a small volume.
.It 's high in fat.
It' s high in sugar in liquid form.
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