Why Do People Eat Fast Food?

Food that is supplied quickly after placing an order with minimal service is often referred to as fast-food. Although fast food is widely criticized for its high calorie content and perceived poor quality, it is eaten by millions of people every year.The reasons behind the popularity of fast food range from convenience through to brand familiarity. Whilst there are certainly negative consequences of eating certain types of fast food, there...

Junk Food vs. Healthy Nutrition For Children

For many parents, helping children develop healthy eating habits is a struggle. With the hectic pace of many families' lives and with more women working full time, even health-conscious parents are finding it easy to tolerate less than desirable eating habits. "A lot of parents don't want to struggle with the issues so they give up, letting kids make their own choices," says Jane Rees, director of nutrition service/education in adolescent...

Eating Junk Food

What is the problem about? Foods that contain more oils or sugar or are fried or roasted with little or almost no nutritional value are considered junk foods. They lack in proteins, vitamins and fiber. For many parents, helping children develop healthy eating habits is a struggle. Because of their enhanced flavour, children are tempted to eat more of them to the extent of avoiding homemade food. Consumption...

Children and Junk Food

Children find themselves amidst a complex society that is undergoing breathtaking changes. Concepts, relationships, lifestyles are metamorphisised to accommodate the new jet-setting age. Food is no exception. Healthy nutritious foods have been replaced by the new food mantra - JUNK FOOD! Junk food comprises of anything that is quick, tasty, convenient and fashionable. It seems to have engulfed every age; every race and the newest entrants are...

Harmful effects of junk food

Junk food is the name given to the food that maintains a low in nutrition and a high in the amounts of harmful ingredients. Most of us are aware of the ill effects of the junk food yet; fail to get over the habit of consuming junk food. It is the number of calories and the huge amounts of detrimental substances present in the junk food that are responsible for the increase of the high triglyceride levels.  Some junk food facts The nutrients...

What are the negative effects of Junk Food?

Junk food causes major hazards on a person’s health because of its less nutritional values. Junk food contains a lot of calories and unhealthy saturated fats that may lead to obesity, diabetics, and high B.P. In spite of being aware of its hazards, people get addicted to the junk food. Foods like pizzas, burgers, hydrogenated vegetable oil, and saturated fats are high on the taste quotient. Soft drinks like, Pepsi, sprite, fanta, lemonade and others...

What is Junk Food ?

Have you questioned yourself on the bad effects of junk food? Junk food…the most lovable food of Westerners and Indians too. It causes major health impact on them. The ingredients used in the processing of the junk food make them very tasty and popular. An online survey on junk food says that, fast food industry is growing rapidly in china as compared to US. It also reveals that 15% of Chinese children aged 10-12 are suffering from obesity as...