JUNK FOOD

Junk food is an informal term applied to some foods which are perceived to have little or no nutritional value, or to products with nutritional value but which also have ingredients considered unhealthy eaten, or to those considered unhealthy to consume at all. Junk food is also a cultural definition applied to food made outside the home, often prepackaged or from fast food restaurants that often is widely considered to taste good, in many cases to children and teenagers, or to adults who have developed a taste for the food since childhood. There are some important health complications caused due to sumptuous consumption of junk food. One of the health complications are lack of energy. Junk food does not contain any nutrients that are beneficial to the human body. In most cases, these foods are filled with harmful carbohydrates, fats and cholesterol that do not provide any useful energy. As a result, somebody consuming junk food has reduced level of essential nutrients thereby causing weakness in the body. Another consumption of junk food is poor concentration. One disadvantage of consuming junk food is that it contains high amount of oil and fat. As a result, human body finds this food difficult to digest and needs to spend high amount of blood and enzymes. When a person consumes junk food in excess, a major portion of blood in the body is diverted to the intestine. As a result, the person feels drowsy and suffers with reduced concentration, Junk foods have been identified as a major cause of heart diseases including myocardial infarction, cardiac arrest and atherosclerosis. This is due to the fact that junk food contains excessive amount of low- density lipoproteins and cholesterol that get deposited on the inner linings of blood vessels. This result in formation of plaques and the heart is required to put an extra effort for pumping blood through the arteries. Presence of fat in the blood also causes reduced oxygen levels. Another harmful factor present in junk foods is excess concentration of sugars and salt. Excessive concentration of sodium ions causes an increased heart blood pressure. Even liver gets damaged due to presence of ingredients such as fat, cholesterol and salt inside the junk foods.

Junk foods also cause damage to the pancreas resulting in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. (IDDM). The conclusion is a junk food is not a harmful because of the listed above. But people today are preferred to take junk foods because of save time, easy to prepared and bring anywhere. The people lifestyle has changed and many risks are waiting.

Name: Fadil bin Osman IC No : 660302-08-6019 Course : PGSR Mathematic 08/12